Terra Nova—The Peninsulas

Terra Nova—The Peninsulas (formerly 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.

Terra Nova—The Peninsulas

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity from the 2015 federal election to 2025 Terra Nova—The Peninsulas from the 2025 federal election Interactive map of riding boundaries
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Jonathan Rowe Conservative
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2025
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]	71,898
Electors (2025)[2]	62,755
Area (km²)[3]	16,529.46
Pop. density (per km²)	4.3
Census division(s)	Division No. 1, Division No. 2, Division No. 3, Division No. 7, Division No. 8
Census subdivision(s)	Clarenville, Marystown, Placentia, Bonavista, Burin, Grand Bank, New-Wes-Valley, Glovertown, Gambo, Trinity Bay North

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 2015 Canadian federal election, held October 19, 2015.^[4] 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%).^[5]

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, and gained the east coast of Placentia Bay from Avalon, while losing Salmon Cove to Avalon.^[6]

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.^[7]

According to the 2021 Canadian census^[8]

Ethnic groups: 96.8% White, 2.4% Indigenous
Languages: 99.1% English
Religions: 88.8% Christian (25.8% Anglican, 22.9% United Church, 20.3% Catholic, 11.2% Methodist, 4.1% Pentecostal), 10.8% No Religion
Median income: $31,600 (2020)
Average income: $39,840 (2020)

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.

In the 2015 election, this was statistically the safest Liberal seat in the country, as Judy Foote won the highest percentage of the vote out of any party.^[9] Over the next few elections the riding began to be more competitive, and in the 2025 election the riding was flipped by Conservative Jonathan Rowe.^[10]

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	2019–2021
44th	2021–2025
Terra Nova—The Peninsulas
45th	2025–present		Jonathan Rowe	Conservative

Election results

Graph of election results in Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Terra Nova—The Peninsulas

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jonathan Rowe	19,605	47.73	+7.28
	Liberal	Anthony Germain	19,593	47.70	+0.44
	New Democratic	Liam Ryan	1,677	4.08	-4.25
Total valid votes/expense limit			41,073	98.57
Total rejected ballots			597	1.43
Turnout			41,670	65.94
Eligible voters			63,192
	Conservative notional gain from Liberal		Swing		+3.42
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
Note: This riding's results were subject to an automatic judicial recount on May 9, 2025.[13] Number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.

2021 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	15,173	47.26
	Conservative	12,986	40.45
	New Democratic	2,673	8.33
	People's	1,272	3.96

Bonavista—Burin—Trinity

2021

2021 Election Results by Polling Area

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Churence Rogers	13,972	46.59	+0.88	$68,517.84
	Conservative	Sharon Vokey	12,278	40.94	+1.48	$0.00
	New Democratic	Anne Marie Anonsen	2,484	8.28	-3.70	$393.05
	People's	Linda Hogan	1,257	4.19	–	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			29,991	98.42		$110,716.47
Total rejected ballots			482	1.58	-0.28
Turnout			30,473	51.12	-3.37
Registered voters			59,605
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.30
Source: Elections Canada[15][16][17]

2019

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Churence Rogers	14,707	45.70	-23.52	$23,874.25
	Conservative	Sharon Vokey	12,697	39.46	+16.65	none listed
	New Democratic	Matthew Cooper	3,855	11.98	+7.25	$6.68
	Green	Kelsey Reichel	920	2.86	+1.80	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			32,179	98.14	-1.42	107,548.45
Total rejected ballots			609	1.85	+1.43
Turnout			32,788	55.83	+34.28
Eligible voters			58,729
	Liberal hold		Swing		-20.09
Source: Elections Canada[18][19]

2017 by-election

Main article: 2017 Bonavista—Burin—Trinity by-election

Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017: Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Resignation of Judy Foote
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	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		101,914.76
Total rejected ballots			54	0.42	+0.7
Turnout			12,648	21.52	-35.83
Eligible voters			58,771
	Liberal hold		Swing		-12.68
[20][21][22]

2015

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
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,[23][24]

2011 federal election redistributed results[25]
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

Student vote results

2025

2025 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jonathan Rowe	1,400	52.81
	Liberal	Anthony Germain	890	33.57
	New Democratic	Liam Ryan	361	13.62
Total votes			2,651	100
Source: Student Vote Canada[26]

2021

2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Anne Marie Anonsen	624	32.77
	Liberal	Churence Rogers	541	28.41
	Conservative	Sharon Vokey	495	26.00
	People's	Linda Hogan	244	12.84
Total votes			1,904	100
Source: Student Vote Canada[27]

2019

2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Matthew Cooper	760	34.88	+21.13
	Liberal	Churence Rogers	607	27.86	-37.65
	Conservative	Sharon Vokey	446	20.47	+11
	Green	Kelsey Reichel	366	16.8	+5.54
Total valid votes			2,179	100.0	–
Source: Student Vote Canada[28]

2015

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Judy M. Foote	948	65.51
	New Democratic	Jenn Brown	199	13.75
	Green	Tyler John Colbourne	163	11.26
	Conservative	Mike Windsor	137	9.47
Total valid votes			1,447	100.0
Source: Student Vote Canada[29]

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada