Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans

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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]

Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Chris Tibbs
Progressive Conservative
District created2006
First contested2007
Last contested2021
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:

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Grand Falls
29th1949-1951Edward S. SpencerLiberal
30th1951-1956
31st1956-1959
32nd1959-1962Raymond W. Guy
33rd1962-1966Ambrose PeddleProgressive Conservative
34th1966-1971Frederick W. RoweLiberal
35th1971Aubrey SeniorProgressive Conservative
36th1972-1975
37th1975-1979John Lundrigan
38th1979-1982Len Simms
39th1982-1985
40th1985-1989
41st1989-1993
42nd1993-1995
1995-1996Mike Mackey
Grand Falls - Buchans
43rd1996-1999Anna ThistleLiberal
44th1999-2003
45th2003-2007
Grand Falls - Windsor - Buchans
46th2007-2011Susan SullivanProgressive Conservative
47th2011-2015
48th2015-2019Al HawkinsLiberal
49th2019-2021Chris TibbsProgressive Conservative
50th2021-Present

Election results

Results as Grand Falls—Windsor—Buchans

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


2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeChris Tibbs2,73559.24+6.08
LiberalDebbie Ball1,77638.47-8.37
New DemocraticHolly Pike1062.30
Total valid votes4,617
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative holdSwing-7.23
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeChris Tibbs2,93553.16+29.54
LiberalAl Hawkins2,58646.84-6.71
Total valid votes5,52198.71
Total rejected ballots721.29+0.23
Turnout5,59360.75+6.11
Eligible voters9,207
Progressive Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+18.13
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAl Hawkins2,60753.55%+21.46
Progressive ConservativeMark Whiffen1,15023.62%-38.00
IndependentRex Barnes96219.76%
New DemocraticMeghan Keating1493.06%-3.23
Total valid votes4,868100.0
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeSusan Sullivan2,95761.62%-10.21
LiberalWayne Morris1,54032.09%+27.86
New DemocraticJohn Whelan3026.29%-17.64
Total valid votes4,799100.0
2007 general election, November 6, 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 Progressive ConservativeSusan Sullivan2,76771.83
 NDPJunior C. Downey92223.93
LiberalJohn J. Woodrow1634.23

Results as Grand Falls—Buchans

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
LiberalAnna Thistle3,921
 Progressive ConservativePaula Flood2,331
 NDPGerry Tobin370
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
LiberalAnna Thistle3,551
 Progressive ConservativeLorne Woolridge2,349
 NDPBob Buckingham188
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAnna Thistle3,441
Progressive ConservativeMike Mackey2,321
 NDPJoe Tremblett1,087

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Results as Grand Falls

1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLen Simms3,470
LiberalEdward Langdon1,421
 NDPJohn Mackey297

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1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLen Simms3,40064.9
LiberalJim Hornell1,84135.1

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1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLen Simms2,20844.3
 NDPBryan Blackmore2,16743.4
LiberalGeorge Anderson61512.3

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1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLeonard Simms2,78670.7
LiberalWalter Clarke1,15329.3

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1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLen Simms2,55658.7
LiberalRoger Grimes1,34630.9
 NDPAndrew Barker4493.8

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