Avalon (electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Avalon
province = Newfoundland and Labrador


caption = Avalon in relation to other Newfoundland and Labrador ridings
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 10001
fed-created = 2003
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 2004
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Fabian Manning
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 78381
demo-electors = 63303
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 9335
demo-cd = Division No. 1
demo-csd = Conception Bay South, Bay Roberts, Carbonear, Placentia, Harbour Grace, Spaniard's Bay, Holyrood

Avalon is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

Demographics

Ethnic groups:
: 99.1% White¹: 0.5% First PeoplesImmigrant population: 0.85%
Languages:²
: 97.6% English: 2.4% Bilingual (English/French)Religions:
: 56.0% Protestant: 42.7% Catholic: 1.0% No affiliationPost-secondary Education: 35.3%
Average individual income: $20 299
Average household income: $42 460
Unemployment: 25.9%

¹ Statistics Canada's category of "Non-visible minority" includes First Peoples (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), and has been reduced accordingly.
² Based on ability to speak.

Geography

The neighbouring ridings are Random—Burin—St. George's to the west and north, and St. John's South—Mount Pearl and St. John's East to the east.

According to Elections Canada, the geographical boundaries for this riding for the 39th General Election (2006) are:

: "All that area consisting of that part of the Avalon Peninsula on the Island of Newfoundland described as follows: commencing at a point in Placentia Bay approximately 20 km west of Cape St. Mary's; thence generally northerly along Placentia Bay and the Eastern Channel of Placentia Bay to the intersection of the shoreline of Placentia Bay with the westerly limit of the Town of Come By Chance; thence northerly and easterly along the westerly and northerly limits of said town to the Trans-Canada Highway (Route No. 1); thence northerly along said highway to the northerly limit of the Town of Sunnyside; thence easterly along said limit and its production into Trinity Bay; thence northerly along said bay to a point midway between East Random Head on Random Island and Hant's Head on the eastern shoreline of Trinity Bay; thence northeasterly along said bay to a point approximately 5 km north of Grates Point on the Bay de Verde Peninsula; thence easterly approximately 20 km to a point N45°E of Baccalieu Island; thence generally southerly along Conception Bay to a point midway between Western Bay Head on the western shoreline of Conception Bay and Cape St. Francis; thence southerly along Conception Bay to a point approximately 2 km west of the most westerly extremity of Bell Island; thence southerly along Conception Bay to a point approximately 2 km S45°W of the most southwesterly extremity of Kellys Island; thence easterly along Conception Bay to the mouth of Long Pond Harbour; thence southerly along said harbour and Conway Brook to the limit of the City of St. John's; thence generally southwesterly and easterly along the northwesterly and southerly limits of said city and its production to the Atlantic Ocean; thence generally southerly and generally westerly along the Atlantic Ocean, Trepassey Bay, St. Mary's Bay and Placentia Bay to the point of commencement. Including Baccalieu Island, Great Colinet Island and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above described area."

See the [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/maps/C10001.pdf map of the Avalon electoral district] (PDF).

History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from 57.6% of Bonavista—Trinity—Conception, 21.9% of St. John's West and 20.5% of St. John's East ridings.

Member of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

- bgcolor="white"! align="right" colspan="3" | Total valid votes! align="right" | 37 112! align="right" | 100.0%! align="right"
- bgcolor="white"! align="right" colspan="3" | Total rejected ballots! align="right" | 623! align="right" | 1.65%! align="right" | +0.59%
- bgcolor="white"! align="right" colspan="3" | Turnout! align="right" | 37 735! align="right" | 59.2%! align="right" | +9.4%

- bgcolor="white"! align="right" colspan="3" | Total valid votes! align="right" | 31 246! align="right" | 100.00%! align="right"
- bgcolor="white"! align="right" colspan="3" | Total rejected ballots! align="right" | 336! align="right" | 1.06%! align="right"
- bgcolor="white"! align="right" colspan="3" | Turnout! align="right" | 31 762! align="right" | 49.8%! align="right"
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/Map.aspx?L=e&ED=10001&EV=99&EV_TYPE=6&PC=&Prov=NL&ProvID=10&MapID=&QID=-1&PageID=27&TPageID= Avalon riding] from Elections Canada
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1314 Riding history for Avalon (2003– )] from the Library of Parliament
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/welcome.aspx?lang=e Election Financial Reports] from Elections Canada
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/fedprofile/RetrieveTable.cfm?R=FED03&G=10001 Avalon District Profile] from Statistics Canada
* [http://geodepot.statcan.ca/Diss/Maps/ReferenceMaps/retrieve_cdcsd.cfm?pindex=1 Census subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador] from Statistics Canada