Bonavista South

Bonavista South
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Bonavista South in relation to other district in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1959
First contested1959
Last contested2011
Demographics
Population (2006)10,014
Electors (2011)6,843

Bonavista South is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,843 eligible voters.[1]

It contains the communities of: Bonavista, Spillars Cove, Birchy Cove, Newman's Cove, Amherst Cove, Elliston, Little Catalina, Knights Cove, Stock Cove, King's Cove, Duntara, Keels, Open Hall, Redcliff, Tickle Cove, Plate Cove, Summerville, Princeton, Southern Bay, Charleston, Sweet Bay, Bloomfield, Musgravetown, Lethbridge, Brooklyn, Portland, Jamestown, Winterbrook, Catalina, Port Union and Melrose.

The district is heavily dependent on the fishery, but agriculture and tourism are significant to the local economy.

The district was abolished in 2015 and largely replaced by the new district of Bonavista.[2]

  1. ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions BONAVISTA SOUTH" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.