Gander—Twillingate 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 ...
in
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1968 to 1988.
This
riding was created in 1966 from parts of
Bonavista—Twillingate and
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador 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—Twillin ...
and
Gander—Grand Falls ridings.
It 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
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history for Gander—Twillingate (1966–1987) from the Library of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador