Humber East is a former provincial electoral district for the

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, Canada. Includes the eastern section of Corner Brook as well as Humber Village, Little Rapids, Massey Drive, Pasadena and Steady Brook. There is a mix of urban and rural areas. The district is among the most prosperous in the province. Humber East has elected a series of political heavyweights, including Clyde Wells, Tom Farrell,

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and former premier Tom Marshall. Humber East was reconfigured into the districts of Corner Brook and Humber-Bay of Islands in 2015.

Members of the House of Assembly

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has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:

Election results

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Boundaries

The District of Humber East is located on the West Coast of Newfoundland, it takes in a portion of the City of Corner Brook, The towns of Massey Drive, Steady Brook, Humber Village, Little Rapids, and Pasadena. Its boundaries are as follows: *Begins at the intersection of the Meridian of 57° 30′ West Longitude and the southern shoreline of Deer Lake; *Then running in a general southwesterly direction along the sinuosities of the southern shoreline of Deer Lake to its intersection with the centre line of Blue Gulch Brook; *Then running in a general southeasterly direction along the centre line of Blue Gulch Brook to its intersection with the centre line of Main Street, Pasadena; *Then running in a general southwesterly direction along the centre line of Main Street to its intersection with the centre line of South Brook; *Then running in a general southeasterly direction along the centre line of South Brook to its intersection with the Parallel of 49° North Latitude; *Then running due south to the point of intersection with the southern shoreline of Grand Lake; *Then running due west to its intersection with the centre line of the Trans Canada Highway; *Then running in a general northeasterly direction along the centre line of the Trans Canada Highway to its intersection with the centre line of Lewin Parkway; *Then running in a general northwesterly direction along the centre line of Lewin Parkway to its intersection with the centre line of Wheeler's Road; *Then running in a general northwesterly direction along the centre line of Wheeler's Road to its intersection with the centre line of Pratt Street; *Then running in a general southwesterly direction along the centre line of Pratt Street to its intersection with the centre line of Carter Avenue; *Then running in a general northwesterly direction along the centre line of Carter Avenue to its intersection with the centre line of Elizabeth Street; *Then running in a general northwesterly direction along the centre line of Elizabeth Street to its intersection with the centre line of Churchill Street; *Then running in a general northeasterly direction along the centre line of Churchill Street to its intersection with the centre line of O’Connell Drive; *Then running in a general easterly direction along the centre line of O’Connell Drive to its intersection with the centre line of Corner Brook Stream; *Then running in a general northwesterly direction along the centre line of Corner Brook Stream to its intersection with the southern shoreline of Humber Arm; *Then running in a general northeasterly direction along the sinuosities of Humber Arm and Humber River to the intersection with the centre line of the Bay of Islands North Shore Highway, Route #440; *Then running in a northeasterly direction to the summit of Old Man Mountain, north of Old Mans Pond; *Then running in an easterly direction to the point of beginning.

References

External links

Newfoundland and Labrador House of AssemblyNewfoundland Votes 2003 - CBC
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