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.

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.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorge Baker 20,314
Progressive ConservativeAbe Schwartz 11,478
New DemocraticBryan Blackmore 4,618
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorge Baker 24,202
Progressive ConservativeTom Rideout 6,063
New DemocraticDennis Whalen 530
Natural LawNolan White 200
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorge Baker 13,409
Progressive ConservativeTodd Barker 8,652
New DemocraticMary Shortall 3,620
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorge Baker 15,874
Progressive ConservativeRoger K. Pike 8,191
New DemocraticBill Broderick 2,876
AllianceOrville Penney 1,912
By-election on 13 May 2002

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

Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeRex Barnes 9,273
LiberalBeaton Tulk 8,552
New DemocraticJohn Lannon 873
AllianceGarry Hartle 422

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