Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans
Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to 2006, the district was Grand Falls-Buchans, while expanded slightly in all directions it took in no major municipalities.[1] As of 2011, there are 7,450 eligible voters living within the district.[2]
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans in relation to other districts in Newfoundland | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 2006 | ||
| First contested | 2007 | ||
| Last contested | 2019 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 9,924 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 7,450 | ||
In the heart of central Newfoundland. Includes part of the town of Grand Falls-Windsor to the north and stretches westward. Badger, Buchans, Buchans Junction, Crooked Lake, Millertown and Red Indian Lake are in the district. Forestry and mining are major industries.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tibbs | Progressive Conservative | 2019–present | |
| Al Hawkins | Liberal | 2015-2019 | |
| Susan Sullivan | Progressive Conservative | 2007–2015 | |
| Anna Thistle | Liberal | 1996-2007 | |
| Mike Mackey | Progressive Conservative | 1995-1996 | |
| Len Simms | Progressive Conservative | 1979-1995 | |
| John Lundrigan | Progressive Conservative | 1975-1979 | |
| Aubrey Senior | Progressive Conservative | 1971-1975 | |
| Frederick W. Rowe | Liberal | 1966-1971 | |
| Ambrose Peddle | Progressive Conservative | 1962-1966 | |
| Raymond W. Guy | Liberal | 1959-1962 | |
| Edward S. Spencer | Liberal | 1949-1959 | |
Election results
Results as Grand Falls—Windsor—Buchans
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Tibbs | 2,935 | 53.16 | +29.54 | ||||
| Liberal | Al Hawkins | 2,586 | 46.84 | -6.71 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,521 | 98.71 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 72 | 1.29 | +0.23 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,593 | 60.75 | +6.11 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,207 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.13 | ||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Al Hawkins | 2,607 | 53.55% | +21.46 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Whiffen | 1,150 | 23.62% | -38.00 | ||||
| Independent | Rex Barnes | 962 | 19.76% | |||||
| New Democratic | Meghan Keating | 149 | 3.06% | -3.23 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,868 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Susan Sullivan | 2,957 | 61.62% | -10.21 | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne Morris | 1,540 | 32.09% | +27.86 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Whelan | 302 | 6.29% | -17.64 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,799 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Susan Sullivan | 2,767 | 71.83 | ||
| NDP | Junior C. Downey | 922 | 23.93 | ||
| Liberal | John J. Woodrow | 163 | 4.23 | ||
Results as Grand Falls—Buchans
| 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| Liberal | Anna Thistle | 3,921 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Paula Flood | 2,331 | |||
| NDP | Gerry Tobin | 370 | |||
| 1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| Liberal | Anna Thistle | 3,551 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Lorne Woolridge | 2,349 | |||
| NDP | Bob Buckingham | 188 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Anna Thistle | 3,441 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Mackey | 2,321 | – | – | |
| NDP | Joe Tremblett | 1,087 | |||
Results as Grand Falls
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Len Simms | 3,470 | – | – | |
| Liberal | Edward Langdon | 1,421 | |||
| NDP | John Mackey | 297 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Len Simms | 3,400 | 64.9 | – | |
| Liberal | Jim Hornell | 1,841 | 35.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Len Simms | 2,208 | 44.3 | – | |
| NDP | Bryan Blackmore | 2,167 | 43.4 | ||
| Liberal | George Anderson | 615 | 12.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Leonard Simms | 2,786 | 70.7 | – | |
| Liberal | Walter Clarke | 1,153 | 29.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Len Simms | 2,556 | 58.7 | – | |
| Liberal | Roger Grimes | 1,346 | 30.9 | ||
| NDP | Andrew Barker | 449 | 3.8 | ||
References
- "Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- "Summary of Polling Divisions GRAND FALLS - WINDSOR-BUCHANS" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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