Burin-Placentia West is a provincial

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 electoral district

Electoral district

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 for the House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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 of Newfoundland and Labrador

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, Canada

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. The district was known as Placentia West prior to 1975. As of 2011 there were 7,673 eligible voters living within the district.

Primarily a fishing district with the Marystown Shipyard and offshore fabrication yard an important part of the economy. Like many other districts, it has faced some tough economic times. Production has dropped at FPI’s Marystown fish plant and work at the shipyard has been erratic.

The main communities are Marystown, Burin and Rushoon.

Other communities include Baine Harbour, Beau Bois, Boat Harbour, Brookside, Fox Cove-Mortier, Garnish Pond, Jean de Baie, Parker’s Cove, Petite Fort, Port au Bras, Red Harbour, Red Island, Rock Harbour, South East Bight, and Spanish Room.

Members of the House of Assembly

The district

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 has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly

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	Member	Party	Term
Clyde Jackman Clyde Jackman Clyde Jackman MHA, is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He is currently the Minister of Education in the cabinet of Kathy Dunderdale....	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of...	2003-
Mary Hodder Mary Hodder Mary Hodder is a former Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Burin-Placentia West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2003 as a member of the Liberal Party.-References:...	Liberal	1996-2003
Glen Tobin	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of...	1982-1996
Don Hollett	Liberal	1979-1982
Pat Canning	Liberal	1975-1979
Leo Barry	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of...	1972-1975
Pat Canning	Liberal	1949-1972

Election results

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|Progressive Conservative
|Clyde Jackman

Clyde Jackman

Clyde Jackman MHA, is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He is currently the Minister of Education in the cabinet of Kathy Dunderdale....

|align="right"|2538
|align="right"|48.45%
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|NDP
|Julie Mitchell
|align="right"|2498
|align="right"|47.69%
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|Liberal
|Jacqueline Mullett
|align="right"|202
|align="right"|3.86%
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|}
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|Progressive Conservative
|Clyde Jackman|Clyde Jackman
|align="right"|3141
|align="right"|59.24%
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|NDP
|Julie Mitchell
|align="right"|1704
|align="right"|32.14%
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|Liberal
|George Brake
|align="right"|457
|align="right"|8.62%
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|}
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|Progressive Conservative
|Clyde Jackman|Clyde Jackman
|align="right"|3450
|align="right"|55.05%
|align="right"|+49.18%
|-

|Liberal
|Sam Synard
|align="right"|2133
|align="right"|34.03%
|align="right"|-19.27%
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|NDP
|Wayne Butler
|align="right"|684
|align="right"|10.91%
|align="right"|-35.79%
|}
|-

|Liberal
|Mary Hodder

Mary Hodder

Mary Hodder is a former Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Burin-Placentia West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2003 as a member of the Liberal Party.-References:...

|align="right"|3469
|align="right"|53.30%
|align="right"|-18.99%
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|NDP
|Wayne Butler
|align="right"| 2658
|align="right"|40.83%
|align="right"|+40.83%
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|Progressive Conservative
|Dominic Lundrigan
|align="right"|382
|align="right"|5.87%
|align="right"|-21.84%
|}
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|Liberal
|Mary Hodder
|align="right"|4944
|align="right"|72.29%
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|Progressive Conservative
|Terry Keating
|align="right"|1895
|align="right"|27.71%
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External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly