Gander—Twillingate was 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 ...

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of

Bonavista—Twillingate Bonavista—Twillingate was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968. This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Conf ...

and

Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Labrador (formerly known as Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador and Grand Falls—White Bay) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949. The rid ...

ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into

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—Twilli ...

and

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 ...

ridings. The riding initially consisted of the provincial districts of Gander, Lewisporte, Twillingate, Fogo and Bonavista North, and the parts of the provincial districts of Green Bay, Bonavista South and Fortune Bay not included in the electoral districts of Grand Falls White Bay-Labrador, Bonavista-Trinity-Conception and Burin-Burgeo.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

References

External links

Riding history for Gander—Twillingate (1966–1987) from the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gander-Twillingate Former federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

References

External links