Lewisporte-Twillingate

Lewisporte-Twillingate
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Derek Bennett
Liberal
District created2015
First contested2015
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)13,501
Electors (2015)10,366
Area (km²)1,725
Census division(s)Division No. 8
Census subdivision(s)Baytona, Birchy Bay, Campbellton, Comfort Cove-Newstead, Cottlesville, Crow Head, Embree, Lewisporte, Little Burnt Bay, Summerford, Twillingate

Lewisporte-Twillingate is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election.[1][2]

The district was created following the 2015 redistribution and the elimination of the district of The Isles of Notre Dame.[1] Lewisporte is the largest population centre in the district.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Liberal Jim Bennett loses nomination in new district of Lewisporte-Twillingate". CBC News, August 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.