Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor

Ethnic groups:

: 98.4% White¹

: 1.6% First Peoples

Immigrant population: 0.92%

Languages:²

: 97.0% English

: 3.0% bilingual

Religions:

: 81.0% Protestant

: 16.4% Catholic

: 1.9% no affiliation

: 0.6% other Christian

The riding had the highest proportion of Protestants in Canada.

Post-secondary education: 31.3%

Average individual income: $19 829

Average household income: $40 677

Unemployment: 28.9%

¹ Statistics Canada's category of "Non-visible minority" includes First Peoples (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), and has been reduced accordingly.

² Based on ability to speak.

The neighbouring ridings were Avalon, Random—Burin—St. George's, and Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte.

According to Elections Canada, the geographic definition of this riding was:

: "All that area consisting of that part of the Island of Newfoundland lying generally easterly 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 Frozen Ocean Lake 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 Lloyds River at the westernmost extremity of Red Indian Lake [now Beothuk Lake]; thence southerly in a straight line to a point in Victoria Lake at latitude 48°15'N and approximate longitude 57°21'W; thence easterly to the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway (Route No. 1) with Route No. 230; thence easterly along Route No. 230 to Route No. 230A; thence easterly in a straight line to Ocean Pond; thence southeasterly in a straight line to British Harbour at the entrance of Smith Sound on the north shoreline of Trinity Bay; thence southeasterly to said bay. Including Exploits Islands, North and South Twillingate Islands, New World Island, Change Islands, Fogo Island, Funk Island, Cottel Island and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area."

The electoral district was created in 2003: 68.6% from Gander—Grand Falls and 31.4% from Bonavista—Trinity—Conception. Following the 2012 electoral redistribution, this riding was dissolved and divided between Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (67%) and Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (33%), with the new boundaries taking effect at the 2015 federal election.

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

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{{CANelec/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Scott Simms|17,977 |57.70|-12.57|$31,255.40}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Aaron Hynes|8,595 |27.59|+12.36|$54,357.10}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Clyde Bridger |4,306|13.82|+1.31|$9.50}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Robyn Kenny |279|0.90|-1.08|none listed}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/expense limit| 31,157|100.0  |–|$95,488.47 }}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots| 151| 0.48|-0.02 }}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|31,308 | 36.24|-4.91 }}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters| 86,394}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|-12.46}}

{{CANelec/source|source=Sources:[http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ovr2011/default.html Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011][http://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPF/EN/CC/SelectDistricts?act=C2&eventid=34&returntype=1&option=3 Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election]}}

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{{CANelec/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Scott Simms| 20,089| 70.27|+18.23| $24,766.21}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Andrew House| 4,354| 15.23|-25.05|$31,582.25 }}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Jason Holley | 3,577| 12.51|+5.52|none listed}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Robert O'Connor| 568| 1.98|+1.29|none listed}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|28,588|100.0  |–| $92,537}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots| 145|0.50|±0 }}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout| 28,733| 41.15|-13.05}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|69,828}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|+21.64}}

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{{CANelec/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Scott Simms|19,866| 52.04|+3.84 | $44,893.75}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Aaron Hynes|15,376|40.28|-1.33 |$70,473.24 }}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Sandra Cooze|2,668| 6.99| -1.06| $960.36}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Judy Davis |265| 0.69| -0.42| none listed}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/expense limit| 38,175| 100.0  |–|$86,380 }}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots|190|0.50 |-0.03 }}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|38,365|54.20| }}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|70,782}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|+2.58}}

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{{CANelec/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Scott Simms| 15,970| 48.20|-7.12|$45,455.39 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Rex Barnes |13,786 | 41.61|+7.11|$78,934.75 }}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Samuel Robert McLean | 2,667| 8.05|-2.14|$1,870.00 }}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Ed Sailor White | 367| 1.11|–| $275.00}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|John Lannon |344 | 1.04|–|none listed}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|33,134|100.0 |– | $84,760 }}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots|178|0.53}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|33,312|46.30|-6.67 }}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|71,944}}

{{CANelec/nothold|CA|Liberal|-7.12}}

{{CANelec/note|Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals from the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.}}

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• [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1310 Riding history for Bonavista—Exploits (2003–2004)] from the Library of Parliament
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• [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/welcome.aspx?lang=e Election Financial Reports] from Elections Canada

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