Torngat Mountains (electoral district)
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 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
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 Torngat Mountains in relation to other districts in Labrador | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1979 | ||
| First contested | 1979 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 3,548 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 2,132 | ||
| Area (km²) | 113,100 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 10 (part), Division No. 11 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Hopedale, Makkovik, Nain, Natuashish, Postville, Rigolet, Division No. 10, Subd. C (part), Division No. 10, Subd. D (part), Division No. 10, Subd. E, Division No. 11, Subd. C (part), Division No. 11, Subd. E | ||
Torngat Mountains is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011 there were 2,130 eligible voters living within the district.[1] The district takes its name from the Torngat Mountains.
Progressive Conservative Lela Evans was elected as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for this district in the 2019 general election defeating Liberal incumbent Randy Edmunds. Evans was re-elected in 2021. On October 25, 2021, Evans left the PC Party to sit as an Independent in the House of Assembly.[2] On March 7, 2022, Evans joined the NDP.[3][4] On July 16, 2024, she rejoined the PC Party.
The district contains a large indigenous population, including the Inuit self-governing territory of Nunatsiavut,[5] as well as the Naskapi community of Natuashish which is a federal reserve.[6][7] The Voisey's Bay nickel mine, near Nain, is also in the district.[8][9][10]
All six indigenous communities in the district are inaccessible by road and may be reached only by air or sea.[11][12]
The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38th | 1979–1982 | Garfield Warren | Liberal | |
| 39th | 1982–1985 | |||
| 1985 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 40th | 1985–1989 | |||
| 41st | 1989–1993 | |||
| 42nd | 1993–1996 | William Andersen III | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 1996–1999 | Wally Andersen | Liberal | |
| 44th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 45th | 2003–2007 | |||
| 46th | 2007–2011 | Patty Pottle | Progressive Conservative | |
| 47th | 2011–2015 | Randy Edmunds | Liberal | |
| 48th | 2015–2019 | |||
| 49th | 2019–2021 | Lela Evans | Progressive Conservative | |
| 50th | 2021 | |||
| 2021–2022 | Independent | |||
| 2022–2024 | New Democrat | |||
| 2024–2025 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 51st | 2025–present | |||
Election results
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Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or did not run consistently are omitted)
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lela Evans | 859 | 95.66 | +6.86 | ||||
| Liberal | Tony Powell | 29 | 3.23 | -0.15 | ||||
| New Democratic | MK Morris | 10 | 1.11 | -6.71 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 898 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +3.51 | ||||||
| [13] | ||||||||
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lela Evans | 420 | 88.79 | +32.21 | ||||
| New Democratic | Patricia Johnson-Castle | 37 | 7.82 | |||||
| Liberal | Devon Ryan | 16 | 3.38 | -40.03 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 473 | 98.75 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 6 | 1.25 | ||||||
| Turnout | 479 | 22.46 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,133 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +12.19 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved March 27, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lela Evans | 623 | 56.58 | +53.85 | ||||
| Liberal | Randy Edmunds | 478 | 43.42 | -49.21 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,100 | 98.57 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 16 | 1.43 | +0.26 | |||||
| Turnout | 1,117 | 55.24 | +15.33 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,022 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +51.53 | ||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Randy Edmunds | 779 | 92.63 | +43.55 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mark Sharkey | 39 | 4.64 | -7.63 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sharon Vokey | 23 | 2.73 | -35.91 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 841 | 98.82 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 10 | 1.18 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 851 | 39.92 | -34.92 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,132 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +25.59 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[14] | ||||||||
| 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Randy Edmunds | 744 | 49.08 | +7.88 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Patty Pottle | 586 | 38.65 | -15.51 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex Saunders | 186 | 12.27 | +12.27 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,516 | 97.43 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 40 | 2.57 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 1,556 | 74.84 | +3.65 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,079 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +11.70 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[15] | ||||||||
| 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Patty Pottle | 794 | 54.16 | +28.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 604 | 41.20 | -27.73 | ||||
| Labrador | Jimmy Tuttauk | 68 | 4.64 | -0.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,466 | 99.05 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.95 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 1,480 | 71.19 | +3.60 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,079 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +27.95 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[16] | ||||||||
| 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wally Andersen | 934 | 68.93 | -16.13 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Winston White | 352 | 25.98 | +11.04 | ||||
| Labrador | Lucy Jararuse | 69 | 5.09 | +5.09 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,355 | 99.05 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 13 | 0.95 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 1,368 | 67.59 | -12.66 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,024 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -13.59 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[17] | ||||||||
| 1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wally Andersen | 1,036 | 85.06 | +14.77 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Simeon Tshakapesh | 182 | 14.94 | -14.77 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,218 | 99.59 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 5 | 0.41 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 1,223 | 80.25 | -4.38 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 1,524 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +14.77 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[18] | ||||||||
| 1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wally Andersen | 795 | 70.29 | +21.49 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Flowers | 336 | 29.71 | -18.85 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,131 | 99.42 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 3 | 0.58 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 1,134 | 84.63 | +1.66 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 1,340 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +20.17 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[19] | ||||||||
| 1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Andersen III | 591 | 48.80 | +17.15 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Patricia Ford | 588 | 48.56 | -14.21 | ||||
| New Democratic | Felix Barnable | 32 | 2.64 | -2.94 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,211 | 99.43 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 7 | 0.57 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 1,218 | 82.97 | -7.43 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 1,468 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +15.68 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[20] | ||||||||
| 1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Garfield Warren | 821 | 62.77 | +10.97 | ||||
| Liberal | Mervin Linstead | 414 | 31.65 | -9.07 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill Wheaton | 73 | 5.58 | -1.90 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,308 | 98.57 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 19 | 1.43 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 1,327 | 90.40 | +8.71 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 1,468 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +10.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[21] | ||||||||
| 1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Garfield Warren | 589 | 51.80 | +33.01 | ||||
| Liberal | Melvin Woodward | 463 | 40.72 | -40.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Terriak | 85 | 7.48 | +7.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,137 | 98.78 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 14 | 1.22 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 1,151 | 81.69 | -17.37 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 1,409 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +36.75 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[22] | ||||||||
| 1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Garfield Warren | 925 | 81.21 | +26.96 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David L. Hunt | 214 | 18.79 | -26.96 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,139 | 98.70 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 1.30 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 1,154 | 99.06 | +25.07 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 1,165 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +26.96 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[23] | ||||||||
| 1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Garfield Warren | 460 | 54.25 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Harold Flowers | 388 | 45.75 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 848 | 98.38 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 14 | 1.62 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 862 | 73.99 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 1,165 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[24] | ||||||||