Voters on Labrador coasts have no real options but Liberal candidates, says mayor

With the nomination deadline just hours away, the mayor of a coastal Labrador town says it's sad that the district he lives in doesn't have a full slate of candidates.

PinwareMayorDidierNalleau, who is also president of the Combined Councils of Labrador, saidpeople in Cartwright-L'AnseauClairshould have a choice from all the parties on election day.

'It makes for an unbalanced situation and is probably seen as a unfair voting," he toldCBC'sLabrador Morningon Thursday.

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Liberal LisaDempsteris running as the incumbent inCartwright-L'AnseauClair,and RandyEdmundsis onceagain carrying the Liberal banner inTorngatMountains, on the north coast.

While the NDP is running candidates in both districts, neither are from the region or have plans to campaign there.

The Progressive Conservatives don't have a candidatein either district.

"I don't know if we can solve that," said Nalleau."The positions have been open to pretty well everybody, and nobody was told not to run."

Election exhaustion

Nalleauthinks voter exhaustion after the federal election anda general apathy towards provincial politicians couldbe to blame for the lack of choice.

"Everyone was interested in running it seems for the federal, but there seems to be a bit of a disconnect for the provincial," he said.

"They're probably also tired of promises they've heard in the past."

Nalleau said Labrador voters are unhappy withstalled discussions on building a fixed link to Newfoundland, general road repairs in the coastal areas and safety concerns over the overflowing Forteau dump.

Paul Davis responds

Meanwhile, PC Leader Paul Davis said Thursdayhe thought the party would have a candidate in every district, but TorngatMountains andCartwright-L'AnseAuClairprooved especially difficult.

"The coast of Labrador in both districts have been a challenge for us, and while we have many people that we have spoken with andhave contacted us ... at this point in time, we don't have a candidate in those two districts," he said.

The deadline for nominating candidates is 2 p.m. NT Friday.