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Humber-Bay of Islands
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
	Humber-Bay of Islands in relation to other district in Newfoundland
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Eddie Joyce; Liberal
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District created	1975
First contested	1975
Last contested	2015
Demographics
Population (2006)	9,936
Electors (2015)	13,412

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Bay of Islands is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2015 the district has 13,412 eligible voters.^[1]

It contains the towns of Irishtown, Hughes Brook, Summerside, Meadows, Gillams, McIvers, Cox's Cove, Mount Moriah, Humber Arm South, York Harbour, Lark Harbour, Benoit's Cove, Frenchmen's Cove, Halfway Point, Petries, and Wood's Island.

While historically, the Curling area of Corner Brook was part of the district. The district was reconfigured in 2015 to include the Humbermouth area of the City of Corner Brook, while maintain the north and south shores of the Bay of Islands and the Curling area of the city. The Humbermouth part of Corner Brook was previously included in the district of Humber East.

While not a wealthy district, Bay of Islands is more economically vibrant than other rural districts. Its economy is driven by the fishery and tourism, to a limited extent. Many residents work in Corner Brook.

This district was home to back-to-back premiers. Immediately after becoming leader of the Liberals, Brian Tobin chose this district, vacated by Clyde Wells. Liberal Cabinet Minister Eddie Joyce is currently MHA.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Member	Party	Term
Eddie Joyce	Liberal	2011–2015
Terry Loder	Progressive Conservative	2007-2011
Eddie Joyce	Liberal	1999-2007
Brian Tobin	Liberal	1996-1999
Clyde Wells	Liberal	1989-1995
Eddie Joyce	Liberal	1989
Ted Blanchard	Progressive Conservative	1985-1989
Luke Woodrow	Progressive Conservative	1975-1985

Election results

Humber-Bay of Islands

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eddie Joyce	4,622	84.5%
	Progressive Conservative	Ronald Jesseau	564	10.3%
	New Democratic	Conor Curtis	282	5.2%

Bay of Islands

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eddie Joyce	2,760	51.22	+5.62
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Loder	2,003	37.18	-15.25
	New Democratic	Tony Adey	625	11.60	+9.63
Total valid votes			5,388	99.66
Total rejected ballots			18	0.34
Turnout			5,406	69.98
Electors on the lists			7,725	–

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Loder	2,854	52.43	+3.00
	Liberal	Eddie Joyce	2,482	45.60	-1.33
	New Democratic	Charles Murphy	107	1.97	-1.67
Total valid votes			5,444	99.63
Total rejected ballots			20	0.37
Turnout			5,464	73.45
Electors on the lists			7,439	–

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Eddie Joyce	2907	49.43	-8.13
Progressive Conservative	Mike Monaghan	2760	46.93	+15.77
NDP	Dave (Bud) Quigley	214	3.64	-7.64

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Eddie Joyce	3164	57.56	-8.11
Progressive Conservative	Paul Hunt	1713	31.16	+3.69
NDP	Israel Hann	620	11.28	+4.43

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal	Brian Tobin	3997	65.67
Progressive Conservative	Paul Hunt	1672	27.47	–
NDP	Hayward Pardy	417	6.85

External links

References

^ "Summary of Polling Divisions HUMBER-BAY OF ISLANDS" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[1] "Summary of Polling Divisions HUMBER-BAY OF ISLANDS" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

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-'''Bay of Islands''' is a [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] for the [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly|House of Assembly]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Canada]]. As of 2011 the district has 7,688 eligible voters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Summary of Polling Divisions BAY OF ISLANDS |url=http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/PDF/District.Descriptions/Bay%20of%20Islands%20Polling%20Division%20Descriptions.pdf |publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador |accessdate=3 September 2011 |date=3 August 2011 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+'''Bay of Islands''' is a [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] for the [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly|House of Assembly]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Canada]]. As of 2015 the district has 13,412 eligible voters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Summary of Polling Divisions HUMBER-BAY OF ISLANDS |url=http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/Voters/PDF/District.Maps/2015/Humber%20-%20Bay%20of%20Islands.pdf |publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador |accessdate=1 September 2017 |date=3 August 2015 }}</ref>
-It contains the towns of [[Curling, Newfoundland and Labrador|Curling]], [[Irishtown, Newfoundland and Labrador|Irishtown]], [[Hughes Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador|Hughes Brook]], [[Summerside, Newfoundland and Labrador|Summerside]], [[Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador|Meadows]], [[Gillams, Newfoundland and Labrador|Gillams]], [[McIvers, Newfoundland and Labrador|McIvers]], [[Cox's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador|Cox's Cove]], [[Mount Moriah, Newfoundland and Labrador|Mount Moriah]], [[Humber Arm South]], [[York Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador|York Harbour]] and [[Lark Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador|Lark Harbour]].
+It contains the towns of [[Irishtown, Newfoundland and Labrador|Irishtown]], [[Hughes Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador|Hughes Brook]], [[Summerside, Newfoundland and Labrador|Summerside]], [[Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador|Meadows]], [[Gillams, Newfoundland and Labrador|Gillams]], [[McIvers, Newfoundland and Labrador|McIvers]], [[Cox's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador|Cox's Cove]], [[Mount Moriah, Newfoundland and Labrador|Mount Moriah]], [[Humber Arm South]], [[York Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador|York Harbour]], [[Lark Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador|Lark Harbour]], [[Benoit's Cove]], [[Frenchmen's Cove]], [[Halfway Point]], Petries, and [[Wood's Island]].
+While historically, the [[Curling, Newfoundland and Labrador|Curling area of Corner Brook]] was part of the district. The district was reconfigured in 2015 to include the Humbermouth area of the [[Corner Brook|City of Corner Brook]], while maintain the north and south shores of the [[Bay of Islands]] and the Curling area of the city. The Humbermouth part of Corner Brook was previously included in the district of [[Humber East]].
-While not a wealthy district, Bay of Islands is more economically vibrant than other rural districts. Its economy is driven by the fishery and tourism, to a limited extent. Many residents work in [[Corner Brook]].
+While not a wealthy district, Bay of Islands is more economically vibrant than other rural districts. Its economy is driven by the fishery and tourism, to a limited extent. Many residents work in [[Corner Brook]].
-Communities in the district: Part of the city of [[Corner Brook]], Benoit's Cove, Cox's Cove, Frenchmen's Cove, Gillams, Halfway Point, Hughes Brook, Irishtown-Summerside, Lark Harbour, McIvers, Meadows, Mount Moriah, Petries, Wood's Island, York Harbour.
-This district was home to back-to-back premiers. Immediately after becoming leader of the Liberals, Brian Tobin chose this district, vacated by Clyde Wells.
+This district was home to back-to-back premiers. Immediately after becoming leader of the Liberals, Brian Tobin chose this district, vacated by Clyde Wells. Liberal Cabinet Minister Eddie Joyce is currently MHA.
 ==Members of the House of Assembly==
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 ==Election results==
+===Humber-Bay of Islands===
 {{Canadian election result/top|NL|2015|percent=yes|change=yes}}
 {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|[[Eddie Joyce]] |4,622|84.5%|}}
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+===Bay of Islands===
 {{Canadian election result/top|NL|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}
 {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|[[Eddie Joyce]] |2,760|51.22|+5.62}}

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Western Newfoundland	Burgeo-La Poile Corner Brook Humber-Bay of Islands Humber-Gros Morne St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows St. George's-Humber Stephenville-Port au Port
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