Terra Nova (electoral district)

Terra Nova

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Terra Nova in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Sandy Collins Progressive Conservative
District created	1975
First contested	1975
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,085
Electors (2011)	8,425

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.

The central Newfoundland district is found on the western shore of Bonavista Bay and includes the national park of same name. While farming and fishing have been traditional mainstays of the economy, tourism has become increasingly popular.

Includes the communities of Bunyan's Cove, Burnside, Canning's Cove, Charlottetown, Cull's Harbour, Dover, Eastport, Gambo, Gambo Pond, Glovertown, Happy Adventure, Hare Bay, Muddy Brook, Musgravetown, Port Blandford, St. Brendan's, St. Chad’s, Salvage, Sandringham, Sandy Cove, Terra Nova, Terra Nova Park and Traytown.

The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:

{{Election box begin | title=Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996 |- | style="background:#EA6D6A; width: 16px"| | style="width: 180px; text-align:left;" | Liberal||Tom Lush ||style="text-align:right;"|4,049 ||style="text-align:right;"|66.14% ||style="text-align:right;"| |- | style="background:#9999FF; width: 16px"| | style="width: 180px; text-align:left;" | Progressive Conservative||Glenn Greening ||style="text-align:right;"|2,057 ||style="text-align:right;"|33.60% ||style="text-align:right;"|– |}