# Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 3,131 eligible voters living within the district.
The district covers remote communities in Southern Labrador that are mostly dependent on fishery. The district includes: Black Tickle, Charlottetown, Capstan Island, Cartwright, Domino, Forteau, L'Anse Amour, L'Anse au Clair, L'Anse au Loup, Lodge Bay, Mary's Harbour, Norman Bay, Paradise River, Pinsent's Arm, Pinware, Port Hope Simpson, Red Bay, St. Lewis, and West St. Modeste.
The district is considered one of the safest Liberal seats in the province; on only one occasion in almost 50 years have voters not elected a Liberal, and even then – in 1996 – it was with a Liberal running as an Independent; Yvonne Jones was a mainstay of the Liberal caucus after that, and served as Liberal party leader from 2007 to 2011. She resigned to take up a seat in the House of Commons in 2013. Lisa Dempster was elected as her replacement, and has represented the seat since then.

## Members of the House of Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Labrador South |||||
| 31st | 1956-1959 | George Sellars | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1959-1962 | George Sellars | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1963-1966 | Gerald I. Hill | Liberal |
| 34th | 1966-1971 | Gerald I. Hill | Liberal |
| 35th | 1971-1972 | Joe Harvey | Liberal |
| 36th | 1972-1972 | Joe Harvey | Liberal |
| 36th | 1972-1975 | Michael S. Martin | Labrador Party |
| Eagle River |||||
| 37th | 1975-1979 | Ian Strachan | Liberal |
| 38th | 1979-1982 | Eugene Hiscock | Liberal |
| 39th | 1982-1985 | Eugene Hiscock | Liberal |
| 40th | 1985-1989 | Eugene Hiscock | Liberal |
| 41st | 1989-1993 | Danny Dumaresque | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1993-1996 | Danny Dumaresque | Liberal |
| Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair |||||
| 43rd | 1996-1999 | Yvonne Jones | Independent |
| 44th | 1999-2003 | Yvonne Jones | Liberal |
| 45th | 2003-2007 | Yvonne Jones | Liberal |
| 46th | 2007-2011 | Yvonne Jones | Liberal |
| 47th | 2011-2013 | Yvonne Jones | Liberal |
| 47th | 2013-2015 | Lisa Dempster | Liberal |
| 48th | 2015-2019 | | Liberal |
| 49th | 2019-2021 | | Liberal |
| 50th | 2021-Present | | Liberal |

## Election results
### Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 973 | 95.21 | +27.98 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joshua Nolan | 49 | 4.79 | -27.98 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,022 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +27.98 |
| Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021. |||||||
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 1,132 | 67.22 | -25.8 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Normore | 552 | 32.78 | +29.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,684 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,708 | 58.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,905 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -27.71 |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 1,405 | 93.05 | +39.48 |
| | New Democratic | Jennifer Deon | 57 | 3.77 | -29.20 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jason MacKenzie | 48 | 3.18 | -10.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,510 | 99.60 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 6 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,516 | 49.48 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,064 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +34.34 |
By-election, June 25, 2013 Resignation of Yvonne Jones :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- |
| Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 1,142 | 53.56 | -24.24 |
| NDP | Jason Spingle | 703 | 32.97 | +30.91 |
| Progressive Conservative | Dennis Normore | 287 | 13.46 | -13.33 |
| Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -24.24 |
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yvonne Jones | 1,516 | 71.14 | -1.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Acreman | 571 | 26.79 | -0.33 |
| | NDP | Bill Cooper | 44 | 2.06 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,131 | 100.0 |
| Difference | Difference | Difference | 945 | 44.35 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 2 | 0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,133 | 67.87 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.58 |
Source:
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yvonne Jones | 1,736 | 72.88 | +12.90 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dennis Normore | 646 | 27.12 | -4.73 |
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Yvonne Jones | 1,514 | 59.98 | -25.47 |
| Progressive Conservative | Dennis Normore | 804 | 31.85 | +17.30 |
| Labrador Party | Frank Pye | 206 | 8.16 | +8.16 |
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yvonne Jones | 1,832 | 85.45 | +43.37 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sharon Moores | 312 | 14.55 | +13.12 |
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Yvonne Jones | 1,665 | 56.83 | |
| Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 1,233 | 42.08 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Berkley Bursey | 42 | 1.43 | – |

### Eagle River

1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 1,578 | 66.95 | +6.93 |
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Kelly | 486 | 20.62 | –19.36 |
| NDP | Jessie Bird | 293 | 12.43 | – |
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 1,540 | 60.02 | +14.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Reginald Hancock | 1,026 | 39.98 | +9.00 |
1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Eugene Hiscock | 1,170 | 46.35 | –8.23 |
| Progressive Conservative | Stanley Pike | 782 | 30.98 | +9.12 |
| NDP | Claude Rumbolt | 573 | 22.70 | –0.86 |
1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Eugene Hiscock | 1,316 | 54.58 | +3.58 |
| NDP | Claude Rumbolt | 568 | 23.56 | +19.02 |
| Progressive Conservative | Philip Stone | 527 | 21.86 | –22.60 |
1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Eugene Hiscock | 865 | 51.00 | –11.18 |
| Progressive Conservative | Claude Rumbolt | 754 | 44.46 | +6.64 |
| NDP | Elsie McDonald | 77 | 4.54 | – |
1975 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ian Strachan | 962 | 62.18 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Churchill White | 585 | 37.82 | – |

### Labrador South

Labrador South by-election, August 31, 1972 Void Election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labrador Party | Michael Martin | 1.047 | 50.65 | +0.68 |
| Liberal | Josiah Harvey | 899 | 43.05 | –6.98 |
| Progressive Conservative | Edward Kersey | 132 | 6.30 | – |
1972 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Josiah Harvey | 933 | 50.03 | +2.51 |
| | Labrador Party | Michael Martin | 932 | 49.97 | +6.88 |
1971 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Josiah Harvey | 890 | 47.52 | –42.86 |
| Labrador Party | Michael Martin | 807 | 43.09 | – |
| Progressive Conservative | Edward Kean | 176 | 9.40 | – |
1966 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gerald I. Hill | 1,129 | 90.39 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Leace Critch | 120 | 9.61 | – |
1962 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gerald I. Hill | acc. | | |
Labrador South by-election, March 19, 1962 Death of George Sellars :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gerald I. Hill | acc. | | |
1959 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Sellars | 1,061 | 90.84 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roderick Roberts | 107 | 9.16 | – |
1956 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Sellars | acc. | | |