Central Newfoundland (electoral district)
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 74,201 | ||
| Electors (2025)[2] | 63,112 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 38,674.01 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1.9 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Grand Falls-Windsor, Gander, Lewisporte, Bishop's Falls, Springdale, Botwood, Twillingate, Fogo Island, Harbour Breton, Baie Verte | ||
Central Newfoundland (formerly 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%).[3]
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 2015 Canadian federal election, held October 19, 2015.[4]
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed Central Newfoundland.[5]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 Canadian census[6]
Ethnic groups: 91.8% White, 7% Indigenous
Languages: 98.9% English
Religions: 86.3% Christian (19% Catholic, 17.5% Pentecostal and other Charismatic, 17% Anglican, 14.6% Methodist and Wesleyan, 12.6% United Church), 13.2% No religion
Median income: $32,400 (2020)
Average income: $41,520 (2020)
History
[edit]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 and 2019 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 |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Scott Simms | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | Clifford Small | Conservative | |
| Central Newfoundland | ||||
Election results
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2025
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Clifford Small | 21,672 | 54.10 | +7.21 | ||||
| Liberal | Lynette Powell | 17,441 | 43.54 | –2.47 | ||||
| New Democratic | Darian Vincent | 945 | 2.36 | –4.74 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 40,058 | 63.26 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 63,320 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.84 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
2021
[edit]| 2021 Canadian federal election: Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Clifford Small | 14,927 | 46.89 | +11.55 | $59,241.94 | |||
| Liberal | Scott Simms | 14,646 | 46.01 | -2.30 | $41,577.53 | |||
| New Democratic | Jamie Ruby | 2,261 | 7.10 | -5.25 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,834 | 97.86 | $124,135.56 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 695 | 2.14 | -0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 32,529 | 51.12 | -3.80 | |||||
| Registered voters | 63,631 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.93 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10] | ||||||||
2019
[edit]| 2019 Canadian federal election: Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Scott Simms | 16,514 | 48.31 | -26.52 | $48,943.91 | |||
| Conservative | Alex Bracci | 12,081 | 35.34 | +17.02 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Noel Joe | 4,224 | 12.36 | +6.26 | $6,009.07 | |||
| Green | Byron White | 1,363 | 3.99 | +3.24 | $5,899.33 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,182 | 97.80 | -1.79 | 120,385.86 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 770 | 2.20 | +1.79 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,952 | 55.59 | -0.12 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 62,880 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -26.51 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
2015
[edit]| 2015 Canadian federal election: Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Scott Simms | 26,523 | 74.82 | +19.90 | $53,460.35 | |||
| Conservative | Kevin O'Brien | 6,479 | 18.28 | –12.04 | $151,187.70 | |||
| New Democratic | Claudette Menchenton | 2,175 | 6.14 | –7.49 | $3,416.01 | |||
| Green | Elizabeth Perry | 271 | 0.76 | –0.12 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 35,448 | 99.59 | $238,355.39 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 145 | 0.41 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 35,593 | 55.71 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 63,891 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +15.97 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 15,805 | 54.92 | |
| Conservative | 8,724 | 30.31 | |
| New Democratic | 3,920 | 13.62 | |
| Green | 254 | 0.88 | |
| Independent | 74 | 0.26 | |
Student vote results
[edit]2019
[edit]| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Simms | 887 | 41.76 | -25.02 | ||||
| New Democratic | Noel Joe | 518 | 24.39 | +10.72 | ||||
| Conservative | Alex Bracci | 418 | 19.68 | +4.41 | ||||
| Green | Byron White | 301 | 14.17 | +9.89 | ||||
| Total votes | 2,124 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Student Vote Canada[16] | ||||||||
2015
[edit]| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Scott Simms | 796 | 66.78 | |||||
| Conservative | Kevin George O'Brien | 182 | 15.27 | |||||
| New Democratic | Claudette Menchenton | 163 | 13.67 | |||||
| Green | Elizabeth Perry | 51 | 4.28 | |||||
| Total votes | 1,165 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Student Vote Canada[17] | ||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2022
- ^ "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 6". Government of Canada. April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ^ Report – Newfoundland and Labrador
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ "New Federal Electoral Map for Newfoundland and Labrador".
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
- ^ "Student Vote Canada 2019". Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Student Vote". Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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