{{Short description|Former provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox Canada electoral district |name = Humber East |province = Newfoundland and Labrador |image = Humber East.png |imagemap = |caption = Humber East in relation to other districts in Newfoundland |coordinates = |coordinates_caption = |coordinates_date = |prov-status = defunct |prov-created = 1966 |prov-abolished = |prov-election-first = 1966 |prov-election-last = 2014 |prov-rep = Stelman Flynn |prov-rep-link = |prov-rep-party = Liberal |prov-rep-party-link = |demo-census-date = 2006 |demo-pop = 10153 |demo-electors = 8801 |demo-electors-date = 2011 |demo-area = |demo-cd = Division No. 5 |demo-csd = Corner Brook, Division No. 5, Subd. A, Division No. 5, Subd. C, Division No. 5, Subd. F, Massey Drive, Pasadena, Steady Brook }}
'''Humber East''' is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Summary of Polling Divisions HUMBER EAST |url=http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/PDF/District.Descriptions/Humber%20East_Polling%20Division%20Descriptions.pdf |publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador |accessdate=15 September 2011 |date=3 August 2011 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
It includes the eastern section of Corner Brook as well as Humber Village, Little Rapids, Massey Drive, Pasadena, and Steady Brook. There is a mix of urban and rural areas. The district is among the most prosperous in the province.{{cn|date=February 2026}}
Humber East has elected a series of political heavyweights, including Clyde Wells, Tom Farrell, Lynn Verge, and former premier Tom Marshall. Humber East was reconfigured into the districts of Corner Brook and Humber-Bay of Islands in 2015.<ref name=wins>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/provincial-election-candidates-1.3343999 "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election"]. CBC News, November 30, 2015.</ref>
==Members of the House of Assembly== The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly: {| class="wikitable" ! !Member !Party !Term {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} |Stelman Flynn |Liberal |2014–2015 {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} |Tom Marshall |Progressive Conservative |2003–2014 {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} |Bob Mercer |Liberal |1996–2003 {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} |Lynn Verge |Progressive Conservative |1979–1996 {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} |Tom Farrell |Progressive Conservative |1971–1979 {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} |Clyde Wells |Liberal |1966–1971 {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} |Noel Murphy |Progressive Conservative |1962–1966
{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} |John A. Forsey |Liberal |1956–1962 |-
|}
==Election results==
{{CANelec/top|NL|25 November 2014|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Stelman Flynn|2,200|55.43|+46.96}} {{CANelec|NL|PC|Lary Wells|1,454|36.63|-41.61}} {{CANelec|NL|NDP|Martin Ware|315|7.94|-5.35}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|3,969|99.60|}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|16|0.40|+0.04}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|3,985|49.64|-1.38}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|8,027|}} {{CANelec/gain|NL|Liberal|PC|+44.29}}{{end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}} |- {{CANelec |NL |PC |Tom Marshall |3,493 |78.25 |-5.74}} |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} |NDP |Marc Best |align="right"|593 |align="right"|13.28 |align="right"|+8.12 |- {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Charles Murphy|378|8.47|-2.37}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|4,464|99.64|}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|16|0.36|-0.24}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|4,480|55.81|-9.16}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|8,027|}} {{CANelec/hold|NL|PC|-6.93}}{{end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}} |- {{CANelec |NL |PC |Tom Marshall|4,160 |83.99 |+23.75}} |- {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Mike Hoffe|537|10.84|-28.92}} |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} |NDP |Jean Graham |align="right"|256 |align="right"|5.17 |align="right"| {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|4,953|99.40|}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|30|0.60|+0.13}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|4,983|64.97|-6.94}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|7,670|}} {{CANelec/hold|NL|PC|+26.33}}{{end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}} |- {{CANelec |NL |PC |Tom Marshall |3,976 |60.24 |+20.86}} |- {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Bob Mercer|2,624 |39.76|-12.59}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,600|99.53|}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|31|0.47|+0.17}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,631|71.90|-0.04}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|9,222|}} {{CANelec/gain|NL|PC|Liberal|+16.73}}{{end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1999 Newfoundland general election}} |- {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Bob Mercer |3,197|52.35|+2.30}} |- {{CANelec |NL |PC |Janice Wells |2,405 |39.38 |-10.57}} |- |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|Independent|row}} |Independent |David B. LeDrew |align="right"|259 |align="right"|4.24 |align="right"| |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} |NDP |Jean Mehaney |align="right"|246 |align="right"|4.03 |align="right"| {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,107|99.71|}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|18|0.29|-0.22}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,125|71.94|-8.82}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|8,514|}} {{CANelec/hold|NL|Liberal|+6.43}}{{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|NF|1996|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Bob Mercer|3,424|50.05|+5.79}} {{CANelec|NL|PC|Lynn Verge|3,417|49.95|-3.15}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,841|99.49| }} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|35|0.51|+0.24}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,878|80.76|-3.92}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|8,514}} {{CANelec/gain|NL|Liberal|PC|+4.47}}{{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|NF|1993|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NL|PC|Lynn Verge|3,696|53.10|+3.00}} {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Priscilla Boutcher|3,081|44.26|-3.88}} {{CANelec|NL|NDP|Maureen Mills|184|2.64|+0.88}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,961|99.73| }} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|19|0.27|+0.08}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,980|84.68|-4.08}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|8,243}} {{CANelec/hold|NL|PC|+3.44}}{{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|NF|1989|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NL|PC|Lynn Verge|3,658|50.10|+5.47}} {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Clyde Wells|3,515|48.14|+7.81}} {{CANelec|NL|NDP|Jim McManamy|129|1.77|-13.28}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|7,302|99.81| }} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|14|0.19|+0.06}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|7,316|88.75|+10.88}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|8,243}} {{CANelec/hold|NL|PC|-1.17}}{{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|NF|1985|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NL|PC|Lynn Verge|2,955|44.63|-22.19}} {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Keith Payne|2,670|40.33|+13.42}} {{CANelec|NL|NDP|Stuart Fraser|996|15.04|+8.77}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,621|99.86| }} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|9|0.14|-0.01}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,630|77.87|+0.91}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|8,514}} {{CANelec/hold|NL|PC|-17.81}}{{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|NF|1982|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NL|PC|Lynn Verge|3,102|66.82|+8.41}} {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Paul Dicks|1,249|26.91|-3.53}} {{CANelec|NL|NDP|Cynthia Wishart|291|6.27|-4.88}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|4,642|99.81| }} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|7|0.15|-0.11}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|4,649|76.96|+6.24}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|6,041}} {{CANelec/hold|NL|PC|+5.97}}{{end}}
==Boundaries== {{Unreferenced section|date=February 2026}} The District of Humber East is located on the West Coast of Newfoundland, it takes in a portion of the City of Corner Brook, The towns of Massey Drive, Steady Brook, Humber Village, Little Rapids, and Pasadena. Its boundaries are as follows:
*Begins at the intersection of the Meridian of 57° 30′ West Longitude and the southern shoreline of Deer Lake;
*Then running in a general southwesterly direction along the sinuosities of the southern shoreline of Deer Lake to its intersection with the centre line of Blue Gulch Brook;
*Then running in a general southeasterly direction along the centre line of Blue Gulch Brook to its intersection with the centre line of Main Street, Pasadena;
*Then running in a general southwesterly direction along the centre line of Main Street to its intersection with the centre line of South Brook;
*Then running in a general southeasterly direction along the centre line of South Brook to its intersection with the Parallel of 49° North Latitude;
*Then running due south to the point of intersection with the southern shoreline of Grand Lake; *Then running due west to its intersection with the centre line of the Trans Canada Highway; *Then running in a general northeasterly direction along the centre line of the Trans Canada Highway to its intersection with the centre line of Lewin Parkway;
*Then running in a general northwesterly direction along the centre line of Lewin Parkway to its intersection with the centre line of Wheeler's Road;
*Then running in a general northwesterly direction along the centre line of Wheeler's Road to its intersection with the centre line of Pratt Street;
*Then running in a general southwesterly direction along the centre line of Pratt Street to its intersection with the centre line of Carter Avenue;
*Then running in a general northwesterly direction along the centre line of Carter Avenue to its intersection with the centre line of Elizabeth Street;
*Then running in a general northwesterly direction along the centre line of Elizabeth Street to its intersection with the centre line of Churchill Street;
*Then running in a general northeasterly direction along the centre line of Churchill Street to its intersection with the centre line of O’Connell Drive;
*Then running in a general easterly direction along the centre line of O’Connell Drive to its intersection with the centre line of Corner Brook Stream;
*Then running in a general northwesterly direction along the centre line of Corner Brook Stream to its intersection with the southern shoreline of Humber Arm; *Then running in a general northeasterly direction along the sinuosities of Humber Arm and Humber River to the intersection with the centre line of the Bay of Islands North Shore Highway, Route #440; *Then running in a northeasterly direction to the summit of Old Man Mountain, north of Old Mans Pond; *Then running in an easterly direction to the point of beginning.
== See also == * List of Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts * Canadian provincial electoral districts
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070903035127/http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/ Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly] *[http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/riding/020/ Newfoundland Votes 2003 - CBC]
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