Lewisporte is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011, there were 7,797 eligible voters living within the district. The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Lewisporte-Twillingate.

The town of Lewisporte has been a major service centre in this northeastern district, and has many of the votes. Until the 2003 shipping season, it was the southern terminus of the Labrador coastal ferry service. The economy is traditionally dependent on the fishery but farming is also important.

Lewisporte district also includes the communities of Alderburn, Baytona, Birchy Bay, Boyd's Cove, Brown's Arm, Campbellton, Comfort Cove-Newstead, Embree, Horwood, Laurenceton, Little Burnt Bay, Loon Bay, Mason's Cove, Michael's Harbour, Norris Arm, Notre Dame Junction, Port Albert, Porterville, Sandy Point, Stanhope, and Stoneville.CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles

Members of the House of Assembly The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly: Assembly Years Member Party 33rd 1962–1966     Harold Starkes Liberal 34th 1966–1971 35th 1971–1972     James Russell Progressive Conservative 36th 1972–1975 37th 1975–1979     Freeman White Liberal 38th 1979–1982 39th 1982–1985     James Russell Progressive Conservative 40th 1985–1989 41st 1989–1993     Melvin Penney Liberal 42nd 1993–1996 43rd 1996–1999 43rd 1999–2003     Tom Rideout Progressive Conservative 44th 2003–2007 45th 2007–2011 Wade Verge 46th 2011–2015

Election results

|NDP |Lloyd Snow |align="right"|988 |align="right"|22.82% |align="right"|

|NDP |Garry Vatcher |align="right"|460 |align="right"|12.21% |align="right"| |}Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

|Independent |Garry Vatcher |align="right"|159 |align="right"|3.22% |align="right"| |}Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved April 6, 2010.

|NDP |Michael Dwyer |align="right"|125 |align="right"|2.1% |align="right"| |}General Election Reports . Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

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