Gander—Grand Falls

{{Short description|Former federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada}}

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{{Infobox Canada electoral district

| province = Newfoundland and Labrador

| image =

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| fed-status = defunct

| fed-created = 1987

| fed-abolished = 2003

| fed-election-first = 1988

| fed-election-last = 2004

}}

Gander—Grand Falls was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2004. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Gander—Twillingate and Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Bonavista—Exploits, Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, and Random—Burin—St. George's ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

{{CanMP}}

{{CanMP nodata|Gander—Grand Falls
Riding created from Gander—Twillingate and
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1988

| ToYr = 1993

| Assembly# = 34

| CanParty = Liberal

| PartyTerms# = 4

| RepName = George Baker

| RepLink = George Baker (Canadian politician)

| RepTerms# = 4

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1993

| ToYr = 1997

| Assembly# = 35

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1997

| ToYr = 2000

| Assembly# = 36

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2000

| ToYr = 2002

| Assembly# = 37

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2002

| ToYr = 2004

| CanParty = PC

| PartyTerms# = 1

| RepName = Rex Barnes

| RepTerms# = 1

}}

{{CanMP nodata|Riding dissolved into Bonavista—Exploits, Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
and Random—Burin—St. George's}}

{{CanMP end}}

George Baker, a Liberal, represented the riding from the 1997 general election until he was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2002. Rex Barnes, a Progressive Conservative, won the 2002 by-election held to replace Baker, and represented the riding for the remainder of that Parliament.

Election results

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|George Baker |20,314}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Abe Schwartz|11,478}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bryan Blackmore|4,618}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1993}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|George Baker| 24,202}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Tom Rideout|6,063}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Dennis Whalen|530}}

{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Nolan White|200}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|George Baker |13,409}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Todd Barker|8,652}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Mary Shortall|3,620}}

{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|George Baker |15,874}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Roger K. Pike|8,191}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Bill Broderick|2,876}}

{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Orville Penney|1,912}}

{{end}}

{{CanElec1-by|13 May 2002|On Mr. Baker being called to the Senate, 26 March 2002}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Rex Barnes|9,273}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Beaton Tulk|8,552}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|John Lannon|873}}

{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Garry Hartle|422}}

{{end}}

See also

References

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