# Bonavista South

Bonavista South is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,843 eligible voters.
It contains the communities of: Bonavista, Spillars Cove, Birchy Cove, Newman's Cove, Amherst Cove, Elliston, Little Catalina, Knights Cove, Stock Cove, King's Cove, Duntara, Keels, Open Hall, Redcliff, Tickle Cove, Plate Cove, Summerville, Princeton, Southern Bay, Charleston, Sweet Bay, Bloomfield, Musgravetown, Lethbridge, Brooklyn, Portland, Jamestown, Winterbrook, Catalina, Port Union and Melrose.
The district is heavily dependent on the fishery, but agriculture and tourism are significant to the local economy.
The district was abolished in 2015 and largely replaced by the new district of Bonavista.

## 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 | Ted Russell | Liberal |
| 30th | 1951–1956 | Clyde Brown | Liberal |
| 31st | 1956–1959 | Uriah Strickland | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1959–1962 | Rossy Barbour | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1962–1966 | Rossy Barbour | Liberal |
| 34th | 1966–1971 | Rossy Barbour | Liberal |
| 35th | 1971–1972 | Jim Morgan | Progressive Conservative |
| 36th | 1972–1975 | Jim Morgan | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 1975–1979 | Jim Morgan | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 1979–1982 | Jim Morgan | Progressive Conservative |
| 39th | 1982–1985 | Jim Morgan | Progressive Conservative |
| 40th | 1985–1989 | Jim Morgan | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 1989–1993 | Aubrey Gover | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1993–1996 | Roger Fitzgerald | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 1996–1999 | Roger Fitzgerald | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 1999–2003 | Roger Fitzgerald | Progressive Conservative |
| 44th | 2003–2007 | Roger Fitzgerald | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 2007–2011 | Roger Fitzgerald | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 2011–2015 | Glen Little | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Little | 2,214 | 56.14 |
| | New Democratic | Darryl Johnson | 1,198 | 30.38 |
| | Liberal | Johanna Ryan Guy | 532 | 13.49 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,944 | 99.74 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 10 | 0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,954 | 57.95 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 6,823 | – |
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | Acclaimed | 100.00% | +20.24% |
| | Liberal | Clayton Hobbs | Withdrew | 0.00% | -17.14% |
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | 4,354 | 79.58% | – |
| Liberal | Betty Fitzgerald | 938 | 17.14% | |
| NDP | Sam Kelly | 179 | 3.27% | |
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | 4,496 | 70.87 |
| Liberal | George Clements | 1,768 | 27.87 |
| NDP | Shawn Crann | 80 | 1.26 |
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | 4,781 | – | – |
| | Liberal | Kay Young | 2,474 | | |
1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | 2,613 | – | – |
| Liberal | Aubrey Gover | 2,235 | | |
| NDP | Malon Quinton | 147 | | |
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Aubrey Gover | 1952 | | |
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | 1932 | – | – |
| NDP | Rex Sheppard | 259 | | |
1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | James Morgan | 2424 | – | – |
| Liberal | Ancel John Johnson | 1193 | | |
| NDP | Harry Clarence Faulkner | 519 | | |
1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | James Morgan | 2742 | – | – |
| | Liberal | Cyril Roy Mifflin | 992 | | |