Gander—Twillingate

Gander—Twillingate was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988.

Gander—Twillingate
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1987
First contested1968
Last contested1984

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Bonavista—Twillingate and Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Bonavista—Trinity—Conception and Gander—Grand Falls ridings.

It initially consisted of the provincial districts of Gander, Lewisporte, Twillingate, Fogo and Bonavista North, and the parts of the provincial districts of Green Bay, Bonavista South and Fortune Bay not included in the electoral districts of Grand Falls White Bay-Labrador, Bonavista-Trinity-Conception and Burin-Burgeo.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Gander—Twillingate
Riding created from Bonavista—Twillingate and
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
28th  1968–1972     John Lundrigan Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979     George Baker Liberal
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Bonavista—Trinity—Conception
and Gander—Grand Falls

Election results
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Lundrigan10,601
LiberalCharles R.M. Granger9,016
New DemocraticLowell Paulson352
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Lundrigan12,420
LiberalGeorge Baker10,396
New DemocraticWalwin Blackmore577
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorge Baker12,722
Progressive ConservativeRupert Short8,021
New DemocraticEdgar A. Russell2,143
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorge Baker15,408
Progressive ConservativeFred J. Dixon4,727
New DemocraticWallace Bown4,460
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorge Baker17,465
Progressive ConservativeHarold Collins7,788
New DemocraticClyde West2,338
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorge Baker16,100
Progressive ConservativeEugene Burt13,076
New DemocraticGerry Panting1,138
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