Fogo (electoral district)
Fogo was a provincial electoral district that was represented in the Newfoundland House of Assembly in Canada.
The riding existed from when Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949 until 1996 when it was merged with the riding of Twillingate to become Twillingate-Fogo.
For the entirety of its existence, it consisted of Fogo Island, the Straight Shore area and the Gander Bay area. The only change in boundaries came before the 1975 election when Horwood and Change Islands were removed from the riding and added to Lewisporte.
Members of the House of Assembly
[edit]The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
Fogo
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaton Tulk | Liberal | 1993-1996 | |
| Sam Winsor | Progressive Conservative | 1989-1993 | |
| Beaton Tulk | Liberal | 1979-1989 | |
| Earl Winsor | Liberal | 1971-1979 | |
| Eric Jones | Liberal | 1966-1971 | |
| Edward Spencer | Liberal | 1962-1966 | |
| Isaac Mercer | Liberal | 1956-1962 | |
| Gordon Janes | Liberal | 1949-1956 |
Election results
[edit]| 1993 Newfoundland general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Beaton Tulk | 3,295 | 54.09 | +4.89 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sam Winsor | 2,663 | 43.71 | -7.09 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sam Kelly | 134 | 2.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,092 | 99.74 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.26 | -0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,108 | 88.47 | +3.62 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,904 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +5.99 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[2] | ||||||||
| 1989 Newfoundland general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sam Winsor | 2,966 | 50.81 | +6.60 | ||||
| Liberal | Beaton Tulk | 2,872 | 49.19 | -4.33 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,838 | 99.66 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.34 | +0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,858 | 84.85 | +0.71 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,904 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.47 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3] | ||||||||
| 1985 Newfoundland general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Beaton Tulk | 3,124 | 53.53 | +0.94 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wayne Frank Wheaton | 2,580 | 44.21 | -3.21 | ||||
| New Democratic | Hayward Cross | 132 | 2.26 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,836 | 99.83 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 10 | 0.17 | -0.25 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,846 | 84.14 | +0.31 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,948 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.07 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4] | ||||||||
| 1982 Newfoundland general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Beaton Tulk | 2,704 | 52.59 | -0.01 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Manson Sheppard | 2,438 | 47.41 | +2.87 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,142 | 99.57 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.43 | +0.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,164 | 83.83 | +8.77 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,160 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.44 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
- ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Office on the General Election For the Forty-Second General Assembly May 3, 1993" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Election Statistics 1989" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 20 March 2024.