Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. When created in 1975 it was called Fortune-Hermitage. In 2011, there were 6,053 eligible voters living within the district.
The district covers a larger section of Newfoundland's south coast. The district includes territory east of Burgeo, and stretches to the end of Fortune Bay near the beginning of the Burin Peninsula.
The district covers a number of communities including: Harbour Breton, Seal Cove, and Hermitage-Sandyville in Connaigre; St. Albans, Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir, Morrisville, St. Joseph's Cove, and St. Veronica's in Bay d'Espoir; along with Belleoram, Pool's Cove, and St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove (St. Jacques, English Harbour West, Mose Ambrose, Boxey, Coomb's Cove, and Wreck Cove) in Fortune Bay.
The Miawpukek First Nation reserve of Samiajij Miawpukek (Conne River) in Bay d'Espoir is located in the district.
The district contains intra-provincial ferries servicing Rencontre East, Gaultois, and McCallum. Francois, another isolated community in the district, can also be accessed via McCallum through the Francois – Grey River – Burgeo ferry route.
Members of the House of Assembly Assembly Years Member Party Fortune - Hermitage 37th 1975–1979 Jack Winsor Liberal 38th 1979–1982 Don StewartProgressive Conservative 39th 1982–1985 40th 1985–1989 Roger Simmons Liberal 41st 1989–1993 Oliver Langdon Progressive Conservative 42nd 1993–1996 Liberal Fortune Bay - Cape la Hune 43rd 1996–1999 Oliver LangdonLiberal 44th 1999–2003 45th 2003–2007 46th 2007–2011 Tracey PerryProgressive Conservative 47th 2011–2015 48th 2015–2019 49th 2019–2021 Elvis LovelessLiberal 50th 2021–202551st2025–present
Former District of Hermitage
Assembly Years Member Party 33rd 1962–1966 John CheesemanLiberal 34th 1966–1971 Abel Wornell 35th 1971 Harold Piercey 36th 1972–1975 Roy L. Cheeseman Progressive Conservative
Former District of Fortune/Fortune Bay
Assembly Years Member Party 33rd 1962–1966 H.R.V. EarleLiberal 34th 1966–1971 35th 1971 Augustus Oldford 36th 1972–1975 H.R.V. Earle Progressive Conservative
Former District of Fortune Bay - Hermitage/Fortune and Hermitage
Assembly Years Member Party 29th 1949–1951 John R. CourageLiberal 30th 1951–1956 31st 1956–1959 32nd 1959–1962
Election results
|NDP |Sheldon Hynes |align="right"|84 |align="right"|2.09% |align="right"|
See also List of Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
External links Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly