# Lake Melville (electoral district)

Lake Melville is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 6,647 eligible voters living within the district.
The district includes Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Churchill Falls, North West River, Sheshatshiu and Mud Lake. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a service and defence town. Aboriginal issues, defence spending, hydroelectric power and control over development of forest resources are the major issues of the district.
Sheshatshiu, a federal Innu reserve, is located approximately 30 kilometres north of Goose Bay.

## Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Labrador |||||
| 29th | 1949-1951 | Harold Horwood | Liberal |
| 30th | 1951-1956 | Frederick William Rowe | Liberal |
| Labrador North |||||
| 31st | 1956-1959 | Earl W. Winsor | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1959-1962 | Earl W. Winsor | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1962-1966 | Earl W. Winsor | Liberal |
| 34th | 1966-1971 | Earl W. Winsor | Liberal |
| 35th | 1972 | Melvin Woodward | Liberal |
| 36th | 1972-1975 | Melvin Woodward | Liberal |
| Naskaupi |||||
| 37th | 1975-1979 | Joseph Goudie | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 1979-1982 | Joseph Goudie | Progressive Conservative |
| 39th | 1982-1985 | Joseph Goudie | Progressive Conservative |
| 40th | 1985-1989 | Jim Kelland | Liberal |
| 41st | 1989-1992 | Jim Kelland | Liberal |
| 41st | 1992-1993 | Ed Roberts | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1993-1996 | Ed Roberts | Liberal |
| Lake Melville |||||
| 43rd | 1996-1999 | Ernie McLean | Liberal |
| 44th | 1999-2003 | Ernie McLean | Liberal |
| 45th | 2003-2007 | John Hickey | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 2007-2011 | John Hickey | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 2011-2015 | Keith Russell | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 2015-2019 | Perry Trimper | Liberal |
| 49th | 2019-2020 | Perry Trimper | Liberal |
| 49th | 2020-2021 | Perry Trimper | Independent |
| 50th | 2021-2022 | Perry Trimper | Independent |
| 50th | 2022- | Perry Trimper | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Perry Trimper | 1,143 | 49.87 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Shannon John Tobin | 547 | 23.87 | -12.07 |
| | Liberal | Michelle Baikie | 306 | 13.35 | -32.49 |
| | New Democratic | Amy Norman | 279 | 12.17 | |
| | Independent | Andrew T. Abbass | 17 | 0.74 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,292 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +41.18 |
| 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 | Perry Trimper | 1,517 | 45.8 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Shannon John Tobin | 1,189 | 35.9 |
| | Independent | Jim Learning | 603 | 18.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Perry Trimper | 1,840 | 62.0% | +46.77 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Russell | 850 | 28.6% | -21.39 |
| | New Democratic | Arlene Michelin-Pittman | 280 | 9.4% | -25.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,970 | 100.0 |
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Russell | 1,740 | 49.99% | -6.69 |
| | New Democratic | Arlene Michelin-Pittman | 1,211 | 34.79% | +31.29 |
| | Liberal | Chris Montague | 530 | 15.23% | -24.59 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,481 | 100.0 |
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | John Hickey | 2,380 | 56.68% | – |
| Liberal | Chris Montague | 1,672 | 39.82% | |
| NDP | Bill Cooper | 147 | 3.5% | |
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | John Hickey | 1,776 | 39.27% | – |
| Labrador Party | Brandon Pardy | 1,486 | 32.85% | |
| Liberal | Ken Anthony | 1,126 | 24.89% | |
| NDP | Barbara Stickley | 135 | 2.98% | |
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ernie McLean | 1,915 | 52.3% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Hayward Broomfield | 1,413 | 38.6% | – |
| NDP | Ronald W. Peddle | 323 | 8.8% | |