Bonavista—Burin—Trinity

Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Churence Rogers
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
Last contested 2017
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1] 74,116
Electors (2015) 61,475
Area (km²)[2] 16,806.97
Pop. density (per km²) 4.4
Census divisions Division No. 1, Division No. 2, Division No. 3, Division No. 7, Division No. 8
Census subdivisions Arnold's Cove, Baine Harbour, Bay de Verde, Bay L'Argent, Bonavista, Burin, Carmanville, Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Chance Cove, Chapel Arm, Clarenville, Come By Chance, Division No. 1, Subd. A, Division No. 1, Subd. E, Division No. 1, Subd. F, Division No. 1, Subd. G, Division No. 1, Subd. H, Division No. 1, Subd. Y, Division No. 2, Subd. C, Division No. 2, Subd. D, Division No. 2, Subd. E, Division No. 2, Subd. F, Division No. 2, Subd. G, Division No. 2, Subd. H, Division No. 2, Subd. I, Division No. 2, Subd. J, Division No. 2, Subd. K, Division No. 2, Subd. L, Division No. 3, Subd. A, Division No. 7, Subd. A, Division No. 7, Subd. B, Division No. 7, Subd. D, Division No. 7, Subd. E, Division No. 7, Subd. F, Division No. 7, Subd. G, Division No. 7, Subd. I, Division No. 7, Subd. J, Division No. 7, Subd. K, Division No. 7, Subd. L, Division No. 7, Subd. M, Division No. 7, Subd. N, Division No. 8, Subd. L, Division No. 8, Subd. M, Dover, Duntara, Eastport, Elliston, English Harbour East, Frenchman's Cove, Fortune, Fox Cove-Mortier, Gambo, Garnish, Glovertown, Grand Bank, Grand le Pierre, Greenspond, Hant's Harbour, Happy Adventure, Hare Bay, Heart's Content, Heart's Delight-Islington, Heart's Desire, Indian Bay, Keels, King's Cove, Lamaline, Lawn, Lewin's Cove, Little Bay East, Lord's Cove, Lumsden, Marystown, Musgrave Harbour, Musgravetown, New Perlican, New-Wes-Valley, Norman's Cove-Long Cove, Old Perlican, Parkers Cove, Point au Gaul, Point May, Port Blandford, Port Rexton, Red Harbour, Rushoon, Salmon Cove, Salvage, Sanringham, Sandy Cove, Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, Southern Harbour, St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine, St. Brendan's, St. Lawrence, Sunnyside, Terra Nova, Terrenceville, Traytown, Trinity (Trinity Bay), Trinity Bay North, Whiteway, Whitebourne, Winterland, Winterton

Bonavista—Burin—Trinity is a federal electoral district on Newfoundland Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

Bonavista—Burin—Trinity was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and has been legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Random—Burin—St. George's (41%), Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (37%) and Avalon (22%).[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 National Household Survey, Bonavista—Burin—Trinity is the most Christian riding in Canada with 97% of the population claiming to have a Christian affiliation. It is also the only riding in Canada where less than 3% of the population has no religious affiliation.[5]

According to the Canada 2011 Census[6]

Ethnic groups: 97.4% White, 2.0% Indigenous, 0.6% Other
Languages: 99.2% English, 0.3% French, 0.5% Other
Religions: 97.0% Christian, 0.2% Other, 2.8% None
Median income: $20,964 (2010)
Average income: $28,908 (2010)

Geography

The riding contains the Bonavista Bay area, the Burin Peninsula and the Trinity Bay area of Newfoundland.

History

The riding of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of Random—Burin—St. George's, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and Avalon.

Parliament Years Member Party
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Riding created from Random—Burin—St. George's,
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and Avalon
42nd  2015–2017     Judy Foote Liberal
 2017–present Churence Rogers

Election results

Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017[7]
Resignation of Judy Foote
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChurence Rogers8,71769.22-12.58
ConservativeMike Windsor2,87822.85+12.78
New DemocraticTyler James Downey5984.75-2.54
LibertarianShane Stapleton2622.08N/A
GreenTyler Colbourne1381.10+0.25
Total valid votes/Expense limit 12,593100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 12,59321.43-35.94
Eligible voters 58,771
Liberal hold Swing -12.68
Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJudy M. Foote28,70481.80+27.33$40,957.22
ConservativeMike Windsor3,53410.07–20.43$7,929.44
New DemocraticJenn Brown2,5577.29–6.66$616.65
GreenTyler John Colbourne2970.85–0.03–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,092100.00 $214,042.22
Total rejected ballots 1730.49–
Turnout 35,26557.36–
Eligible voters 61,475
Liberal notional hold Swing +23.88
Source: Elections Canada,[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Liberal16,80554.46
  Conservative9,41230.50
  New Democratic4,30313.95
  Green2700.88
  Others660.21

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. ↑ "Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts".
  4. ↑ "Report – Newfoundland and Labrador".
  5. ↑ "National Household Survey (NHS)".
  6. ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=10002&Data=Count&SearchText=bonavista&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  7. ↑ "Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections". Prime Minister's Office. November 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (Preliminary results)". Elections Canada. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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