 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 1962 | ||
| First contested | 1962 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 9,238 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 6,202 | ||
| Area (km²) | 60,350 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 10 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Labrador City, Wabush, Division No. 10, Subd. D | ||
Labrador West is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From 1975 to 1996, the district was known as Menihek.
Known as the iron ore capital of Canada with two modern mining communities, Labrador City and Wabush, the district has a strong base of labour support.[1] This district was the first in Newfoundland and Labrador to send a New Democratic member to the House of Assembly, electing party leader Peter Fenwick in a 1984 by-election. The NDP regained the seat in 2019 election, beating the Liberals by a mere two votes and holding the riding in the 2021 general election by a twenty one point margin.[2][3][4]
- ^ "NDP support leaking to Labrador Party: union official". CBC News. February 23, 2007.
- ^ "NDP clinging to 5-vote victory in Lab West after official addition of vote tally". CBC News. May 19, 2019. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019.
- ^ MacEachern, Daniel (May 16, 2019). "Exuberant NDP celebrates 'new era' as it holds St. John's seats, and wins back Labrador West". CBC News. Retrieved Nov 25, 2020.
- ^ Roberts, Kelly-Anne (May 17, 2019). "'We have the balance of power,' Alison Coffin says as NDP wins three seats". NTV. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.