Gander—Grand Falls was a federal
electoral district
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in
Newfoundland and Labrador
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1988 to 2004.
This
riding was created in 1987 from parts of
Gander—Twillingate
Gander—Twillingate was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Bonavista—Twillingate and Grand ...
and
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
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ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into
Bonavista—Exploits,
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, ...
and
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 ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
George Baker, a
Liberal
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, represented the riding from the
1997 general election until he was appointed to the
Senate of Canada
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in 2002.
Rex Barnes
Rex Barnes (born June 4, 1959) is a Canadian politician.
Born in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Barnes was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Gander—G ...
, a
Progressive Conservative, won the 2002
by-election
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held to replace Baker, and represented the riding for the remainder of that Parliament.
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history for Gander—Grand Falls (1987–2003) from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador