Editing Random—Burin—St. George's

{{Short description|Former federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada}}
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{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| province            = Newfoundland and Labrador
| image               = Random-Burin-St. George's.png
| caption             = Random—Burin—St. George's in relation to other Newfoundland and Labrador ridings
| fed-status          = defunct
| fed-district-number = 10005
| fed-created         = 2003
| fed-abolished       = 2013
| fed-election-first  = 2004
| fed-election-last   = 2011
| fed-rep             = 
| fed-rep-link        = 
| fed-rep-party       = 
| fed-rep-party-link  = 
| demo-pop-ref        = <ref>[[#2011fed|Statistics Canada]]: 2012</ref>
| demo-area-ref       = <ref>[[#2011fed|Statistics Canada]]: 2012</ref>
| demo-electors-ref   = 
| demo-census-date    = [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]
| demo-pop            = 69192
| demo-electors       = 57209
| demo-electors-date  = 2011
| demo-area           = 34095.30
| demo-cd             = [[Division No. 2, Newfoundland and Labrador|Division No. 2]], [[Division No. 3, Newfoundland and Labrador|Division No. 3]], [[Division No. 4, Newfoundland and Labrador|Division No. 4]], [[Division No. 6, Newfoundland and Labrador|Division No. 6]]
| demo-csd            =  [[Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador|Stephenville]], [[Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador|Marystown]], [[Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador|Clarenville]], [[Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador|Channel-Port aux Basques]], [[Grand Bank]], [[Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador|Burin]]
}}

'''Random—Burin—St. George's''' was a federal [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], Canada, that was represented in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 2004 to 2015.

==Demographics==
'''Ethnic groups:''' 94.7% White, 4.8% Native Canadian <br />
'''Languages:''' 98.5% English <br />
'''Religions:''' 54.6% Protestant, 43.8% Catholic, 1.3% no affiliation <br />
'''Average income:''' $19 018

==Geography==
The district included the south coast of the island of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], the [[Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador|Stephenville]] area, the [[Burin Peninsula]], and the west-central coast of [[Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity Bay]] including [[Random Island]], [[Brunette Island]], [[Long Island, Newfoundland and Labrador|Long Island]], [[Merasheen Island]], [[Red Island, Newfoundland and Labrador|Red Island]], and the [[Ramea, Newfoundland and Labrador|Ramea Islands]].

The neighbouring ridings were [[Avalon (electoral district)|Avalon]], [[Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor]], and [[Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte]].

According to [[Elections Canada]], the boundaries of this riding for the [[2006 Canadian federal election|39th General Election]] were:

: "All that area consisting of that part of the [[Newfoundland (island)|Island of Newfoundland]] lying southerly and westerly of a line described as follows: commencing at Bluff Head on the eastern shoreline of [[Port au Port Bay]]; thence easterly in a straight line to [[Georges Lake]]; thence easterly in a straight line to the mouth of [[Exploits River|Lloyds River]] at the westernmost extremity of Red Indian Lake [now known as [[Beothuk Lake]]]; thence southerly in a straight line to a point in [[Victoria Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador|Victoria Lake]] at latitude 48°15'N and approximate longitude 57°21'W; thence generally easterly to the intersection of the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] ([[Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1|Route No. 1]]) with [[Newfoundland and Labrador Route 230|Route No. 230]]; thence easterly along Route No. 230 to [[Newfoundland and Labrador Route 230A|Route No. 230A]]; thence easterly in a straight line to [[Ocean Pond, Newfoundland and Labrador|Ocean Pond]]; thence southeasterly in a straight line to [[British Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador|British Harbour]] at the entrance of [[Smith Sound, Newfoundland and Labrador|Smith Sound]] on the north shoreline of [[Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity Bay]]; thence southeasterly to said bay; thence southerly along Trinity Bay to the easterly production in Trinity Bay of the northerly limit of the [[Sunnyside, Newfoundland and Labrador|Town of Sunnyside]]; thence westerly along said production and said northerly limit to the Trans-Canada Highway (Route No. 1); thence southerly along said highway to the northerly limit of the [[Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador|Town of Come By Chance]]; thence westerly and southerly along the northerly and westerly limits of said town to the shoreline of [[Placentia Bay]]; thence southerly along the Eastern Channel of Placentia Bay and Placentia Bay to a point approximately 20 km west of [[Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland and Labrador|Cape St. Mary's]]. Including [[Random Island]], [[Ireland's Eye, Newfoundland and Labrador|Ireland's Eye]], [[Merasheen Island]], [[Red Island, Newfoundland and Labrador|Red Island]], [[Long Island, Newfoundland and Labrador|Long Island]], [[Green Island, Newfoundland and Labrador|Green Island]], [[Brunette Island]], [[Penguin Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador|Penguin Islands]], [[Ramea, Newfoundland and Labrador|Ramea Islands]] and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area."

==History==
The electoral district was created in 2003: 87.1% of the population of the riding came from [[Burin—St. George's]], 12.9% from [[Bonavista—Trinity—Conception]], and 0.1% from [[Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte]]. The incumbent for Burin—St. George's riding was [[Bill Matthews]] of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]]. Following the [[Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012|2012 federal electoral redistribution]], this riding was dissolved and divided between [[Bonavista—Burin—Trinity]] (45%), [[Long Range Mountains (electoral district)|Long Range Mountains]] (44%) and [[Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame]] (11%), with the new boundaries taking effect at the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 federal election]].

This riding elected the following [[Member of Parliament|members of Parliament]]:

{{CanMP}}
{{CanMP nodata|Random—Burin—St. George's<br />''Riding created from'' [[Burin—St. George's]],<br />[[Bonavista—Trinity—Conception]]<br />''and'' [[Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte]]}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2004
| ToYr = 2006
| Assembly# = 38
| CanParty = Liberal
| RepName = Bill Matthews
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2006
| ToYr = 2008
| Assembly# = 39
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2008
| ToYr = 2011
| Assembly# = 40
| CanParty = Liberal
| RepName = Judy Foote
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2011
| ToYr = 2015
| Assembly# = 41
}}
{{CanMP nodata|''Riding dissolved into'' [[Bonavista—Burin—Trinity]],<br />[[Long Range Mountains (electoral district)|Long Range Mountains]] ''and''<br />[[Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame]]}}
{{CanMP end}}

==Election results==
===Random—Burin—St. George's, 2003 representation order===

{{CANelec/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Judy Foote]]|12,914|49.65|-4.10|$31,470.79}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[John Ottenheimer]]|8,322|32.00|+11.49|$58,392.45}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Stella Magalios|4,465|17.17|-6.60|$9.13}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Tanya Gutmanis|307|1.18|-0.80|<small>''none listed''</small>}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|26,008|100.0 &nbsp;|&ndash;|$94,623.02}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|120|0.46|+0.06}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|26,128|45.80|+4.73}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters| 57,047}}
{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|-7.80}}
{{CANelec/source|source=Sources:<ref>[http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ovr2011/default.html Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPF/EN/CC/SelectSearchOptions?act=C2&eventid=34&returntype=1 Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election]</ref>}}
{{end}} 			

{{CANelec/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Judy Foote]]| 12,557| 53.75|+8.26 |$27,863.09 }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Terry White| 5,553|23.77|+11.43| $5,574.70}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Herb Davis| 4,791|20.51|-20.25|$86,684.21}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Kaitlin Wainwright | 462|1.98|+0.56|<small>''none listed''</small>}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/expense limit| 23,363| 100.0 &nbsp;|&ndash;| $91,604}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|122  | 0.52| +0.09}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout| 23,495|41.07 |-11.4 }}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters| 57,209}}
{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|-3.17}}
{{end}}
	
{{CANelec/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Bill Matthews]]|13,652|45.49|-1.28|$24,312.48 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Cynthia Downey|12,232|40.76|+22.55|$27,919.55 }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Amanda Will|3,702|12.34|-20.95|$842.43 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|[[Mark A. Brennan]]|426|1.42|-0.37|<small>''none listed''</small> }}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|30,012|100.0 &nbsp;|&ndash;| $85,393}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|131|0.43|-0.09}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|30,143|52.09|+7.18}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|57,869}}
{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|-11.92}}
{{End}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Bill Matthews]]|12,383|46.77|-1.03| $32,788.03}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Desmond McGrath]]|8,797|33.29|+28.76| $29,123.91}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Larry Peckford|4,820|18.21|-7.18| $35,579.47}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Justin Dollimont|474|1.79|&ndash;|$468.70 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|26,474| 100.0 &nbsp;|&ndash;| $83,804}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|139|0.52}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|26,613|44.91|-12.34}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|59,256}}
{{CANelec/nothold|CA|Liberal|-14.90}}
{{CANelec/note|<small>Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.</small>}}
{{end}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2000 Canadian federal election|2000 federal election]] redistributed results
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="230px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] || 16,523 || 47.80
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Independents|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Independent politician#Canada|Independent]] || 7,702 || 22.28
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] || 7,211 || 20.86
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Canadian Alliance|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Canadian Alliance|Alliance]] || 1,567 || 4.53
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic]] || 1,565 || 4.53
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Canadian electoral districts]]
* [[Historical federal electoral districts of Canada]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*{{SCref|unit=fed|name=2011fed|accessdate=2011-03-03|10005}}

==External links==
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/Map.aspx?L=e&ED=10005&EV=99&EV_TYPE=6&PC=&Prov=NL&ProvID=10&MapID=&QID=-1&PageID=27&TPageID= Random—Burin—St. George's riding] from [[Elections Canada]]
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1311 Riding history for Random—Burin—St. George's (2003– )] from the [[Library of Parliament]]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/welcome.aspx?lang=e Election Financial Reports] from [[Elections Canada]]

{{Ridings in Newfoundland}}
{{Ridings in Atlantic Canada}}

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