Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame

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
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Scott Simms
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]78,092
Electors (2011)63,891
Area (km²)[1]43,596
Pop. density (per km²)1.8
Census subdivisionsBishop's Falls, Botwood, Fogo Island, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Lewisporte, Springdale, Twillingate

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  2015–2019     Scott Simms Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results

2019 general election
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalScott Simms16,51448.3-26.52
ConservativeAlex Bracci12,08135.3+17.02
New DemocraticNoel Joe4,22412.4+6.26
GreenByron White1,3634.0+3.24
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,182100.0
Total rejected ballots 770
Turnout 34,95255.6
Eligible voters 62,880
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

2015 general election
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalScott Simms26,52374.82+19.90$53,460.35
ConservativeKevin 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[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Liberal15,80554.92
  Conservative8,72430.31
  New Democratic3,92013.62
  Green2540.88
  Independent740.26

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Report – Newfoundland and Labrador
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  6. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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