| Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| 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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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.
| 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 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 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Rex Barnes | 9,273 | |||
| Liberal | Beaton Tulk | 8,552 | |||
| New Democrat | John Lannon | 873 | |||
| Canadian Alliance | Garry Hartle | 422 | |||