Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (formerly Bonavista—Exploits) was a federal

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 2004 until 2015. 81.0% of its population was

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

, the highest proportion in Canada. In the 2011 federal election, this riding had the highest percentage of

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votes in the nation, with nearly 60% of voters backing Liberal candidate

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Demographics

Ethnic groups:
: 98.4% White¹ : 1.6%

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Immigrant population: 0.92% Languages:²
: 97.0%

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: 3.0%

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Religions:
: 81.0%

: 16.4%

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: 1.9% No affiliation : 0.6% other

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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

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's category of "Non-visible minority" includes

(

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and

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), and has been reduced accordingly.
² Based on ability to speak.

Geography

The neighbouring ridings were

Avalon Avalon (; la, Insula Avallonis; cy, Ynys Afallon, Ynys Afallach; kw, Enys Avalow; literally meaning "the isle of fruit r appletrees"; also written ''Avallon'' or ''Avilion'' among various other spellings) is a mythical island featured in the ...

Random—Burin—St. George's Random—Burin—St. George's was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Demographics Ethnic groups: 94.7% White, 4.8% Native Canadian Langua ...

, and

Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. Demographics Ethnic groups: 96.2% White, ...

. According to

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, the geographic definition of this riding was: : "All that area consisting of that part of the

Island of Newfoundland Newfoundland (, ; french: link=no, Terre-Neuve, ; ) is a large island off the east coast of the North American mainland and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It has 29 percent of the province's land ...

lying generally easterly and northerly of a line described as follows: commencing at a point midway between the towns of

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and

Leading Tickles Leading Tickles is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2021, the town had a population of 296, down from 407 in the Canada 2006 Census. It is located approximately 25 km Northwest of Point Leamington on the sh ...

Notre Dame Bay Notre Dame Bay is a large bay in Newfoundland, Canada. To the south it adjoins the Bay of Exploits. The name, French for '' Our Lady Bay'', dates to at least 1550, and is possibly a French translation of an earlier Portuguese name. Trump Island ...

; 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

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; thence southerly in a straight line to the mouth of Lloyds River at the westernmost extremity of

Red Indian Lake Beothuk Lake, formerly Red Indian Lake, is located in the interior of central Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The lake drains into the Exploits River which flows through the interior of Newfoundland and exits into ...

; 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

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( 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 Smith Sound ( da, Smith Sund; french: Détroit de Smith) is an uninhabited Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Canada's northernmost island, Ellesmere Island. It links Baffin Bay with Kane Basin and forms part of the Nares Strait. On the ...

on the north shoreline of Trinity Bay; thence southeasterly to said bay. Including Exploits Islands, North and South

Twillingate Islands Twillingate Islands (French language, French "Toulinguet") are a group of islands in Notre Dame Bay of the Island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. There are two main islands, North Twilli ...

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Change Islands Change Islands is an outport community in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The community spans two small islands of the same name which lie off the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland between Notre Dame Bay and the La ...

, Fogo Island,

Funk Island Funk Island is a small, barren, isolated, uninhabited island approximately northeast of Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada. Geography The island is roughly trapezoidal in shape, with a maximum length of 0.8 km (½ mile) and a maximum wid ...

, 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 Gander—Grand Falls was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2004. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Gander—Twillingate and Grand F ...

and 31.4% from

Bonavista—Trinity—Conception Bonavista—Trinity—Conception was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2003. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Bonavista—Twillin ...

. Following the 2012 electoral redistribution, this riding was dissolved and divided between

Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was created from the portions of the island of Newfoundland previously included in the electoral districts of Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls ...

(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

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Election results

Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor, 2003 Representation Order

Bonavista—Exploits, 2003 Representation Order

References

Notes

External links

Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor riding
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Riding history for Bonavista—Exploits (2003–2004)
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Riding history for Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (2004– )
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Election Financial Reports
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