Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair is a provincial

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for the

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Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...

, Canada. As of 2011, there are 3,131 eligible voters living within the district. The district covers remote communities in Southern

Labrador Labrador () is a geographic and cultural region within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the primarily continental portion of the province and constitutes 71% of the province's area but is home to only 6% of its populatio ...

that are mostly dependent on

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. The district includes: Black Tickle,

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlott ...

, Capstan Island, Cartwright, Domino,

Forteau Forteau is a town in southern Labrador, an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 377 as of the Canada 2021 Census. The town is located along Route 510 in Labrador, between L'Anse-au-Clair and L ...

L'Anse Amour L'Anse Amour () (''Cove of Love''), romanticized version of ''Anse aux Morts'' (''Cove of the Dead''), is a hamlet located on the north shore of the Strait of Belle Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2006, it had a population of 8. ...

, L'Anse au Clair,

L'Anse au Loup L'Anse-au-Loup (Town) is located on the banks of L'Anse-au-Loup Brook and the Strait of Belle Isle, in Newfoundland and Labrador province, Canada. History In Quebec-Labrador Peninsula, on the north shore of the Strait of Belle Isle, radiocarbon ...

, Lodge Bay,

Mary's Harbour Mary's Harbour is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 312 in the Canada 2021 Census, down from 341 in the Canada 2016 Census. It is serviced by Mary's Harbour Airport. Mary's Harbour surro ...

, Norman Bay, Paradise River, Pinsent's Arm, Pinware, Port Hope Simpson, Red Bay, St. Lewis, and West St. Modeste. The district is considered one of the safest Liberal seats in the province; on only one occasion in almost 50 years have voters not elected a Liberal, and even then – in 1996 – it was with a Liberal running as an Independent;

Yvonne Jones Yvonne Jean Jones (born March 15, 1968) is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 2013 to 2025. She represented the district of Labrador as a member of the Liberal Party caucus. On ...

was a mainstay of the Liberal caucus after that, and served as Liberal party leader from 2007 to 2011. She resigned to take up a seat in the

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in 2013. Lisa Dempster was elected as her replacement, and has represented the seat since then.

Members of the House of Assembly

Election results

Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

, - , - , - , NDP , Bill Cooper , align="right", 44 , align="right", 2.06 , align="right", Source

, - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , Independent (politician), Independent , Yvonne Jones , align="right", 1,665 , align="right", 56.83 , align="right", , - , -

Eagle River

, - , - , - , NDP , Jessie Bird , align="right", 293 , align="right", 12.43 , align="right", – , - , - , - , - , - , NDP , Claude Rumbolt , align="right", 573 , align="right", 22.70 , align="right", –0.86 , - , - , NDP , Claude Rumbolt , align="right", 568 , align="right", 23.56 , align="right", +19.02 , - , - , - , - , - , NDP , Elsie McDonald , align="right", 77 , align="right", 4.54 , align="right", – , - , -

Labrador South

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References

External links

Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007

Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003
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