Gander (electoral district)
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
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| District created | 1967 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 11,249 | ||
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, 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
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Collins | Progressive Conservative | 1967-1979 | |
| Hazel Newhook | Progressive Conservative | 1979-1985 | |
| Winston Baker | Liberal | 1985-1995 | |
| Gary Vey | Liberal | 1995-1996 | |
| Sandra Kelly | Liberal | 1996-2003 | |
| Kevin O'Brien | Progressive Conservative | 2003–2015 | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Haggie | 3151 | 67.7% | – | |
| New Democratic | Lukas Norman | 1152 | 24.8% | – | |
| Progressive Conservative | Ryan Menchion | 351 | 7.5% | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin O'Brien | 2393 | 52.27% | – | |
| Liberal | Barry Warren | 1415 | 30.91% | ||
| NDP | Lukas Norman | 770 | 16.82% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin O'Brien | 3599 | 75.1% | +13.2% | |
| Liberal | Stephanie Winsor | 1193 | 24.9% | +8.2% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin O'Brien | 3621 | 61.38 | – | |
| Liberal | Dianne Crewe | 1930 | 32.71 | ||
| NDP | Steve Johnson | 348 | 5.89 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sandra Kelly | 3,064 | 49.5% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin O'Brien | 2,926 | 47.2% | – | |
| NDP | Roy Locke | 193 | 3.1% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sandra Kelly | 3,585 | 55.6% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Dan Crummell | 2,840 | 44.0% | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Gary Vey | 2,421 | 47.8% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Dan Crummell | 2,375 | 46.9% | – | |
| NDP | Roy Locke | 268 | 5.3% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Winston Baker | 3,876 | 63.2% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Elliot | 1,654 | 30.0% | – | |
| NDP | Roy Locke | 584 | 9.5% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Winston Baker | 3460 | 60.7 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Agnes Richards | 2029 | 35.6 | – | |
| NDP | Claude Elliot | 215 | 3.77 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Winston Baker | 3309 | 56.4 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Hazel Newhook | 2319 | 39.5 | – | |
| NDP | G. Joe Tremblett | 241 | 4.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Hazel Newhook | 2876 | 57.8 | – | |
| Liberal | Winston Baker | 1845 | 37.1 | ||
| NDP | Lowell Paulson | 259 | 5.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Hazel Newhook | 2362 | 47.5 | – | |
| Liberal | Winston Baker | 1562 | 31.4 | ||
| NDP | Randy Simms | 1054 | 21.2 | ||
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