- Gander—Grand Falls
Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Newfoundland and Labrador
caption =
fed-status = defunct
fed-created = 1987
fed-abolished = 2003
fed-election-first = 1988
fed-election-last = 2004Gander—Grand Falls was a federal electoral district in
Newfoundland and Labrador ,Canada , that was represented in theCanadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2004.This riding was created in 1987 from parts of
Gander—Twillingate andGrand Falls—White Bay—Labrador ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed intoBonavista—Exploits ,Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte andRandom—Burin—St. George's ridings.Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
*George Baker, Liberal (1997–2002)
*Rex Barnes , Progressive Conservative (2002–2004)George Baker, a Liberal, represented the riding from the 1997 general election until he was appointed to the
Canadian Senate in 2002.Rex Barnes , a Progressive Conservative, won the 2002by-election held to replace Baker, and represented the riding for the remainder of that Parliament.Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=897 Riding history for Gander—Grand Falls (1987–2003) from the]
Library of Parliament
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