Federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador

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The Federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador are the geographically defined constituencies in the province that each elect a representative to the House of Commons of Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal electoral district set
electoral district grouping
administrativeUnit Newfoundland and Labrador
surface form: province of Newfoundland and Labrador
appliesTo Canadian citizens residing in Newfoundland and Labrador
boundaryAuthority Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Newfoundland and Labrador
category Federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador self-linksurface differs
surface form: Federal electoral districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
country Canada
createdFor representation in the House of Commons
effectiveFrom 2015 federal election (current map)
elect Members of Parliament
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
electsTo Parliament of Canada
governingBody House of Commons of Canada
hasCurrentDistrict Avalon
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
Labrador
Long Range Mountains
St. John’s East
St. John’s South—Mount Pearl
hasHistoricalDistrict Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor
Bonavista—Twillingate
Burin—Burgeo
Gander—Twillingate
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
surface form: Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe

Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
Labrador (historical boundaries)
Random—Burin—St. George’s
St. John’s
surface form: St. John’s (single district)

St. John’s East
surface form: St. John’s East (historical boundaries)

St. John’s North
St. John’s West
Trinity—Conception
language English
French
lastMajorRedistribution 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution
legalBasis Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act
levelOfGovernment federal
locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
numberOfCurrentDistricts 7
partOf Canadian federal electoral districts
representationFormula Constitution Act, 1867
surface form: Constitution Act, 1867 and subsequent amendments
representationType single-member districts
subdivisionOf Atlantic Canada federal electoral districts
subjectTo federal redistribution process
usedFor elections to the House of Commons of Canada
usedIn Canadian federal elections

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St. John’s East category Federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador
Federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador category Federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Federal electoral districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
Burin Peninsula politicalRepresentation Federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador
this entity surface form: federal riding of Random—Burin—St. George's (historical)
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame isPartOf Federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador
this entity surface form: Newfoundland and Labrador federal electoral districts