 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Terra_Nova_electoral_district_map.svg) Terra Nova in relation to other districts in Newfoundland | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1975 | ||
| First contested | 1975 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 14,275 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 9,913 | ||
| Area (km²) | 6,125 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 7 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Clarenville, Eastport, Glovertown, Happy Adventure, Port Blandford, Salvage, Sandringham, Sandy Cove, St. Brendan's, Terra Nova, Traytown | ||
Terra Nova is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there were 8,425 eligible voters within the district.[1]
The central Newfoundland district is found on the western shore of Bonavista Bay and Trinity Bay though it excludes the Bonavista Peninsula and includes the national park of same name. While farming and fishing have been traditional mainstays of the economy, tourism has become increasingly popular.
The largest community in this district is Clarenville. It also includes communities on Bonavista Bay from Glovertown south to Port Blandford and the Trinity Bay communities between Clarenville and Southport while it also includes St. Brendan's and Random Island.
- ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions TERRA NOVA" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.