Grand Bank is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to the 1974 redistribution, the district was called Burin. The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Burin-Grand Bank.
Grand Bank covers the southernmost part of the Burin Peninsula. The fishery, particularly deep-sea activity, has historically driven the economy of towns like Grand Bank, Fortune and Lawn. Mining was once prominent in St. Lawrence area, but no longer. Other communities include: Epworth, Frenchman's Cove, Grand Beach, Garnish, L'Anse au Loup, Lamaline, Lewin's Cove, Little St. Lawrence, Lord's Cove, Point au Gaul, Point May, St. Lawrence, Salmonier, Taylor's Bay, Tides Brook, and Winterland.
Members of the House of Assembly The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly: Assembly Years Member Party 29th 1949–1951 Phillip Forsey Liberal 30th 1951–1956 31st 1956–1959 Eric Jones 32nd 1959–1962 33rd 1962–1966 34th 1966–1971 Alex Hickman Progressive Conservative 35th 1971–1972 36th 1972–1975 37th 1975–1979 38th 1979–1982 Leslie Thoms Liberal 39th 1982–1985 Bill Matthews Progressive Conservative 40th 1985–1989 41st 1989–1993 42nd 1993–1996 43rd 1996–1999 Judy Foote Liberal 43rd 1999–2003 44th 2003–2007 45th 2007–2011 Darin King Progressive Conservative 46th 2011–2015
Election results
|NDP |Bill Wakeley |align="right"|136 |align="right"|2.15% |align="right"|-7.37
|NDP |Richard Rennie |align="right"|538 |align="right"|9.52 |align="right"|
|NDP |Joseph L. Edwards |align="right"|181 |align="right"|2.83 |align="right"|
|NDP |Calvin Peach |align="right"|431 |align="right"|7.0 |align="right"|
|NDP |Eric Miller |align="right"|234 |align="right"|4.23 |align="right"|
|NDP |Harvey Tulk Jr. |align="right"|198 |align="right"|3.8 |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