Gander (electoral district)

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Gander
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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Coordinates: 48°53′13″N54°52′23″W / 48.887°N 54.873°W / 48.887; -54.873
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
John Haggie
Liberal
District created1967
First contested 1971
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)14,725
Electors (2015)9,874
Area (km²)3,250
Pop. density (per km²)4.5
Census division(s) Division No. 6, Division No. 7
Census subdivision(s) Appleton, Benton, Gambo, Gander, Glenwood

Gander is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Contents

It includes the town of Gander and the surrounding communities of Appleton, Gambo, Glenwood, and Benton. Gander, which has an airport and military history, is a service centre for a large region of the province. Voters in Gander often swing between the Liberal and Progressive Conservative columns, often electing members who sat on the government benches, making it an important swing district in the province.

Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
34th 1966-1967   Charles Ronald McKay Granger Liberal
1967-1971 Harold Anthony Collins Progressive Conservative
35th 1972
36th 1972-1975
37th 1975-1979
38th 1979-1982 Hazel Rose Newhook Progressive Conservative
39th 1982-1985
40th 1985-1989 Winston Baker Liberal
41st 1989-1993
42nd 1993-1995
1995-1996 Gary Vey Liberal
43rd 1996-1999 Sandra Kelly Liberal
44th 1999-2003
45th 2003-2007 Kevin George O'Brien Progressive Conservative
46th 2007-2011
47th 2011-2015
48th 2015-2019 John Haggie Liberal
49th 2019-2021
50th 2021-Present

Election results

Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Haggie 3,35870.93+12.36
Progressive Conservative Jamie Harnum1,22825.94-15.49
New Democratic Dawn Lahey1483.13
Total valid votes4,734
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +13.93
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)" . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Haggie 3,31158.6-9.0
Progressive Conservative Ryan Wagg2,34241.4+34.4
Total valid votes5,653100
Total rejected ballots73
Turnout5,72661.6+14.1
Eligible voters9,296
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Haggie 3,15167.56+36.65
New Democratic Lukas Norman1,18425.39+8.57
Progressive Conservative Ryan Menchion3297.05-45.22
Total valid votes4,66499.53–
Total rejected ballots220.47–
Turnout4,68647.46-5.61
Eligible voters9,874
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +22.61
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [1]
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kevin O'Brien 2,39352.27-22.83
Liberal Barry Warren1,41530.91+6.01
New Democratic Lukas Norman77016.82+16.82
Total valid votes4,57899.65–
Total rejected ballots160.35–
Turnout4,59453.07-2.85
Eligible voters8,656
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -14.42
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [2]
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kevin O'Brien 3,59975.10+13.72
Liberal Stephanie Winsor1,19324.90-7.82
Total valid votes4,79299.01–
Total rejected ballots480.99–
Turnout4,84055.92-2.59
Eligible voters8,656
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.77
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [3]
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kevin O'Brien 3,62161.38+14.06
Liberal Diane Crewe1,93032.72-16.84
New Democratic Steve Johnson3485.90+2.78
Total valid votes5,89999.88–
Total rejected ballots70.12–
Turnout5,90658.51-1.18
Eligible voters10,094
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.45
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [4]
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sandra Kelly 3,06449.56-6.24
Progressive Conservative Kevin O'Brien 2,92647.32+3.12
New Democratic Roy Locke1933.12+3.12
Total valid votes6,18399.84–
Total rejected ballots100.16–
Turnout6,19359.69-10.02
Eligible voters10,375
Liberal hold Swing -4.68
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [5]
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sandra Kelly 3,58555.80+7.99
Progressive Conservative Dan Crummell 2,84044.20-2.70
Total valid votes6,42599.60–
Total rejected ballots260.40–
Turnout6,45169.71+12.40
Eligible voters9,254
Liberal hold Swing +5.35
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [6]
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, October 10, 1995
upon the resignation of Winston Baker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gary Vey 2,42147.81-15.59
Progressive Conservative Dan Crummell 2,37546.90+19.85
New Democratic Roy Locke2685.29-4.26
Total valid votes5,06499.90–
Total rejected ballots50.10–
Turnout5,06957.31-3.52
Eligible voters8,845
Liberal hold Swing -17.72
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [7]
1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Winston Baker 3,87663.40+2.74
Progressive Conservative John Elliott1,65427.05-8.52
New Democratic Roy Locke5849.55+5.78
Total valid votes6,11499.69–
Total rejected ballots190.31–
Turnout6,13360.83-15.37
Eligible voters10,082
Liberal hold Swing +5.63
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [8]
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Winston Baker 3,46060.66+4.28
Progressive Conservative Agnes Richard2,02935.57-3.94
New Democratic Claude Elliott2153.77-0.34
Total valid votes5,70499.74–
Total rejected ballots150.26–
Turnout5,71976.20-1.05
Eligible voters7,505
Liberal hold Swing +4.11
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [9]
1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Winston Baker 3,30956.38+19.33
Progressive Conservative Hazel Newhook 2,31939.51-18.24
New Democratic G. Joe Tremblett2414.11-1.09
Total valid votes5,86999.81–
Total rejected ballots110.19–
Turnout5,88077.25+2.49
Eligible voters7,612
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +18.79
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [10]
1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Hazel Newhook 2,87657.75+10.30
Liberal Winston Baker 1,84537.05+15.88
New Democratic Lowell Paulson2595.20-26.18
Total valid votes4,98099.82–
Total rejected ballots90.18–
Turnout4,98974.76+0.04
Eligible voters6,673
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +13.09
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [11]
1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Hazel Newhook 2,36247.45-9.62
New Democratic Winston Baker 1,56431.38+31.38
Liberal Randy Simms 1,05421.17-21.76
Total valid votes4,97899.84–
Total rejected ballots80.16–
Turnout4,98674.72-2.20
Eligible voters6,673
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -20.50
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [12]
1975 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Harold Collins 2,46257.07-8.55
Liberal Averill Baker1,85242.93+11.03
Total valid votes4,31499.91–
Total rejected ballots40.09–
Turnout4,31876.92-0.67
Eligible voters5,614
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.79
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [13]
1972 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Harold Collins 4,67465.62–
Liberal Eli Baker2,27231.90–
New Democratic Earl Reginald Boone1772.48–
Total valid votes7,12399.35–
Total rejected ballots260.65–
Turnout7,14977.59
Eligible voters9,214
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Report on the Provincial General Election, October 11, 2011" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Report on the Provincial General Election, October 9, 2007" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 7 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Report on the October 21, 2003 General Election" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly, February 9, 1999" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 November 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Third General Assembly, February 22, 1996" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 28 October 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Gander By-Election, October 10, 1995" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 10 June 1996. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Second General Assembly, May 3, 1993" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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