Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte in relation to other Newfoundland and Labrador ridings
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1987
District abolished2013
First contested1988
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]71,563
Electors (2011)59,797
Area (km²)[2]31,075.06
Census division(s)Division No. 5, Division No. 6, Division No. 8, Division No. 9
Census subdivision(s)Corner Brook, Deer Lake, Pasadena, Springdale, St. Anthony

Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015.

Demographics

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).[3]

Geography

The district included 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 included most of Glover Island, the Grey Islands (Groais Island and Bell Island), and the Horse Islands.

The neighbouring ridings were 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) were:

"All that area consisting of that part of the Island of Newfoundland lying westerly and northerly of a line described as follows: commencing at a point midway between the towns of Triton and Leading Tickles in Notre Dame Bay; thence southerly in said bay to Seal Bay; thence southerly in a straight line to Frozen Ocean Lake at approximate latitude 49°11'N and approximate longitude 55°41'W; thence westerly in a straight line to Hinds Lake; thence southerly in a straight line to the mouth of Lloyds River at the westernmost extremity of Red Indian Lake [now known as Beothuk Lake]; thence westerly in a straight line to Georges Lake; thence westerly in a straight line to Bluff Head on the eastern shoreline of Port au Port Bay. Including St. John Island, Quirpon Island, Sop's Island, Bell Island and Groais Island of the Grey Islands, Horse Islands and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area."

History

The electoral district was created in 1987 from Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador and Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe. Following the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding was dissolved and divided between Long Range Mountains (80%) and Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (20%), with the new boundaries taking effect at the 2015 federal election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
Riding created from Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
and Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe
34th  1988–1993     Brian Tobin Liberal
35th  1993–1996
 1996–1997     Gerry Byrne Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Long Range Mountains and
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame

Election results

Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, 2003 Representation Order

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalGerry Byrne17,11957.04-10.88$40,692.36
ConservativeTrevor Taylor7,55925.18+14.56$34,234.84
New DemocraticShelley Senior4,75115.83-1.97$6,860.99
IndependentWayne Ronald Bennett3321.11-2.55$2,100.81
GreenRobin Gosse2530.84$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 30,014100.0  $93,645.93
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 970.32-0.25
Turnout 30,11150.94 +6.67
Eligible voters 59,109
Liberal hold Swing -12.72
Change for Independent candidate Wayne Roland Bennett is based on results from Newfoundland and Labrador First.
Sources:[4][5]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalGerry Byrne17,94367.92+15.02$40,633.78
New DemocraticMark Kennedy4,70317.80+2.90$2,377.46
ConservativeLorne Robinson2,80610.62-20.54$11,451.29
Newfoundland and Labrador FirstWayne Ronald Bennett9673.66$14,072.95
Total valid votes/expense limit 26,419100.0   $90,812
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 150 0.57 -0.01
Turnout 26,472 44.27 -10.55
Eligible voters 59,797
Liberal hold Swing +6.06
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalGerry Byrne17,20852.90-9.66$51,137.92
ConservativeCyril Pelley, Jr.10,13731.16+8.21$40,695.65
New DemocraticHolly Pike4,84714.90+1.76$6,539.20
GreenMartin Hanzalek3391.04-0.31none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 32,531100.0   $84,468
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1910.58+0.13
Turnout 32,72254.82+7.05
Eligible voters 59,685
Liberal hold Swing -8.94
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalGerry Byrne17,82062.56+14.14$60,642.45
ConservativeWynanne Downer6,53822.95-4.13$49,487.66
New DemocraticHolly Pike3,74313.14-11.36$5,864.44
GreenSteve Durant3841.35$177.50
Total valid votes/expense limit 28,485100.0   $82,511
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1280.45
Turnout 28,61347.77
Eligible voters 59,893
Liberal notional hold Swing +9.14
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote  %
  Liberal16,81448.42
  New Democratic8,50924.50
  Progressive Conservative7,40421.32
  Alliance1,9995.76

Previous elections

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGerry Byrne15,44648.79+8.95
New DemocraticTrevor Taylor8,17325.82+11.22
Progressive ConservativePeter McBreairty6,34020.03-19.03
AllianceMurdock Cole1,6985.33-1.17
Total votes 31,657100.00
Total rejected ballots 1170.37
Turnout 31,77457.99

Canadian Alliance changes from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGerry Byrne12,05739.84-15.85
Progressive ConservativeArt Bull11,82539.06+15.56
New DemocraticJoan Scott4,42114.60+12.13
ReformRandy Wells1,9696.50-11.84
Total votes 30,272100.00
Total rejected ballots 1290.42
Turnout 30,40154.93
Canadian federal by-election, 25 March 1996
Party Candidate Votes%±%
On the resignation of Brian Tobin, 25 January 1996
LiberalGerry Byrne12,45355.69-26.49
Progressive ConservativeDanny Kane5,25323.50+8.12
ReformDeon Hancock4,09918.34
New DemocraticColeen Dingwell-Corbin5542.47+0.03
Total votes 22,359100.00
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBrian Tobin25,92082.18+15.15
Progressive ConservativeMargaret Ann O'Rourke4,85215.38-13.91
New DemocraticLinda Soper7702.44-1.24
Total votes 31,542100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalBrian Tobin26,25967.03
Progressive ConservativeTerry Young11,47729.29
New DemocraticMarie Newhook1,4413.68
Total votes 39,177100.00

See also

References

  • "Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (Code 10003) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

Notes

49°47′26″N 56°54′40″W / 49.7905°N 56.9110°W / 49.7905; -56.9110

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