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Gander
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Coordinates:48°53′13″N 54°52′23″W / 48.887°N 54.873°W / 48.887; -54.873
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
John Haggie
Liberal
District created1967
First contested1971
Last contested2021
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.

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

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

Assembly Years Member Party
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

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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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Haggie 3,358 70.93 +12.36
Progressive Conservative Jamie Harnum 1,228 25.94 -15.49
New Democratic Dawn Lahey 148 3.13
Total valid votes 4,734
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Haggie 3,311 58.6 -9.0
Progressive Conservative Ryan Wagg 2,342 41.4 +34.4
Total valid votes 5,653 100
Total rejected ballots 73
Turnout 5,726 61.6 +14.1
Eligible voters 9,296
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Haggie 3,151 67.56 +36.65
New Democratic Lukas Norman 1,184 25.39 +8.57
Progressive Conservative Ryan Menchion 329 7.05 -45.22
Total valid votes 4,664 99.53 –
Total rejected ballots 22 0.47 –
Turnout 4,686 47.46 -5.61
Eligible voters 9,874
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +22.61
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[1]
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kevin O'Brien 2,393 52.27 -22.83
Liberal Barry Warren 1,415 30.91 +6.01
New Democratic Lukas Norman 770 16.82 +16.82
Total valid votes 4,578 99.65 –
Total rejected ballots 16 0.35 –
Turnout 4,594 53.07 -2.85
Eligible voters 8,656
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -14.42
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[2]
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kevin O'Brien 3,599 75.10 +13.72
Liberal Stephanie Winsor 1,193 24.90 -7.82
Total valid votes 4,792 99.01 –
Total rejected ballots 48 0.99 –
Turnout 4,840 55.92 -2.59
Eligible voters 8,656
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.77
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3]
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kevin O'Brien 3,621 61.38 +14.06
Liberal Diane Crewe 1,930 32.72 -16.84
New Democratic Steve Johnson 348 5.90 +2.78
Total valid votes 5,899 99.88 –
Total rejected ballots 7 0.12 –
Turnout 5,906 58.51 -1.18
Eligible voters 10,094
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.45
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4]
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sandra Kelly 3,064 49.56 -6.24
Progressive Conservative Kevin O'Brien 2,926 47.32 +3.12
New Democratic Roy Locke 193 3.12 +3.12
Total valid votes 6,183 99.84 –
Total rejected ballots 10 0.16 –
Turnout 6,193 59.69 -10.02
Eligible voters 10,375
Liberal hold Swing -4.68
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5]
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sandra Kelly 3,585 55.80 +7.99
Progressive Conservative Dan Crummell 2,840 44.20 -2.70
Total valid votes 6,425 99.60 –
Total rejected ballots 26 0.40 –
Turnout 6,451 69.71 +12.40
Eligible voters 9,254
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Vey 2,421 47.81 -15.59
Progressive Conservative Dan Crummell 2,375 46.90 +19.85
New Democratic Roy Locke 268 5.29 -4.26
Total valid votes 5,064 99.90 –
Total rejected ballots 5 0.10 –
Turnout 5,069 57.31 -3.52
Eligible voters 8,845
Liberal hold Swing -17.72
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[7]
1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Baker 3,876 63.40 +2.74
Progressive Conservative John Elliott 1,654 27.05 -8.52
New Democratic Roy Locke 584 9.55 +5.78
Total valid votes 6,114 99.69 –
Total rejected ballots 19 0.31 –
Turnout 6,133 60.83 -15.37
Eligible voters 10,082
Liberal hold Swing +5.63
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[8]
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Baker 3,460 60.66 +4.28
Progressive Conservative Agnes Richard 2,029 35.57 -3.94
New Democratic Claude Elliott 215 3.77 -0.34
Total valid votes 5,704 99.74 –
Total rejected ballots 15 0.26 –
Turnout 5,719 76.20 -1.05
Eligible voters 7,505
Liberal hold Swing +4.11
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[9]
1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Winston Baker 3,309 56.38 +19.33
Progressive Conservative Hazel Newhook 2,319 39.51 -18.24
New Democratic G. Joe Tremblett 241 4.11 -1.09
Total valid votes 5,869 99.81 –
Total rejected ballots 11 0.19 –
Turnout 5,880 77.25 +2.49
Eligible voters 7,612
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +18.79
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[10]
1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Hazel Newhook 2,876 57.75 +10.30
Liberal Winston Baker 1,845 37.05 +15.88
New Democratic Lowell Paulson 259 5.20 -26.18
Total valid votes 4,980 99.82 –
Total rejected ballots 9 0.18 –
Turnout 4,989 74.76 +0.04
Eligible voters 6,673
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +13.09
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[11]
1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Hazel Newhook 2,362 47.45 -9.62
New Democratic Winston Baker 1,564 31.38 +31.38
Liberal Randy Simms 1,054 21.17 -21.76
Total valid votes 4,978 99.84 –
Total rejected ballots 8 0.16 –
Turnout 4,986 74.72 -2.20
Eligible voters 6,673
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -20.50
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[12]
1975 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Harold Collins 2,462 57.07 -8.55
Liberal Averill Baker 1,852 42.93 +11.03
Total valid votes 4,314 99.91 –
Total rejected ballots 4 0.09 –
Turnout 4,318 76.92 -0.67
Eligible voters 5,614
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.79
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[13]
1972 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Harold Collins 4,674 65.62 –
Liberal Eli Baker 2,272 31.90 –
New Democratic Earl Reginald Boone 177 2.48 –
Total valid votes 7,123 99.35 –
Total rejected ballots 26 0.65 –
Turnout 7,149 77.59
Eligible voters 9,214
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[14]

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  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.
  9. ^ "Election Statistics 1989" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 22 October 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 August 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Election Returns 1979" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 12 October 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Election Returns 1975" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 30 April 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  14. ^ "General Election Returns, March 24, 1972" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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