Baie Verte-Green Bay (formerly Baie Verte-Springdale) is a
provincial
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electoral district
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for the
House of Assembly
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Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible governme ...
of
Newfoundland and Labrador
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, Canada. As of 2011 it has 8,067 eligible voters.
The district was redistributed in 2015.
It contains the communities of:
Baie Verte, Beachside, Brent's Cove, Brighton,
Burlington
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, Coachman's Cove, Fleur de Lys, King's Point,
LaScie, Little Bay, Little Bay Islands, Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North,
Middle Arm, Miles Cove, Ming's Bight, Nippers Harbour,
Pacquet
Pacquet ("hideaway" in French) is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 164 in 2016, down from 184 in the Canada 2011 Census.
Located in White Bay, on the Baie Verte Peninsula in northeastern ...
, Pilley's Island, Port Anson, Robert's Arm, Seal Cove,
South Brook,
Springdale,
Tilt Cove
Tilt Cove () is a town located southeast of Baie Verte on Notre Dame Bay and was founded in 1813. With an official population of 5 at the 2021 census, Tilt Cove is known as "Canada's smallest town." A source of gold, copper, and zinc ores, Ti ...
,
Triton
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, Westport, Woodstock, Harbour Round, Purbeck's Cove, Wild Cove, Sheppardville, St. Patricks, Round Harbour, Shoe Cove, Smith's Harbour, Snooks Arm, Harry's Harbour, Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove, Silverdale, and Rattling Brook.
The economy depends heavily on fishing and sealing. While sealing has done well in recent years, the ground fishery remains poor. Mining operations are taking place in
Baie Verte and King's Point, and
mineral exploration
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continues in the area.
The district has voted Progressive Conservative since 1982, with the exception of a by-election and the 2015 and 2019 elections. The district's borders shifted slightly south and west in the new redistribution, taking in small parts of the Humber Valley and the former Grand Falls-Buchans districts.
Members of the House of Assembly
The
district
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has elected the following
Members of the House of Assembly:
Election results
Results as Baie Verte
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Independent
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External links
The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
References
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Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts