Eli Cross is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St...

 in the 2011 provincial election

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011

The 48th Newfoundland and Labrador general election occurred on October 11, 2011, to elect members of the 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 19th election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...

. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

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...

, he represents the electoral district of Bonavista North

Bonavista North

Bonavista North is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district has 6,956 eligible voters....

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Prior to his election to the legislature, Cross served as mayor of Wesleyville

Wesleyville, Newfoundland and Labrador

Wesleyville is a small coastal community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located on the Straight Shore of the northeast coast of Newfoundland, near the communities of Greenspond and Newtown...

, and subsequently as mayor of the amalgamated town of New-Wes-Valley.

Electoral record

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|Progressive Conservative
|Eli Cross
|align="right"|1,723
|align="right"|46.47
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|Liberal
|Paul Kean
|align="right"|1,518
|align="right"|40.94
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|NDP
|John Coaker
|align="right"|467
|align="right"|12.59
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|Liberal
|Thomas Lush

Tom Lush

Tom Lush is an educator and former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented the riding of Terra Nova in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1975 to 1983 and from 1996 to 2003, and Bonavista North from 1985 to 1996...

|align="right"|3470
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|Progressive Conservative
|Eli Cross
|align="right"|2351
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|NDP
|Ingwald Feltham
|align="right"|117
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