Grand Bank is a defunct

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for the

House of Assembly House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level. Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible governme ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

, Canada. Prior to the 1974 redistribution, the district was called Burin. The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by

Burin-Grand Bank Burin-Grand Bank is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador represented by a member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election. The district was cr ...

. Grand Bank covers the southernmost part of the Burin Peninsula. The fishery, particularly deep-sea activity, has historically driven the economy of towns like

Grand Bank Grand Bank or 'Grand Banc' as the first French settlers pronounced it, is a small rural town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, with a population of 2,580. It is located on the southern tip or "toe" of the Burin Peninsula (al ...

, Fortune and Lawn. Mining was once prominent in St. Lawrence area, but no longer. Other communities include: Epworth, Frenchman's Cove, Grand Beach, Garnish, L'Anse au Loup, Lamaline, Lewin's Cove, Little St. Lawrence, Lord's Cove, Point au Gaul, Point May, St. Lawrence, Salmonier, Taylor's Bay, Tides Brook and Winterland.

Members of the House of Assembly

The

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has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:

Election results

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, Bill Wakeley , align="right", 136 , align="right", 2.15% , align="right", -7.37 , - , - , - ,

, Richard Rennie , align="right", 538 , align="right", 9.52 , align="right", ,

, Joseph L. Edwards , align="right", 181 , align="right", 2.83 , align="right", , - , - ,

, Calvin Peach , align="right", 431 , align="right", 7.0 , align="right", , - ,

, Eric Miller , align="right", 234 , align="right", 4.23 , align="right", , - ,

, Harvey Tulk, Jr. , align="right", 198 , align="right", 3.8 , align="right", , -

References

External links

Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
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