Southwest Arm Region 1872-1904
Source: Yearbook and Almanac of Newfoundland
| Year | Region | Representative | Community |
| 1872 | Fox Harbour | James Avery George Vardy |
Fox Harbour Clay Pitts |
| 1874 | Fox Harbour | James Avery George Vardy |
Fox Harbour Clay Pitts |
| 1876 | Random Sound, Southwest Arm | James Drover George Vardy William Blundell Hezekiah Benson Matthias Martin Richard Seward James Pond |
Hodge’s Hole Clay Pitts St. Jones Within St. Jones Within Northern Bights Gooseberry Cove Fox Harbour |
| 1877 | Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Heart’s Ease to Black Brook
Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Black Brook to St. Jones |
James Drover Richard Seward James Pond George Vardy Isaac Benson David Spurrell William Blundell |
Hodge’s Hole Gooseberry Cove Fox Harbour Clay Pitts Northern Bight Butter Cove St. Jones |
| 1879 | Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Heart’s Ease to Black Brook
Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Black Brook to St. Jones |
James DroverRichard Seward
James Pond George Vardy Isaac Benson David Spurrell William Blundell Hezekiah Benson David Benson Matthias Martin Alfred Vey Benjamin Prince |
Hodge’s HoleGooseberry Cove
Fox Harbour Clay Pitts Northern Bight Butter Cove St. Jones St. Jones Northern Bight Northern Bight Long Bight Long Bight |
| 1881 | Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Heart’s Ease to Black Brook
Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Black Brook to St. Jones |
James DroverRichard Seward
James Pond George Vardy Isaac Benson David Spurrell William Blundell Hezekiah Benson David Benson Matthew Martin Alfred Vey Benjamin Prince |
Hodge’s HoleGooseberry Cove
Fox Harbour Clay Pitts Northern Bight Butter Cove St. Jones St. Jones Northern Bight Northern Bight Long Bight Long Bight |
| 1882 | Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Heart’s Ease to Black Brook
Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Black Brook to St. Jones |
James DroverRichard Seward
James Pond George Vardy Isaac Benson David Spurrell William Blundell Hezekiah Benson David Benson Matthew Martin Alfred Vey Benjamin Prince |
Hodge’s HoleGooseberry Cove
Fox Harbour Clay Pitts Northern Bight Butter Cove St. Jones St. Jones Northern Bight Northern Bight Long Bight Long Bight |
| 1883 | Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Heart’s Ease to Black Brook
Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Black Brook to St. Jones |
James DroverRichard Seward
James Pond George Vardy Isaac Benson David Spurrell William Blundell Hezekiah Benson David Benson Matthew Martin Alfred Vey Benjamin Prince |
Hodge’s HoleGooseberry Cove
Fox Harbour Clay Pitts Northern Bight Butter Cove St. Jones St. Jones Northern Bight Northern Bight Long Bight Long Bight |
| 1886 | Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Heart’s Ease to Black Brook
Random Sound, Southwest Arm, from Black Brook to St. Jones |
James DroverRichard Seward
James Pond John Vey Isaac Benson David Spurrell Stephen Blundell Hezekiah Benson David Benson Matthew Martin Alfred Vey Benjamin Prince
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Hodge’s HoleGooseberry Cove
Fox Harbour Clay Pitts Northern Bight Butter Cove Hodge’s Hole Gooseberry Cove Fox Harbour Clay Pitts Northern Bight Butter Cove
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| 1887 | Random, S.W. Arm (North Side)
Hodge’s Cove to Southern Bight (both inclusive)
Fox Harbour and vicinity (St. Jones Without to Little Heart’s Ease Brook |
M. Martin – ChairmanH. Benson
J. Frost B. Prince D. Benson J. Drover – Chairman D. Peddle J. Drudge J. Vey N. Gooby W. Balsom – Chairman H. Avery R. Seward Jr. D. Spurrell I. Benson E. Martin |
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| 1889 | Random, S.W. Arm (North Side)
Hodge’s Cove to Southern Bight (both inclusive)
Fox Harbour and vicinity (St. Jones Without to Little Heart’s Ease Brook |
M. Martin – ChairmanH. Benson
J. Frost B. Prince D. Benson J. Drover – Chairman D. Peddle J. Drudge J. Vey N. Gooby
W. Balsom – Chairman H. Avery R. Seward Jr. D. Spurrell I. Benson E. Martin |
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| 1891 | Random, S.W. Arm (North Side)
Hodge’s Cove to Southern Bight (both inclusive)
Fox Harbour and vicinity (St. Jones Without to Little Heart’s Ease Brook |
M. Martin – Chairman
H. Benson J. Frost B. Prince D. Benson
J. Drover – Chairman D. Peddle J. Drudge J. Vey N. Gooby
W. Balsom – Chairman R. Seward Jr. D. Spurrell I. Benson E. Martin Charles Green |
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| 1900 | Northern Bight
Long Beach
Heart’s Ease and Fox Harbour |
James Frost
Joseph Greene James Stiles, jr. John Blundon Simeon King Absalom Price
John Vey Alb’t Smith John Peddle Nathaniel Stringer Simeon Gooby
William Flynn Moses Seward Thomas Smith Solomon Drodge Daniel Shaw Joseph Spurrell Samuel Green |
Northern Bight
Northern Bight Northern Bight Hatchet Cove St. Jones Without Long Cove
Long Beach Island Cove Hodge’s Cove Caplin Cove Queen’s Cove
Heart’s Ease Heart’s Ease Fox Harbour Little Heart’s Ease Little Heart’s Ease Butter Cove St. Jones Within |
| 1901 | Northern Bight
Long Beach
Heart’s Ease and Fox Harbour |
James Frost
Joseph Greene James Stiles, jr. John Blundon Simeon King Absalom Price
Albert Smith John Thomas Drodge Eleazer Gosse Josiah Gooby John Peddle
Wm Balsom David Spurrell Hy Lambert James Pond Eli Martin |
Northern Bight
Northern Bight Northern Bight Hatchet Cove St. Jones Without Long Cove
Island Cove Caplin Cove Round Beach Black Brook Hodge’s Cove |
| 1902 | Northern Bight
Long Beach
Heart’s Ease and Fox Harbour |
Jas Churchill
Edmund Benson Jno Churchill Ambrose Brewer Thomas Stentaford
Albert Smith John Thomas Drodge Josiah Gooby John Peddle Thomas Gosse
Wm Balsom David Spurrell Hy Lambert James Pond Eli Martin Herbert Balsom Patrick Seward |
Island Cove Caplin Cove Black Brook Hodge’s Cove
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| 1903 | Northern Bight
Long Beach
Little Heart’s Ease
Heart’s Ease and Fox Harbour |
Jas Churchill
Edmund Benson Jno Churchill Ambrose Brewer Thomas Stentaford
Albert Smith John Thomas Drodge Josiah Gooby John Peddle Thomas Gosse
Eli Martin Michael Shaw James Spurrell
Wm Balsom David Spurrell Hy Lambert James Pond Herbert Balsom Patrick Seward |
Island Cove Caplin Cove Black Brook Hodge’s Cove
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| 1904 | Northern Bight
Long Beach
Little Heart’s Ease
Heart’s Ease and Fox Harbour |
Jas Churchill
Edmund Benson Jno Churchill Ambrose Brewer Thos Stentaford
Albert Smith John Thomas Drodge Josiah Gooby John Peddle Thomas Gosse
Eli Martin Michael Shaw James Spurrell
Wm Balsom Moses Spurrell Pat’k Seward Hy Lambert |
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