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{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name = Exploits
| province = Newfoundland and Labrador
| image = [[File:Exploits electoral district map.svg|300px]]
|prov-status         = active
|prov-created        = 1975
|prov-election-first = 1975
|prov-election-last  = 2021
|prov-rep            = [[Pleaman Forsey]]
|prov-rep-party      = PC
|demo-census-date = 2011
|demo-pop = 12667
|demo-electors       = 9456
|demo-electors-date  = 2015
|demo-area           = 3945
|demo-cd             = [[Division No. 6, Newfoundland and Labrador|Division No. 6]], [[Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador|Division No. 8]]
|demo-csd            = [[Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador|Bishop's Falls]], [[Botwood, Newfoundland and Labrador|Botwood]], [[Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador|Grand Falls-Windsor]] (part), [[Leading Tickles, Newfoundland and Labrador|Leading Tickles]], [[Norris Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador|Norris Arm]], [[Northern Arm]], [[Peterview, Newfoundland and Labrador|Peterview]], [[Point Leamington, Newfoundland and Labrador|Point Leamington]], [[Point of Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Point of Bay]]
}}

'''Exploits''' is a [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] for the [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly|House of Assembly]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], Canada.

In central Newfoundland on the [[Bay of Exploits]], it lies between the Trans-Canada Highway in the south and [[Notre Dame Bay]] in the north. Most of the population lives in the southern centres of [[Botwood]] and [[Bishop's Falls]].

To the north, Exploits includes communities in Notre Dame Bay such as Cottrell's Cove, but most of the population lives in southern centres such as Botwood and Bishop's Falls. Communities include: Bishop's Falls, Bishop's Falls South, [[Botwood]], Charles Brook, Cottrell's Cove, Fortune Harbour, [[Glovers Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador|Glovers Harbour]], Leading Tickles West, Moore's Cove, Northern Arm, Peterview, Phillip's Head, Pleasantview, Point Leamington, Point of Bay, Ritter's Arm and Wooddale.

The district was formerly represented by [[Newfoundland Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[List of Newfoundland and Labrador Premiers|Premier]] [[Roger Grimes]].<ref name="Nfld.'s Grimes resigns">{{cite news|date=May 30, 2005|publisher=[[CBC News]]|accessdate=Jun 23, 2015|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nfld-s-grimes-resigns-1.530248|title=  Nfld.'s Grimes resigns}}</ref>

==Members of the House of Assembly==
The [[Electoral district (Canada)|district]] has elected the following [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly|members of the House of Assembly]]:
{| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
! Assembly
! Years
! colspan="2" | Member
! Party
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[37th General Assembly of Newfoundland|37th]]
| 1975-1976
| {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| &nbsp; &nbsp;
| [[Stephen Mulrooney]]
| [[Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|Liberal]]
|-
| 1976-1979
| rowspan="4"{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}|
| rowspan="4" |[[Hugh Twomey]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[38th General Assembly of Newfoundland|38th]]
| 1979-1982
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[39th General Assembly of Newfoundland|39th]]
| 1982-1985
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[40th General Assembly of Newfoundland|40th]]
| 1985-1989
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[41st General Assembly of Newfoundland|41st]]
| 1989-1993
| rowspan="5" {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="5" |[[Roger Grimes]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|Liberal]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland|42nd]]
| 1993-1996
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland|43rd]]
| 1996-1999
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[44th General Assembly of Newfoundland|44th]]
| 1999-2003
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador|45th]]
| 2003-2005
|-
| 2005-2007
| rowspan="3"{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}|
| rowspan="3" |[[Clayton Forsey]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador|46th]]
| 2007-2011
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador|47th]]
| 2011-2015
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador|48th]]
| 2015-2019
| {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| &nbsp; &nbsp;
| [[Jerry Dean]]
| [[Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|Liberal]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador|49th]]
| 2019-2021
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}|
| rowspan="2" |[[Pleaman Forsey]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador|50th]]
| 2021-Present
|}

== Election results ==
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 | width=500<!--Increase this number after the next election-->
 | height=300
 | type=line
 | xAxisTitle=Year
 | yAxisTitle=Vote share
 | xAxisMin=2003
 | xAxisMax=2021
 | yAxisMin=0
 | yAxisMax=1
 | yAxisFormat=%
 | legend=Legend
 | y1Title=Liberal
 | y2Title=Progressive Conservative
 | y3Title=NDP
 | y4Title=Independent
 | linewidth=2
 | x=2003,2005,2007,2011,2015,2019,2021
 | y1=0.5614,0.415,0.2761,0.1594,0.5016,0.331,0.452
 | y2=0.4093,0.552,0.7239,0.6872,0.4704,0.4944,0.548
 | y3=0.0293,0.034,0,0.1533,0.028,,
 | y4=,,,,,0.1746,
 | colors=#EA6D6A,#9999FF,#F4A460,#7F7F7F
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| caption=Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| align=center
}}

{{2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election/Exploits}}

{{Canadian election result/top|NL|2019|percent=yes|change=yes|}}
{{CANelec|NL|PC|[[Pleaman Forsey]]|2,874|49.44|+2.40}}
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|[[Jerry Dean]]|1,924|33.10|-17.06}}
{{CANelec|NL|Independent|Gloria Cooper|1,015|17.46|-}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,813|99.71|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|17|0.29|-0.12}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|5,830|64.67|+8.48}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|9,015|}}
{{CANelec/gain|NL|PC|Liberal|+9.73}}{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NL|2015|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|[[Jerry Dean]]|2,654|50.16%|+34.22}}
{{CANelec|NL|PC|[[Clayton Forsey]]|2,489|47.04%|-21.68}}
{{CANelec|NL|NDP|Bridget Henley|148|2.80%|-12.53|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,291|100%}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NL|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NL|PC|[[Clayton Forsey]]|2,819|68.72%|-3.67}}
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Jim Samson|654|15.94%|-11.67}}
{{CANelec|NL|NDP|Grant Hameon|629|15.33%|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|4,102|100%}}
|}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election]]}}
|-
{{CANelec |NL |PC |Clayton Forsey |3,396 |72.39% |&ndash;}}
|-
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Jody Fancey|1,295|27.61%|}}
|}<ref name=cbcnews>[http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/riding/013/ Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2007]. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[By-election]]: June 23, 2005
On resignation of [[Roger Grimes]]}}
{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} 
|[[Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|PC]]
|Clayton Forsey
|align="right"|2,605
|align="right"|55.2
|align="right"|
|-
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|George Saunders|1,958|41.5|}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} 
| style="width: 130px" |[[New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|NDP]]
|John Whelan
|align="right"|159
|align="right"|3.4
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,722
!align="right"|100%
!align="right"|
|}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election]]}}
|-
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|[[Roger Grimes]]|3,218 |56.14% |}}
|-
{{CANelec |NL |PC |Clayton Forsey |2,346   |40.93% |&ndash;}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} 
|[[Newfoundland NDP|NDP]]
|John Whelan
|align="right"|168 
|align="right"|2.93%  
|align="right"|
|}<ref name=cbcnews2>[http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/riding/013/ Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2003]. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election]]}}
|-
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Roger Grimes|2,526 | |}}
|-
{{CANelec |NL |PC |Gonzo Gillingham |1,944   |&ndash; |&ndash;}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} 
|[[Newfoundland NDP|NDP]]
|Arnold Best
|align="right"|633 
|align="right"| 
|align="right"|
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070903035127/http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/ Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]
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