Harbour Main in relation to other districts in Newfoundland | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1949 | ||
| First contested | 1949 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 14,885 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 10,208 | ||
| Area (km²) | 435 | ||
| Census division | Division No. 1 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Avondale,Brigus,Clarke's Beach,Colliers,Conception Bay South (part),Conception Harbour,Cupids,Division No. 1, Subd. M,Division No. 1, Subd. N,Division No. 1, Subd. O (part),Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview,Holyrood,North River,South River | ||
Harbour Main, formerlyHarbour Main-Whitbourne andHarbour Main-Bell Island, is aprovincialelectoral district for theHouse of Assembly ofNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to 1975, the district elected two MHAs.
Between 1972 and the year 2000, it was a Tory stronghold, apart from a two-term Liberal breakthrough in the 1990s.
It includes the southern portion of the town ofConception Bay South and the town of Holyrood, the farthest extern of theSt. John's Metropolitan Area. As of 2011 the district has 9,005 eligible voters.[1]
Thedistrict has elected the followingmembers of the House of Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Main—Bell Island | |||||||
| 29th | 1949–1952 | David Ignatius Jackman | Progressive Conservative | Ronald J. Fahey | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 30th | 1952–1956 | Philip J. Lewis | Liberal | ||||
| Harbour Main | |||||||
| 31st | 1956–1959 | Matthew P. Whelan | Liberal | Philip J. Lewis | Liberal | ||
| 32nd | 1959–1962 | Albert E. Furey | Progressive Conservative | ||||
| 33rd | 1962–1966 | Clifton Joseph Joy | Liberal | ||||
| 34th | 1966–1971 | John William Mahoney | Liberal | ||||
| 35th | 1972 | Gordon William Dawe | Progressive Conservative | C. William Doody | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 36th | 1972–1975 | ||||||
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Main—Bell Island | ||||
| 37th | 1975–1979 | C. William Doody | Progressive Conservative | |
| 38th | 1979–1982 | Norman Doyle | Progressive Conservative | |
| 39th | 1982–1985 | |||
| Harbour Main | ||||
| 40th | 1985–1989 | Norman Doyle | Progressive Conservative | |
| 41st | 1989–1993 | |||
| 42nd | 1993–1996 | Don Whelan | Liberal | |
| Harbour Main—Whitbourne | ||||
| 43rd | 1996–1999 | Don Whelan | Liberal | |
| 44th | 1999–2003 | Tom Hedderson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 45th | 2003–2007 | |||
| Harbour Main | ||||
| 46th | 2007–2011 | Tom Hedderson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 47th | 2011–2015 | |||
| 48th | 2015–2019 | Betty Parsley | Liberal | |
| 49th | 2019–2021 | Helen Conway-Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative | |
| 50th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 51st | 2025–Present | |||
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| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Helen Conway-Ottenheimer | 4,187 | 61.2% | |||||
| Liberal | Don Lewis | 2,297 | 33.6% | |||||
| New Democratic | Dion Hynes | 263 | 3.8% | |||||
| Independent | Clem Whittle | 93 | 1.4% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | +7% | ||||||
| [2] | ||||||||
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Helen Conway-Ottenheimer | 3,180 | 54.47 | -5.62 | ||||
| Liberal | George Murphy | 2,430 | 41.62 | +10.98 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tony Chadwick | 228 | 3.91 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,838 | 98.80 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 71 | 1.20 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,909 | 53.70 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,004 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | -8.30 | ||||||
Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021"(PDF).Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 Report"(PDF). Retrieved5 October 2025. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Helen Conway-Ottenheimer | 4,169 | 60.09 | +25.14 | ||||
| Liberal | Betty Parsley | 2,126 | 30.64 | -8.77 | ||||
| NL Alliance | Mike Cooze | 643 | 9.27 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,938 | 99.19 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 57 | 0.81 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,995 | 69.85 | +13.43 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,014 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativegain fromLiberal | Swing | +16.95 | ||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Betty Parsley | 2,253 | 39.41 | +28.19 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Curtis Buckle | 1,998 | 34.95 | -34.68 | ||||
| New Democratic | Raymond Flaherty | 1,381 | 24.16 | +5.01 | ||||
| Independent | Ted Noseworthy | 85 | 1.49 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,717 | 99.25 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 43 | 0.75 | +0.30 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,760 | 56.43 | -0.65 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,208 | |||||||
| Liberalgain fromProgressive Conservative | Swing | +31.44 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3] | ||||||||
| 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Hedderson | 3,600 | 69.63 | -13.09 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mike Maher | 990 | 19.15 | +13.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Bern Hickey | 580 | 11.22 | -0.23 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,170 | 99.56 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.44 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 5,193 | 57.08 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 9,098 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | -13.21 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4] | ||||||||
| 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Hedderson | 4,586 | 82.72 | +12.00 | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin Slaney | 635 | 11.45 | -10.52 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jean Dandenault | 323 | 5.83 | -1.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,544 | 99.43 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.57 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 5,576 | 62.51 | -7.55 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,920 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | +11.26 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5] | ||||||||
| 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Hedderson | 4,769 | 70.72 | +15.81 | ||||
| Liberal | Fred Akerman | 1,482 | 21.97 | -15.47 | ||||
| New Democratic | Eugene Conway | 493 | 7.31 | -0.34 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,744 | 99.73 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.27 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,762 | 70.06 | +2.30 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,652 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | +15.64 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6] | ||||||||
| 1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Hedderson | 3,670 | 54.91 | +13.14 | ||||
| Liberal | Wanda Dawe | 2,502 | 37.44 | -15.17 | ||||
| New Democratic | Fred Akerman | 511 | 7.65 | +3.96 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,683 | 99.76 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.24 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,699 | 67.76 | -3.01 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,886 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativegain fromLiberal | Swing | +14.16 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[7] | ||||||||
| 1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Don Whelan | 3,407 | 52.61 | +6.82 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eugene Conway | 2,705 | 41.77 | -1.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gus Flannigan | 239 | 3.69 | -7.06 | ||||
| Independent | Norm Sylvia | 125 | 1.93 | +1.93 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,476 | 99.83 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 11 | 0.17 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,487 | 70.77 | +2.28 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,167 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +4.26 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[8] | ||||||||
| 1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Don Whelan | 3,310 | 45.79 | +22.17 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Randy Simms | 3,141 | 43.46 | -22.13 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gus Flannigan | 777 | 10.75 | -0.04 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,228 | 99.75 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.25 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 7,246 | 68.49 | -10.16 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,580 | |||||||
| Liberalgain fromProgressive Conservative | Swing | +22.15 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[9] | ||||||||
| 1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Doyle | 4,123 | 65.59 | +6.71 | ||||
| Liberal | Rod Fowler | 1,485 | 23.62 | +17.43 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gus Flannigan | 678 | 10.79 | -24.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,286 | 99.46 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.54 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,320 | 78.65 | -0.62 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,036 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | +12.07 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[10] | ||||||||
| 1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Doyle | 3,784 | 58.88 | -18.36 | ||||
| New Democratic | George J. Flaherty | 2,245 | 34.93 | +31.80 | ||||
| Liberal | Jerry J. Lewis | 398 | 6.19 | -13.44 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,427 | 99.67 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.33 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,448 | 79.27 | -2.40 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,134 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | -25.08 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[11] | ||||||||
| 1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Doyle | 4,238 | 77.24 | +16.57 | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Furey | 1,077 | 19.63 | -11.70 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill Healey | 172 | 3.13 | -1.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,487 | 99.33 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.67 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 5,524 | 81.67 | +5.75 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,764 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | +14.14 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[12] | ||||||||
| 1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Doyle | 3,100 | 60.67 | -5.29 | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Moore | 1,601 | 31.33 | -2.71 | ||||
| New Democratic | Margaret Peddle | 226 | 4.42 | +4.42 | ||||
| Independent | Michael J. Laurie | 183 | 3.58 | +3.58 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,110 | 99.51 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.49 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 5,135 | 75.92 | +6.68 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,764 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | -4.00 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[13] | ||||||||
| 1975 Newfoundland general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Doody | 2,944 | 65.96 | -12.45 | ||||
| Liberal | Wilfred Drover | 1,519 | 34.04 | +21.27 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,463 | 99.38 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.62 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 4,491 | 69.24 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,486 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | +16.86 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[14] | ||||||||
| 1972 Newfoundland general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Elected | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Dawe | 5,181 | 40.09 | +11.97 | √ | |||
| Progressive Conservative | William Doody | 4,953 | 38.32 | +12.32 | √ | |||
| Liberal | Richard Gosse | 1,651 | 12.77 | – | ||||
| Independent | Hugh Joseph Shea | 1,140 | 8.82 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 12,925 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 48 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 9,389 | |||||||
| Source:Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[15] | ||||||||
| 1971 Newfoundland general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Elected | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Dawe | 4,417 | 28.12 | +4.36 | √ | |||
| Progressive Conservative | William Doody | 4,084 | 26.00 | √ | ||||
| Liberal | John W. Mahoney | 3,605 | 22.95 | –3.67 | ||||
| Liberal | Ralph E. Fagan | 3,452 | 21.97 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Darrell Cole | 151 | 0.96 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,709 | – | ||||||
| 1966 Newfoundland general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Phillip J. Lewis | 2,712 | 30.83 | √ | ||||
| Liberal | John W. Mahoney | 2,342 | 26.62 | √ | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Dawe | 2,090 | 23.76 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | J. J. Carroll | 1,120 | 12.73 | |||||
| Independent | J. J. Hickey | 534 | 6.07 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,798 | – | ||||||