Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte in relation to other Newfoundland and Labrador ridings
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 71,563 |
| Electors (2011) | 59,797 |
| Area (km²) | 31,075.06 |
| Census divisions | Division No. 5, Division No. 6, Division No. 8, Division No. 9 |
| Census subdivisions | Corner Brook, Deer Lake, Pasadena, Springdale, St. Anthony |
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that had been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2015.
Ethnic groups: 96.2% White, 3.4% Native Canadian
Languages: 99.3% English
Religions: 73.8% Protestant, 23.2% Catholic, 2.1% No affiliation
Average income: $20 573
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte is the riding with the highest percentage of people with English ethnic origin in all of Canada (46.8% - multiple responses).
The district includes the Great Northern Peninsula, the Baie Verte Peninsula, the area along the southwest coast of Notre Dame Bay, the Bay of Islands, and the Corner Brook area. It also includes most of Glover Island, the Grey Islands (Groais Island and Bell Island), and the Horse Islands.
The neighbouring ridings are Labrador, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor, and Random—Burin—St. George's.
According to Elections Canada, the geographic boundaries for the 39th General Election (2006) are:
See the map of the Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte riding (PDF).
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