Bonavista—Burin—Trinity

Bonavista—Burin—Trinity is a federal electoral district on Newfoundland Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Churence Rogers
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]74,116
Electors (2019)58,729
Area (km²)[2]16,806.97
Pop. density (per km²)4.4
Census division(s)Division No. 1, Division No. 2, Division No. 3, Division No. 7, Division No. 8
Census subdivision(s)Arnold's Cove, Baine Harbour, Bay de Verde, Bay L'Argent, Bonavista, Burin, Carmanville, Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Chance Cove, Chapel Arm, Clarenville, Come By Chance, Division No. 1, Subd. A, Division No. 1, Subd. E, Division No. 1, Subd. F, Division No. 1, Subd. G, Division No. 1, Subd. H, Division No. 1, Subd. Y, Division No. 2, Subd. C, Division No. 2, Subd. D, Division No. 2, Subd. E, Division No. 2, Subd. F, Division No. 2, Subd. G, Division No. 2, Subd. H, Division No. 2, Subd. I, Division No. 2, Subd. J, Division No. 2, Subd. K, Division No. 2, Subd. L, Division No. 3, Subd. A, Division No. 7, Subd. A, Division No. 7, Subd. B, Division No. 7, Subd. D, Division No. 7, Subd. E, Division No. 7, Subd. F, Division No. 7, Subd. G, Division No. 7, Subd. I, Division No. 7, Subd. J, Division No. 7, Subd. K, Division No. 7, Subd. L, Division No. 7, Subd. M, Division No. 7, Subd. N, Division No. 8, Subd. L, Division No. 8, Subd. M, Dover, Duntara, Eastport, Elliston, English Harbour East, Frenchman's Cove, Fortune, Fox Cove-Mortier, Gambo, Garnish, Glovertown, Grand Bank, Grand le Pierre, Greenspond, Hant's Harbour, Happy Adventure, Hare Bay, Heart's Content, Heart's Delight-Islington, Heart's Desire, Indian Bay, Keels, King's Cove, Lamaline, Lawn, Lewin's Cove, Little Bay East, Lord's Cove, Lumsden, Marystown, Musgrave Harbour, Musgravetown, New Perlican, New-Wes-Valley, Norman's Cove-Long Cove, Old Perlican, Parkers Cove, Point au Gaul, Point May, Port Blandford, Port Rexton, Red Harbour, Rushoon, Salmon Cove, Salvage, Sanringham, Sandy Cove, Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, Southern Harbour, St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine, St. Brendan's, St. Lawrence, Sunnyside, Terra Nova, Terrenceville, Traytown, Trinity (Trinity Bay), Trinity Bay North, Whiteway, Whitbourne, Winterland, Winterton

Bonavista—Burin—Trinity was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and has been legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Random—Burin—St. George's (41%), Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (37%) and Avalon (22%).[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 National Household Survey, Bonavista—Burin—Trinity is the most Christian riding in Canada with 97% of the population claiming to have a Christian affiliation. It is also the only riding in Canada where less than 3% of the population has no religious affiliation.[5]

According to the Canada 2011 Census[6]

Ethnic groups: 97.4% White, 2.0% Indigenous, 0.6% Other
Languages: 99.2% English, 0.3% French, 0.5% Other
Religions: 97.0% Christian, 0.2% Other, 2.8% None
Median income: $20,964 (2010)
Average income: $28,908 (2010)

Geography

The riding contains the Bonavista Bay area, the Burin Peninsula and the Trinity Bay area of Newfoundland.

History

The riding of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of Random—Burin—St. George's, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and Avalon.

Parliament Years Member Party
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Riding created from Random—Burin—St. George's,
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and Avalon
42nd  2015–2017     Judy Foote Liberal
 2017–2019 Churence Rogers
43rd  2019–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2019 general election
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalChurence Rogers14,70745.7-23.52$23,874.25
ConservativeSharon Vokey12,69739.5+16.65none listed
New DemocraticMatthew Cooper3,85512.0+7.25$6.68
GreenKelsey Reichel9202.9+1.80none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 32,179100.0  107,548.45
Total rejected ballots 6091.85+1.43
Turnout 32,78855.8+34.28
Eligible voters 58,729
Liberal hold Swing -20.09
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

2017 by-election
Main article: 2017 Bonavista—Burin—Trinity by-election
Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017
Resignation of Judy Foote
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalChurence Rogers8,71769.22-12.58
ConservativeMike Windsor2,87822.85+12.78
New DemocraticTyler James Downey5984.75-2.54
LibertarianShane Stapleton2622.08N/A
GreenTyler Colbourne1381.10+0.25
Total valid votes/Expense limit 12,593100.00  101,914.76
Total rejected ballots 54 0.42+0.7
Turnout 12,64821.52-35.83
Eligible voters 58,771
Liberal hold Swing -12.68
[9][10][11]

2015 general election
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJudy M. Foote28,70481.80+27.33$40,957.22
ConservativeMike Windsor3,53410.07–20.43$7,929.44
New DemocraticJenn Brown2,5577.29–6.66$616.65
GreenTyler John Colbourne2970.85–0.03–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,092100.00 $214,042.22
Total rejected ballots 1730.49–
Turnout 35,26557.36–
Eligible voters 61,475
Liberal notional hold Swing +23.88
Source: Elections Canada,[12][13]
2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote %
  Liberal16,80554.46
  Conservative9,41230.50
  New Democratic4,30313.95
  Green2700.88
  Others660.21

Student Vote Results

2019
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticMatthew Cooper76034.88+21.13
LiberalChurence Rogers60727.86-37.65
ConservativeSharon Vokey44620.47+11
GreenKelsey Reichel36616.8+5.54
Total valid votes 2,179100.0–
Source: Student Vote Canada[15]

2015
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJudy M. Foote94865.51
New DemocraticJenn Brown19913.75
GreenTyler John Colbourne16311.26
ConservativeMike Windsor1379.47
Total valid votes 1,447100.0
Source: Student Vote Canada[16]

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. "Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts".
  4. "Report – Newfoundland and Labrador".
  5. "National Household Survey (NHS)".
  6. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=10002&Data=Count&SearchText=bonavista&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  9. "Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections". Prime Minister's Office. November 5, 2017.
  10. "Official Voting Results". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  11. Canada, Elections. "2017 By-elections – Bonavista–Burin–Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador)". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  12. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (Preliminary results)". Elections Canada. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  13. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  14. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  15. "Student Vote Canada 2019". Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  16. "Student Vote". Retrieved 2020-09-22.
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