Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte was a federal

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in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1988 to 2015.

Demographics

Ethnic groups: 96.2% White, 3.4% Native Canadian
Languages: 99.3% English
Religions: 73.8% Protestant, 23.2% Catholic, 2.1% No affiliation
Average income: $20 573 Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte is the riding with the highest percentage of people with English ethnic origin in all of Canada (46.8% - multiple responses).

Geography

The district included the Great Northern Peninsula, the Baie Verte Peninsula, the area along the southwest coast of Notre Dame Bay, the Bay of Islands, and the

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area. It also included most of Glover Island, the

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(

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and Bell Island), and the Horse Islands. The neighbouring ridings were Labrador, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor, and

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. According to Elections Canada, the geographic boundaries for the 39th General Election (2006) were: : "All that area consisting of that part of the Island of Newfoundland lying westerly and northerly of a line described as follows: commencing at a point midway between the towns of Triton and Leading Tickles in Notre Dame Bay; thence southerly in said bay to Seal Bay; thence southerly in a straight line to

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at approximate latitude 49°11'N and approximate longitude 55°41'W; thence westerly in a straight line to Hinds Lake; thence southerly in a straight line to the mouth of

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at the westernmost extremity of Red Indian Lake; thence westerly in a straight line to

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; thence westerly in a straight line to Bluff Head on the eastern shoreline of

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. Including St. John Island, Quirpon Island, Sop's Island, Bell Island and

of the

, Horse Islands and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area."

History

The electoral district was created in 1987 from Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador and

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. Following the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding was dissolved and divided between Long Range Mountains (80%) and Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (20%), with the new boundaries taking effect at the 2015 federal election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, 2003 Representation Order

Previous elections

Canadian Alliance changes from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.

References

Notes

External links

Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte riding
from Elections Canada
Riding history for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (1987–1996)
from the Library of Parliament
Riding history for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (1996– )
from the Library of Parliament
Election Financial Reports
from Elections Canada {{DEFAULTSORT:Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte Corner Brook Former federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador