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
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Churence Rogers Liberal
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2019
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]	74,116
Electors (2015)	61,475
Area (km²)[2]	16,806.97
Pop. density (per km²)	4.4
Census divisions	Division No. 1, Division No. 2, Division No. 3, Division No. 7, Division No. 8
Census subdivisions	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

2019 general election

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Churence Rogers	14,707	45.7	-23.52
	Conservative	Sharon Vokey	12,697	39.5	+16.65
	New Democratic	Matthew Cooper	3,855	12.0	+7.25
	Green	Kelsey Reichel	920	2.9	+1.80
Total valid votes/Expense limit			32,179	100.0
Total rejected ballots			609
Turnout			32,788	55.8
Eligible voters			58,729
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
	Liberal hold		Swing		-20.09

2017 by-election

Main article: By-elections to the 42nd Canadian Parliament § Bonavista—Burin—Trinity

Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017[9] Resignation of Judy Foote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Churence Rogers	8,717	69.22	-12.58
	Conservative	Mike Windsor	2,878	22.85	+12.78
	New Democratic	Tyler James Downey	598	4.75	-2.54
	Libertarian	Shane Stapleton	262	2.08	N/A
	Green	Tyler Colbourne	138	1.10	+0.25
Total valid votes/Expense limit			12,593	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			12,593	21.43	-35.94
Eligible voters			58,771
	Liberal hold		Swing		-12.68

2015 general election

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Judy M. Foote	28,704	81.80	+27.33	$40,957.22
	Conservative	Mike Windsor	3,534	10.07	–20.43	$7,929.44
	New Democratic	Jenn Brown	2,557	7.29	–6.66	$616.65
	Green	Tyler John Colbourne	297	0.85	–0.03	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			35,092	100.00		$214,042.22
Total rejected ballots			173	0.49	–
Turnout			35,265	57.36	–
Eligible voters			61,475
	Liberal notional hold		Swing		+23.88
Source: Elections Canada,[10][11]

2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	16,805	54.46
	Conservative	9,412	30.50
	New Democratic	4,303	13.95
	Green	270	0.88
	Others	66	0.21

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. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (Preliminary results)". Elections Canada. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
11. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
12. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections