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Bonavista—Exploits

Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor in relation to other Newfoundland and Labrador ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 2003
District abolished 2013
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) 84,735
Electors (2011) 69,828
Area (km²) 27,140.84
Census divisions Division No. 3, Division No. 6, Division No. 7, Division No. 8
Census subdivisions Grand Falls-Windsor, Gander, Bonavista, Bishop's Falls, Lewisporte, Botwood, New-Wes-Valley, Twillingate, Gambo, Glovertown

Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (formerly Bonavista—Exploits) was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. 81.0% of its population is Protestant, the highest proportion in Canada.

In the 2011 federal election, this riding had the highest percentage of Liberal votes in the nation, with nearly 60% of voters backing Liberal candidate Scott Simms.

Ethnic groups:

Immigrant population: 0.92%

Languages:²

Religions:

The riding has 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 are Avalon, Random—Burin—St. George's, and Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte.

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

See the map of Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor riding (PDF).


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