Central Newfoundland (formerly Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame) is a federal
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...
, Canada. It was created from the portions of the island of Newfoundland previously included in the electoral districts of
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (72%),
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (18%) and
Random—Burin—St. George's (10%).
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame was created by the
2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the
2015 Canadian federal election
The 2015 Canadian federal election was held on October 19, 2015, to elect the 338 members of the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons of the 42nd Canadian Parliament, 42nd Parliament of Canada. In accordance with the Fixed election date ...
, held October 19, 2015.
Following the
2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution
A redistribution of federal electoral districts ("ridings") began in Canada following the results of the 2021 Canadian census. The Constitution of Canada requires that federal electoral districts that compose the House of Commons undergo a re ...
, this riding was renamed Central Newfoundland.
Demographics
''According to the
2021 Canadian census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada, Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, whic ...
''
Ethnic groups: 91.8% White, 7% Indigenous
Languages: 98.9% English
Religions: 86.3% Christian (19% Catholic, 17.5% Pentecostal and other Charismatic, 17% Anglican, 14.6% Methodist and Wesleyan, 12.6% United Church), 13.2% No religion
Median income: $32,400 (2020)
Average income: $41,520 (2020)
History
The riding of Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of
Random—Burin—St. George's,
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and
Avalon. It was the first election result called for in the 2015 and 2019 Canadian federal election.
Election results
2025
2021
2019
2015
Student vote results
2025
2021
2019
2015
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
Newfoundland and Labrador federal electoral districts
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Grand Falls-Windsor
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