Gander (electoral district)

Gander

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Vacant
District created	1967
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,249

Gander is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

It includes the town of Gander and the surrounding communities of Appleton, Glenwood and Benton. Gander, which has an airport and military history, is a service centre for a large region of the province. Voters in Gander often swing between the Liberal and Progressive Conservative columns, often electing members who sat on the government benches, making it an important swing district in the province.

Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:

	Member	Party	Term
	Harold Collins	Progressive Conservative	1967-1979
	Hazel Newhook	Progressive Conservative	1979-1985
	Winston Baker	Liberal	1985-1995
	Gary Vey	Liberal	1995-1996
	Sandra Kelly	Liberal	1996-2003
	Kevin O'Brien	Progressive Conservative	2003–2015

Election results

Gander (electoral district) - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Haggie	3151	67.7%	–
	New Democratic	Lukas Norman	1152	24.8%	–
	Progressive Conservative	Ryan Menchion	351	7.5%	–

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin O'Brien	2393	52.27%	–
	Liberal	Barry Warren	1415	30.91%
NDP	Lukas Norman	770	16.82%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin O'Brien	3599	75.1%	+13.2%
	Liberal	Stephanie Winsor	1193	24.9%	+8.2%

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin O'Brien	3621	61.38	–
	Liberal	Dianne Crewe	1930	32.71
NDP	Steve Johnson	348	5.89

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sandra Kelly	3,064	49.5%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin O'Brien	2,926	47.2%	–	NDP	Roy Locke	193	3.1%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sandra Kelly	3,585	55.6%
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Crummell	2,840	44.0%	–

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By-Election - October 10, 1995 On the resignation of Winston Baker, July 31, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Vey	2,421	47.8%
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Crummell	2,375	46.9%	–	NDP	Roy Locke	268	5.3%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1993

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Winston Baker	3,876	63.2%
	Progressive Conservative	John Elliot	1,654	30.0%	–	NDP	Roy Locke	584	9.5%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1989

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Winston Baker	3460	60.7
	Progressive Conservative	Agnes Richards	2029	35.6	–	NDP	Claude Elliot	215	3.77

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Winston Baker	3309	56.4
	Progressive Conservative	Hazel Newhook	2319	39.5	–	NDP	G. Joe Tremblett	241	4.1

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Hazel Newhook	2876	57.8	–
	Liberal	Winston Baker	1845	37.1		NDP	Lowell Paulson	259	5.2

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Hazel Newhook	2362	47.5	–
	Liberal	Winston Baker	1562	31.4		NDP	Randy Simms	1054	21.2

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly