Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 76,704 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 61,475 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 18,961 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Bonavista, Burin, Clarenville, Glovertown, Grand Bank, Marystown, New-Wes-Valley | ||
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity is a new federal electoral district on Newfoundland Island in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity 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 parts of the electoral districts of Random—Burin—St. George's (41%), Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (37%) and Avalon (22%).[3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 National Household Survey, Bonavista—Burin—Trinity is the most Christian riding in Canada with 97% of the population claiming to have a Christian affiliation. It is also the only riding in Canada where less than 3% of the population has no religious affiliation.[4]
Geography
The riding contains the Bonavista Bay area, the Burin Peninsula and the Trinity Bay area of Newfoundland.
History
The riding of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of Random—Burin—St. George's, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and Avalon.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Riding created from Random—Burin—St. George's, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and Avalon |
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| 42nd | 2015–present | Judy Foote | Liberal | |
Election results
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Judy M. Foote | 28,704 | 81.80 | +27.33 | – | |||
| Conservative | Mike Windsor | 3,534 | 10.07 | –20.43 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Jenn Brown | 2,557 | 7.29 | –6.66 | – | |||
| Green | Tyler John Colbourne | 297 | 0.85 | –0.03 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 35,092 | 100.00 | $213,444.02 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 173 | 0.49 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 35,265 | 57.36 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 61,475 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +23.88 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada,[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 16,805 | 54.46 | |
| Conservative | 9,412 | 30.50 | |
| New Democratic | 4,303 | 13.95 | |
| Green | 270 | 0.88 | |
| Others | 66 | 0.21 | |
References
- ^ a b Stastistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Report – Newfoundland and Labrador
- ^ National Household Survey (NHS)
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (Preliminary results)". Elections Canada. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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