Long Range Mountains (electoral district)

Long Range Mountains is a federal electoral district on Newfoundland Island in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Long Range Mountains

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Gudie Hutchings Liberal
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2019
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]	86,553
Electors (2019)	69,385
Area (km²)[1]	41,606
Pop. density (per km²)	2.1
Census subdivision(s)	Channel-Port aux Basques, Corner Brook, Deer Lake, Pasadena, St. Anthony, Stephenville

Long Range Mountains 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 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[2] It was created out of the electoral districts of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (65%) and Random—Burin—St. George's (35%).[3]

Geography

The riding includes the entirety of the west coast of Newfoundland.

Boundary description

The official description of the electoral district, as offered by Elections Canada states that it is "All that area consisting of that part of the Island of Newfoundland lying westerly and southerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the mouth of Chaleur Bay; thence generally northwesterly along said bay to the end of said bay; thence westerly in a straight line to the most southerly point of Dry Pond at approximate latitude 47°50'25"N and approximate longitude 57°31'17"W; thence northerly in a straight line to the mouth of Lloyds River at the westernmost extremity of Red Indian Lake; thence northerly in a straight line to a point in Hinds Lake at latitude 48°57'49"N and longitude 56°59'36"W; thence northerly in a straight line to the southeasternmost point of the limit of the Town of Hampden; thence generally northerly along the easterly limit of said town to the northeasternmost point of the limit of said town; thence easterly in a straight line to a point in White Bay at latitude 49°34'31"N and longitude 56°50'24"W; thence generally northerly along said bay to the Atlantic Ocean.

Including Ramea Islands, Sops Island, Bell Island, Groais Island of the Grey Islands, Quirpon Island, St. John Island and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area.[4]"

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[5][6]

Ethnic groups: 82.4% White, 17.1% Aboriginal
Languages: 98.7% English
Religions: 95.4% Christian (36.7% Anglican, 34.4% Catholic, 10.5% United Church, 6.5% Pentecostal, 7.3% Other), 4.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $22,576
Average income (2010): $30,470

History

The riding of Long Range Mountains was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte and Random—Burin—St. George's.

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Long Range Mountains Riding created from Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte and Random—Burin—St. George's
42nd	2015–2019		Gudie Hutchings	Liberal
43rd	2019–present

Election results

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

2019 general election

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Gudie Hutchings	18,199	47.4	-26.45	$67,837.53
	Conservative	Josh Eisses	10,873	28.3	+16.14	none listed
	New Democratic	Holly Pike	7,609	19.8	+5.47	$43.82
	Green	Lucas Knill	1,334	3.5	+0.84	$533.12
	Veterans Coalition	Robert Miles	411	1.1	New	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			38,426	100.0		122,089.44
Total rejected ballots			576	1.47	+1.21
Turnout			39,002	56.2	-3.1
Eligible voters			69,385
	Liberal hold		Swing		-21.30
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]

2015 general election

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Gudie Hutchings	30,889	73.85	+18.70	$37,729.67
	Conservative	Wayne Ruth	5,085	12.16	–13.09	$21,208.61
	New Democratic	Devon Babstock	4,739	11.33	–6.51	$8,554.67
	Green	Terry Cormier	1,111	2.66	+1.62	$2,064.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit			41,824	100.00		$242,285.48
Total rejected ballots			108	0.26	–
Turnout			41,932	59.03	–
Eligible voters			71,037
	Liberal hold		Swing		+15.90
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	19,770	55.16
	Conservative	9,051	25.25
	New Democratic	6,394	17.84
	Green	370	1.03
	Independent	258	0.72

Student Vote Results

2019

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gudie Hutchings	843	31.05	-30.11
	New Democratic	Holly Pike	723	26.63	+11.26
	Conservative	Josh Eisses	514	18.93	+7.82
	Green	Lucas Knill	462	17.02	+4.66
	Veterans Coalition	Robert Miles	173	6.37	New
Total Valid Votes			2,715	100.0	–
[13]

2015

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gudie Hutchings	589	61.16
	New Democratic	Devon Babstock	148	15.37
	Green	Terry Cormier	119	12.36
	Conservative	Wayne Ruth	107	11.11
Total Valid Votes			963	100.0
[14]

References

1. Statistics Canada: 2012
2. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
3. Report – Newfoundland and Labrador
4. Elections Canada. "Long Range Mountains Boundaries description". Elections Canada. Elections Canada. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
5. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=10005&Data=Count&SearchText=Long%20Range%20Mountains&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
6. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=10005&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&Data=Count&SearchText=Long%20Range%20Mountains&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
8. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
9. Canada, Elections. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates 43rd General Election – October 21, 2019". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
10. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Long Range Mountains (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
11. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
12. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
13. "Student Vote Canada 2019". Retrieved 2020-09-26.
14. "Student Vote". Retrieved 2020-09-26.