Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame in relation to other Newfoundland and Labrador ridings (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Clifford Small
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]74,201
Electors (2021)63,217
Area (km²)[1]38,674.01
Pop. density (per km²)1.9
Census subdivision(s)Bishop's Falls, Botwood, Fogo Island, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Lewisporte, Springdale, Twillingate

Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was created from the portions of the island of Newfoundland previously included in the electoral districts of Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (72%), Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (18%) and Random—Burin—St. George's (10%).[2]

Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was 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]

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Central Newfoundland at the first election held after approximately April 2024.[4]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2021 Census[5]

Ethnic groups: 91.8% White, 7% Indigenous
Languages: 98.9% English
Religions: 86.3% Christian (19% Catholic, 17.5% Pentecostal and other Charismatic, 17% Anglican, 14.6% Methodist and Wesleyan, 12.6% United Church), 13.2% No religion
Median income: $32,400 (2020)
Average income: $41,520 (2020)

History

The riding of Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of Random—Burin—St. George's, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and Avalon. It was the first election result called for in the 2015 and 2019 Canadian federal election.

Parliament Years Member Party
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
Riding created from Random—Burin—St. George's,
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte and
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor
42nd  2015–2019     Scott Simms Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present     Clifford Small Conservative

Election results

Graph of election results in Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Election by Polling Area

2021 general election

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeClifford Small14,92746.89+11.55$59,241.94
LiberalScott Simms14,64646.00-2.31$41,577.53
New DemocraticJamie Ruby2,2617.10-5.26$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 31,83497.86+0.06$124,135.56
Total rejected ballots 6952.14-0.06
Turnout 32,52951.46-4.13
Registered voters 63,217
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.93
Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8]

2019 general election

2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalScott Simms16,51448.31-26.52$48,943.91
ConservativeAlex Bracci12,08135.34+17.02none listed
New DemocraticNoel Joe4,22412.36+6.26$6,009.07
GreenByron White1,3633.99+3.24$5,899.33
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,18297.80-1.79120,385.86
Total rejected ballots 7702.20+1.79
Turnout 34,95255.59-0.12
Eligible voters 62,880
Liberal hold Swing -26.51
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

2015 general election

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalScott Simms26,52374.82+19.90$53,460.35
ConservativeKevin O'Brien6,47918.28–12.04$151,187.70
New DemocraticClaudette Menchenton2,1756.14–7.49$3,416.01
GreenElizabeth Perry2710.76–0.12–
Total valid votes/expense limit 35,44899.59 $238,355.39
Total rejected ballots 1450.41–
Turnout 35,59355.71–
Eligible voters 63,891
Liberal notional hold Swing +15.97
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote  %
  Liberal15,80554.92
  Conservative8,72430.31
  New Democratic3,92013.62
  Green2540.88
  Independent740.26

Student Vote Results

2019

2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalScott Simms88741.76-25.02
New DemocraticNoel Joe51824.39+10.72
ConservativeAlex Bracci41819.68+4.41
GreenByron White30114.17+9.89
Total Votes 2,124100.0 
Source: Student Vote Canada[14]

2015

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalScott Simms79666.78
ConservativeKevin George O'Brien18215.27
New DemocraticClaudette Menchenton16313.67
GreenElizabeth Perry514.28
Total Votes 1,165100.0
Source: Student Vote Canada[15]

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2022
  2. ↑ Report – Newfoundland and Labrador
  3. ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ↑ "New Federal Electoral Map for Newfoundland and Labrador".
  5. ↑ "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  6. ↑ "Confirmed candidates — Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  11. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  14. ↑ "Student Vote Canada 2019". Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Student Vote". Retrieved September 23, 2020.


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