Gander (electoral district)

Gander is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Gander

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Coordinates:	48.887°N 54.873°W / 48.887; -54.873
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	John Haggie Liberal
District created	1967
First contested	1971
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Population (2011)	14,725
Electors (2015)	9,874
Area (km²)	3,250
Pop. density (per km²)	4.5
Census division(s)	Division No. 6, Division No. 7
Census subdivision(s)	Appleton, Benton, Gambo, Gander, Glenwood

It includes the town of Gander and the surrounding communities of Appleton, Gambo, 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:

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
34th	1966-1967		Charles Ronald McKay Granger	Liberal
	1967-1971		Harold Anthony Collins	Progressive Conservative
35th	1972
36th	1972-1975
37th	1975-1979
38th	1979-1982		Hazel Rose Newhook	Progressive Conservative
39th	1982-1985
40th	1985-1989		Winston Baker	Liberal
41st	1989-1993
42nd	1993-1995
	1995-1996		Gary Vey	Liberal
43rd	1996-1999		Sandra Kelly	Liberal
44th	1999-2003
45th	2003-2007		Kevin George O'Brien	Progressive Conservative
46th	2007-2011
47th	2011-2015
48th	2015-2019		John Haggie	Liberal
49th	2019-2021
50th	2021-Present

Election results

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

v t e 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Haggie	3,358	70.93	+12.36
	Progressive Conservative	Jamie Harnum	1,228	25.94	-15.49
	New Democratic	Dawn Lahey	148	3.13
Total valid votes			4,734
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Liberal hold		Swing		+13.93
Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021.

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Haggie	3,311	58.6	-9.0
	Progressive Conservative	Ryan Wagg	2,342	41.4	+34.4
Total valid votes			5,653	100
Total rejected ballots			73
Turnout			5,726	61.6	+14.1
Eligible voters			9,296

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Haggie	3,151	67.56	+36.65
	New Democratic	Lukas Norman	1,184	25.39	+8.57
	Progressive Conservative	Ryan Menchion	329	7.05	-45.22
Total valid votes			4,664	99.53	–
Total rejected ballots			22	0.47	–
Turnout			4,686	47.46	-5.61
Eligible voters			9,874
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+22.61
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[1]

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin O'Brien	2,393	52.27	-22.83
	Liberal	Barry Warren	1,415	30.91	+6.01
	New Democratic	Lukas Norman	770	16.82	+16.82
Total valid votes			4,578	99.65	–
Total rejected ballots			16	0.35	–
Turnout			4,594	53.07	-2.85
Eligible voters			8,656
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-14.42
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[2]

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin O'Brien	3,599	75.10	+13.72
	Liberal	Stephanie Winsor	1,193	24.90	-7.82
Total valid votes			4,792	99.01	–
Total rejected ballots			48	0.99	–
Turnout			4,840	55.92	-2.59
Eligible voters			8,656
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+10.77
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin O'Brien	3,621	61.38	+14.06
	Liberal	Diane Crewe	1,930	32.72	-16.84
	New Democratic	Steve Johnson	348	5.90	+2.78
Total valid votes			5,899	99.88	–
Total rejected ballots			7	0.12	–
Turnout			5,906	58.51	-1.18
Eligible voters			10,094
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+15.45
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4]

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sandra Kelly	3,064	49.56	-6.24
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin O'Brien	2,926	47.32	+3.12
	New Democratic	Roy Locke	193	3.12	+3.12
Total valid votes			6,183	99.84	–
Total rejected ballots			10	0.16	–
Turnout			6,193	59.69	-10.02
Eligible voters			10,375
	Liberal hold		Swing		-4.68
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5]

1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sandra Kelly	3,585	55.80	+7.99
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Crummell	2,840	44.20	-2.70
Total valid votes			6,425	99.60	–
Total rejected ballots			26	0.40	–
Turnout			6,451	69.71	+12.40
Eligible voters			9,254
	Liberal hold		Swing		+5.35
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6]

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, October 10, 1995 upon the resignation of Winston Baker
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gary Vey	2,421	47.81	-15.59
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Crummell	2,375	46.90	+19.85
	New Democratic	Roy Locke	268	5.29	-4.26
Total valid votes			5,064	99.90	–
Total rejected ballots			5	0.10	–
Turnout			5,069	57.31	-3.52
Eligible voters			8,845
	Liberal hold		Swing		-17.72
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[7]

1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Winston Baker	3,876	63.40	+2.74
	Progressive Conservative	John Elliott	1,654	27.05	-8.52
	New Democratic	Roy Locke	584	9.55	+5.78
Total valid votes			6,114	99.69	–
Total rejected ballots			19	0.31	–
Turnout			6,133	60.83	-15.37
Eligible voters			10,082
	Liberal hold		Swing		+5.63
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[8]

1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Winston Baker	3,460	60.66	+4.28
	Progressive Conservative	Agnes Richard	2,029	35.57	-3.94
	New Democratic	Claude Elliott	215	3.77	-0.34
Total valid votes			5,704	99.74	–
Total rejected ballots			15	0.26	–
Turnout			5,719	76.20	-1.05
Eligible voters			7,505
	Liberal hold		Swing		+4.11
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[9]

1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Winston Baker	3,309	56.38	+19.33
	Progressive Conservative	Hazel Newhook	2,319	39.51	-18.24
	New Democratic	G. Joe Tremblett	241	4.11	-1.09
Total valid votes			5,869	99.81	–
Total rejected ballots			11	0.19	–
Turnout			5,880	77.25	+2.49
Eligible voters			7,612
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+18.79
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[10]

1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Hazel Newhook	2,876	57.75	+10.30
	Liberal	Winston Baker	1,845	37.05	+15.88
	New Democratic	Lowell Paulson	259	5.20	-26.18
Total valid votes			4,980	99.82	–
Total rejected ballots			9	0.18	–
Turnout			4,989	74.76	+0.04
Eligible voters			6,673
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+13.09
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[11]

1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Hazel Newhook	2,362	47.45	-9.62
	New Democratic	Winston Baker	1,564	31.38	+31.38
	Liberal	Randy Simms	1,054	21.17	-21.76
Total valid votes			4,978	99.84	–
Total rejected ballots			8	0.16	–
Turnout			4,986	74.72	-2.20
Eligible voters			6,673
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-20.50
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[12]

1975 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Harold Collins	2,462	57.07	-8.55
	Liberal	Averill Baker	1,852	42.93	+11.03
Total valid votes			4,314	99.91	–
Total rejected ballots			4	0.09	–
Turnout			4,318	76.92	-0.67
Eligible voters			5,614
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-9.79
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[13]

1972 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Harold Collins	4,674	65.62	–
	Liberal	Eli Baker	2,272	31.90	–
	New Democratic	Earl Reginald Boone	177	2.48	–
Total valid votes			7,123	99.35	–
Total rejected ballots			26	0.65	–
Turnout			7,149	77.59
Eligible voters			9,214
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		–
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[14]