Gander—Grand Falls

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Gander—Grand Falls
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1987
District abolished 2003
First contested 1988
Last contested 2004


Gander—Grand Falls was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2004.

This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Gander—Twillingate and Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Bonavista—Exploits, Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte and Random—Burin—St. George's ridings.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

George Baker, a Liberal, represented the riding from the 1997 general election until he was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 2002. Rex Barnes, a Progressive Conservative, won the 2002 by-election held to replace Baker, and represented the riding for the remainder of that Parliament.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal George Baker 20,314
     Progressive Conservative Abe Schwartz 11,478
     New Democrat Bryan Blackmore 4,618


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal George Baker 24,202
     Progressive Conservative Tom G. Rideout 6,063
     New Democrat Dennis Whalen 530
     Natural Law Nolan White 200


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal George Baker 13,409
     Progressive Conservative Todd Barker 8,652
     New Democrat Mary Shortall 3,620


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal George Baker 15,874
     Progressive Conservative Roger K. Pike 8,191
     New Democrat Bill Broderick 2,876
     Canadian Alliance Orville Penney 1,912


By-election on 13 May 2002

On Mr. Baker being called to the Senate, 26 March 2002

Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Rex Barnes 9,273
     Liberal Beaton Tulk 8,552
     New Democrat John Lannon 873
     Canadian Alliance Garry Hartle 422

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