Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame

Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Scott Simms
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 78,092
Electors (2011) 63,891
Area (km²)[1] 43,596
Pop. density (per km²) 1.8
Census subdivisions Bishop's Falls, Botwood, Fogo Island, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Lewisporte, Springdale, Twillingate

Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was created from the portions of the island of Newfoundland previously included in the electoral districts of Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (72%), Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (18%) and Random—Burin—St. George's (10%).[2]

Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was 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]

History

The riding of Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of Random—Burin—St. George's, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and Avalon. It was the first election result called for in the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Parliament Years Member Party
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
Riding created from Random—Burin—St. George's,
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte and
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor
42nd  2015–Present     Scott Simms Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalScott Simms26,52374.82+19.90$53,460.35
ConservativeKevin George O'Brien6,47918.28–12.04$151,187.70
New DemocraticClaudette Menchenton2,1756.14–7.49$3,416.01
GreenElizabeth Perry2710.76–0.12–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,448100.00 $238,355.39
Total rejected ballots 1450.41–
Turnout 35,59355.71–
Eligible voters 63,891
Liberal notional hold Swing +15.97
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Liberal15,80554.92
  Conservative8,72430.31
  New Democratic3,92013.62
  Green2540.88
  Independent740.26

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ Report – Newfoundland and Labrador
  3. ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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