# Grand Bank (electoral district)

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 | Phillip Forsey | Liberal |
| 31st | 1956–1959 | Eric Jones | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1959–1962 | Eric Jones | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1962–1966 | Eric Jones | Liberal |
| 34th | 1966–1971 | Alex Hickman | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1971–1972 | Alex Hickman | Progressive Conservative |
| 36th | 1972–1975 | Alex Hickman | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 1975–1979 | Alex Hickman | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 1979–1982 | Leslie Thoms | Liberal |
| 39th | 1982–1985 | Bill Matthews | Progressive Conservative |
| 40th | 1985–1989 | Bill Matthews | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 1989–1993 | Bill Matthews | Progressive Conservative |
| 42nd | 1993–1996 | Bill Matthews | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 1996–1999 | Judy Foote | Liberal |
| 43rd | 1999–2003 | Judy Foote | Liberal |
| 44th | 2003–2007 | Judy Foote | Liberal |
| 45th | 2007–2011 | Darin King | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 2011–2015 | Darin King | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

vte2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Darin King | 3,271 | 68.52 | −11.51 |
| Liberal | Carol Anne Haley | 1,336 | 27.98 | +8.01 |
| New Democratic | Wally Layman | 167 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Darin King | 3563 | 80.03% | +31.5 |
| | Liberal | Rod Cake | 889 | 19.97% | -29.35 |
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Judy Foote | 3101 | 49.32% | -20.86 |
| Progressive Conservative | Darin King | 3058 | 48.53% | +28.24 |
| NDP | Bill Wakeley | 136 | 2.15% | -7.37 |
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Judy Foote | 3964 | 70.18 | |
| Progressive Conservative | John Bolt | 1146 | 20.29 | – |
| NDP | Richard Rennie | 538 | 9.52 | |
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Judy Foote | 4136 | 62.13 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Herb Edwards | 2521 | 37.87 | – |
1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Matthews | 3406 | 53.29 | – |
| Liberal | Judy Foote | 2805 | 43.88 | |
| NDP | Joseph L. Edwards | 181 | 2.83 | |
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Matthews | 3948 | 68.6 | – |
| | Liberal | Graham Wood | 1811 | 31.5 | |
1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Matthews | 3028 | 49.3 | – |
| Liberal | T. Maxwell Snook | 2689 | 43.7 | |
| NDP | Calvin Peach | 431 | 7.0 | |
1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Matthews | 2857 | 51.6 | – |
| Liberal | Leslie Thoms | 2442 | 44.1 | |
| NDP | Eric Miller | 234 | 4.23 | |
1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Leslie Thoms | 3431 | 65.0 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Clarence Rogers | 1646 | 31.2 | – |
| NDP | Harvey Tulk, Jr. | 198 | 3.8 | |