Long Range Mountains (electoral district)
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2019 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016)[1] | 86,553 | ||
| Electors (2019) | 69,385 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 41,606 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2.1 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Channel-Port aux Basques, Corner Brook, Deer Lake, Pasadena, St. Anthony, Stephenville | ||
Long Range Mountains is a federal electoral district on Newfoundland Island in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Long Range Mountains was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and has been legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[2] It was created out of the electoral districts of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (65%) and Random—Burin—St. George's (35%).[3]
Geography
The riding includes the entirety of the west coast of Newfoundland.
Boundary description
The official description of the electoral district, as offered by Elections Canada states that it is "All that area consisting of that part of the Island of Newfoundland lying westerly and southerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the mouth of Chaleur Bay; thence generally northwesterly along said bay to the end of said bay; thence westerly in a straight line to the most southerly point of Dry Pond at approximate latitude 47°50'25"N and approximate longitude 57°31'17"W; thence northerly in a straight line to the mouth of Lloyds River at the westernmost extremity of Red Indian Lake; thence northerly in a straight line to a point in Hinds Lake at latitude 48°57'49"N and longitude 56°59'36"W; thence northerly in a straight line to the southeasternmost point of the limit of the Town of Hampden; thence generally northerly along the easterly limit of said town to the northeasternmost point of the limit of said town; thence easterly in a straight line to a point in White Bay at latitude 49°34'31"N and longitude 56°50'24"W; thence generally northerly along said bay to the Atlantic Ocean.
Including Ramea Islands, Sops Island, Bell Island, Groais Island of the Grey Islands, Quirpon Island, St. John Island and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area.[4]"
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[5][6]
Ethnic groups: 82.4% White, 17.1% Aboriginal
Languages: 98.7% English
Religions: 95.4% Christian (36.7% Anglican, 34.4% Catholic, 10.5% United Church, 6.5% Pentecostal, 7.3% Other), 4.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $22,576
Average income (2010): $30,470
History
The riding of Long Range Mountains was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte and Random—Burin—St. George's.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Range Mountains Riding created from Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte and Random—Burin—St. George's |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Gudie Hutchings | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–present | |||
Election results
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2019 general election
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Gudie Hutchings | 18,199 | 47.36 | -26.49 | $67,837.53 | |||
| Conservative | Josh Eisses | 10,873 | 28.30 | +16.14 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Holly Pike | 7,609 | 19.80 | +8.47 | $43.82 | |||
| Green | Lucas Knill | 1,334 | 3.47 | +0.81 | $533.12 | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Robert Miles | 411 | 1.06 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,426 | 98.52 | -1.22 | 122,089.44 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 576 | 1.48 | +1.22 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,002 | 56.21 | -2.82 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 69,385 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -26.49 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9] | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Gudie Hutchings | 30,889 | 73.85 | +18.70 | $37,729.67 | |||
| Conservative | Wayne Ruth | 5,085 | 12.16 | –13.09 | $21,208.61 | |||
| New Democratic | Devon Babstock | 4,739 | 11.33 | –6.51 | $8,554.67 | |||
| Green | Terry Cormier | 1,111 | 2.66 | +1.62 | $2,064.79 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,824 | 100.00 | $242,285.48 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 108 | 0.26 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 41,932 | 59.03 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,037 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +15.90 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 19,770 | 55.16 | |
| Conservative | 9,051 | 25.25 | |
| New Democratic | 6,394 | 17.84 | |
| Green | 370 | 1.03 | |
| Independent | 258 | 0.72 | |
Student Vote Results
2019
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Gudie Hutchings | 843 | 31.05 | -30.11 | ||||
| New Democratic | Holly Pike | 723 | 26.63 | +11.26 | ||||
| Conservative | Josh Eisses | 514 | 18.93 | +7.82 | ||||
| Green | Lucas Knill | 462 | 17.02 | +4.66 | ||||
| Veterans Coalition | Robert Miles | 173 | 6.37 | New | ||||
| Total Valid Votes | 2,715 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| [13] | ||||||||
2015
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Gudie Hutchings | 589 | 61.16 | |||||
| New Democratic | Devon Babstock | 148 | 15.37 | |||||
| Green | Terry Cormier | 119 | 12.36 | |||||
| Conservative | Wayne Ruth | 107 | 11.11 | |||||
| Total Valid Votes | 963 | 100.0 | ||||||
| [14] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Report – Newfoundland and Labrador
- ^ Elections Canada. "Long Range Mountains Boundaries description". Elections Canada. Elections Canada. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=10005&Data=Count&SearchText=Long%20Range%20Mountains&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=10005&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&Data=Count&SearchText=Long%20Range%20Mountains&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Canada, Elections. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates 43rd General Election – October 21, 2019". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Long Range Mountains (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
- ^ "Student Vote Canada 2019". Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ "Student Vote". Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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