Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor
Federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor electoral district Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor in relation to other Newfoundland and Labrador ridings
Legislature House of Commons District created 2003 District abolished 2013 First contested 2004 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile , map Population (2011 )[ 1] 84,735 Electors (2011)69,828 Area (km²)[ 2] 27,140.84 Census division(s) Division No. 3 , Division No. 6 , Division No. 7 , Division No. 8 Census subdivision(s) Grand Falls-Windsor , Gander , Bonavista , Bishop's Falls , Lewisporte , Botwood , New-Wes-Valley , Twillingate , Gambo , Glovertown
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (formerly Bonavista—Exploits ) was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until 2015.
81.0% of its population was Protestant , the highest proportion in Canada. In the 2011 federal election , this riding had the highest percentage of Liberal votes in the nation, with nearly 60% of voters backing Liberal candidate Scott Simms .
Demographics
Ethnic groups:
98.4% White¹
1.6% First Peoples Immigrant population: 0.92%
Languages: ²
97.0% English
3.0% bilingual Religions:
81.0% Protestant
16.4% Catholic
1.9% no affiliation
0.6% other Christian The riding had the highest proportion of Protestants in Canada.
Post-secondary education: 31.3% Average individual income: $19 829 Average household income: $40 677 Unemployment: 28.9%
¹ Statistics Canada 's category of "Non-visible minority" includes First Peoples (First Nations , Métis and Inuit ), and has been reduced accordingly.
Geography
The neighbouring ridings were Avalon , Random—Burin—St. George's , and Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte .
According to Elections Canada , the geographic definition of this riding was:
"All that area consisting of that part of the Island of Newfoundland lying generally easterly and northerly of a line described as follows: commencing at a point midway between the towns of Triton and Leading Tickles in Notre Dame Bay ; thence southerly in said bay to Seal Bay ; thence southerly in a straight line to Frozen Ocean Lake at approximate latitude 49°11'N and approximate longitude 55°41'W; thence westerly in a straight line to Hinds Lake ; thence southerly in a straight line to the mouth of Lloyds River at the westernmost extremity of Red Indian Lake [now Beothuk Lake]; thence southerly in a straight line to a point in Victoria Lake at latitude 48°15'N and approximate longitude 57°21'W; thence easterly to the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway (Route No. 1 ) with Route No. 230 ; thence easterly along Route No. 230 to Route No. 230A ; thence easterly in a straight line to Ocean Pond ; thence southeasterly in a straight line to British Harbour at the entrance of Smith Sound on the north shoreline of Trinity Bay ; thence southeasterly to said bay. Including Exploits Islands , North and South Twillingate Islands , New World Island , Change Islands , Fogo Island , Funk Island , Cottel Island and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area."
History
The electoral district was created in 2003: 68.6% from Gander—Grand Falls and 31.4% from Bonavista—Trinity—Conception . Following the 2012 electoral redistribution , this riding was dissolved and divided between Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (67%) and Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (33%), with the new boundaries taking effect at the 2015 federal election .
Member of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament :
Election results
2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Scott Simms 17,977
57.70
-12.57
$31,255.40
Conservative Aaron Hynes
8,595
27.59
+12.36
$54,357.10
New Democratic Clyde Bridger
4,306
13.82
+1.31
$9.50
Green Robyn Kenny
279
0.90
-1.08
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
31,157 100.0 – $95,488.47
Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots
151 0.48 -0.02
Turnout
31,308 36.24 -4.91
Eligible voters
86,394
Liberal hold
Swing
-12.46
Sources:[ 3] [ 4]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Scott Simms 20,089
70.27
+18.23
$24,766.21
Conservative Andrew House
4,354
15.23
-25.05
$31,582.25
New Democratic Jason Holley
3,577
12.51
+5.52
none listed
Green Robert O'Connor
568
1.98
+1.29
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
28,588 100.0 – $92,537
Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots
145 0.50 ±0
Turnout
28,733 41.15 -13.05
Eligible voters
69,828
Liberal hold
Swing
+21.64
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Scott Simms 19,866
52.04
+3.84
$44,893.75
Conservative Aaron Hynes
15,376
40.28
-1.33
$70,473.24
New Democratic Sandra Cooze
2,668
6.99
-1.06
$960.36
Green Judy Davis
265
0.69
-0.42
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
38,175 100.0 – $86,380
Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots
190 0.50 -0.03
Turnout
38,365 54.20
Eligible voters
70,782
Liberal hold
Swing
+2.58
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Scott Simms 15,970
48.20
-7.12
$45,455.39
Conservative Rex Barnes 13,786
41.61
+7.11
$78,934.75
New Democratic Samuel Robert McLean
2,667
8.05
-2.14
$1,870.00
Green Ed Sailor White 367
1.11
–
$275.00
Independent John Lannon
344
1.04
–
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
33,134 100.0 – $84,760
Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots
178 0.53
Turnout
33,312 46.30 -6.67
Eligible voters
71,944
Liberal notional hold
Swing
-7.12
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals from the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.
See also
References
Notes
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48°54′36″N 55°23′02″W / 48.910°N 55.384°W / 48.910; -55.384
