# The Straits – White Bay North

The Straits – White Bay North is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was known as Strait of Belle Isle prior to the 1996 election. In the 2007 redistribution, it added five per cent of St. Barbe. As of 2011, there are 6,851 eligible voters living within the district.
The main communities include St. Anthony, Conche, Roddickton, Griquet and Quirpon. District also includes communities of: Bide Arm, Big Brook, Cape Norman, Cook's Harbour, Croque, Eddie's Cove, Englee, Flower's Cove, Great Brehat, Green Island Brook, Green Island Cove, Goose Cove, Goose Cove East, Hay Cove, Lower Cove, Main Brook, Nameless Cove, Noddy Bay, North Boat Harbour, North East Crouse, Pine Cove, Raleigh, St. Anthony Bight, St. Carol's, St. Julien's, St. Lunaire-Griquet, Sandy Cove, Save Cove, Ship Cove-Cape Onion and Wild Bight.
The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows.

## Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly
| Member | Party | Term |
| Christopher Mitchelmore | Liberal | 2014–2015 |
| Christopher Mitchelmore | Independent | 2013–2014 |
| Christopher Mitchelmore | NDP | 2011–2013 |
| Marshall Dean | Liberal | 2009-2011 |
| Trevor Taylor | Progressive Conservative | 2001-2009 |
| Brian Tobin | Liberal | 1999-2000 |
| Chris Decker | Liberal | 1985-1999 |
| Ed Roberts | Liberal | 1966-1985 |
| Walter Carter | Liberal | 1962-1966 |
| C. Maxwell Lane | Liberal | 1956-1962 |

### White Bay

| Member | Party | Term |
| Samuel Drover | Liberal | 1949-1956 |

## Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| NDP | Christopher Mitchelmore | 1,537 | 36.74 | +28.81 |
| Liberal | Marshall Dean | 1,327 | 31.71 | -15.87 |
| Progressive Conservative | Selma Pike | 1,320 | 31.55 | -12.92 |
By-election, October 27, 2009 On the resignation of Trevor Taylor, October 2, 2009 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Marshall Dean | 1,925 | 47.58 | +15.09 |
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Pelley | 1,799 | 44.47 | -18.95 |
| NDP | Dale Colbourne | 321 | 7.93 | +3.84 |
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Trevor Taylor | 2,651 | 63.42 | +0.92 |
| Liberal | Boyd Noel | 1,358 | 32.49 | -3.46 |
| NDP | Gerry Ryall | 171 | 4.09 | +2.53 |
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Trevor Taylor | 3,133 | 62.50 | – |
| | Liberal | Don McDonald | 1,802 | 35.95 | |
| } | Independent | Ford Mitchelmore | 78 | 1.56 | |
By-election, January 30, 2001 On the resignation of Brian Tobin, October 16, 2000 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Trevor Taylor | 2,590 | – | – |
| Liberal | Ross Pilgrim | 2,374 | | |
| Independent | Ford Mitchelmore | 160 | | |
| NDP | Holly Patey | 41 | | |
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Brian Tobin | 3,227 | 74.5 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ford Mitchelmore | 1,089 | 25.1 | – |