Port au Port (electoral district)
- Port au Port (electoral district)
Infobox Canadian provincial riding
name = Port au Port
province = Newfoundland and Labrador
legislature = Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
member-type = MHA
party-colour = Progressive Conservative
member = Tony Cornect
member-party = Progressive Conservative
census-date = 2006
pop = 11076
election-date = 2007
electors =
area =
popdens =
created = 1972
cdivision =
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Port au Port is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Port au Port East and Port au Port West are two very small towns on either side of an isthmus known as "The Gravels" which joins the Port au Port Peninsula to the west coast of the island of Newfoundland.
The district covers the peninsula of the same name and is among the poorest in the province. Many of the communities are dependent on welfare. The district also has a substantial francophone population. It contains the western part of the town of Stephenville as well as the communities of: Abraham's Cove, Aquathuna, Berry Head, Black Duck Brook, Boswarlos, Campbell's Creek, Cape St. George, De Grau, Felix Cove, Fox Island River, Jerry's Nose, Kippens, Lourdes, Lower Cove, Mainland, Marches Point, Piccadilly, Point au Mal, Port au Port, Red Brook, Sheaves Cove, Ship Cove, Three Rock Cove, West Bay, West Bay Centre and Winterhouse.
MHAs
#Jim Hodder (Liberal, 1972-1985; PC, 1985-1993)
#Gerald Smith (Liberal, 1993-2003)
#Jim Hodder (PC, 2003-2007)
#Tony Cornect (PC, 2007-present)
External links
* [http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/ Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]
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