Torngat Mountains is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011 there were 2,130 eligible voters living within the district. The district takes its name from the Torngat Mountains.
Progressive Conservative Lela Evans was elected as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for this district in the 2019 general election defeating Liberal incumbent Randy Edmunds. Evans was re-elected in 2021. On October 25, 2021, Evans left the PC Party to sit as an Independent in the House of Assembly. On March 7, 2022, Evans joined the NDP. On July 16, 2024, she rejoined the PC Party.
The district contains a large indigenous population, including the Inuit self-governing territory of Nunatsiavut, as well as the Naskapi community of Natuashish which is a federal reserve. The Voisey's Bay nickel mine, near Nain, is also in the district.
All six indigenous communities in the district are inaccessible by road and may be reached only by air or sea.
Members of the House of Assembly The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
Assembly Years Member Party 38th 1979–1982 Garfield WarrenLiberal 39th 1982–1985 1985 Progressive Conservative 40th 1985–1989 41st 1989–1993 42nd 1993–1996 William Andersen III Liberal 43rd 1996–1999Wally AndersenLiberal 44th 1999–2003 45th 2003–2007 46th 2007–2011 Patty Pottle Progressive Conservative 47th 2011–2015Randy EdmundsLiberal 48th 2015–2019 49th 2019–2021 Lela EvansProgressive Conservative 50th 2021 2021–2022 Independent 2022–2024 New Democrat 2024–2025 Progressive Conservative 51st 2025–present
Election results
See also List of Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
External links Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly