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AMENDMENTS TO PROPOSALS OF JUNE 1, 2002 In light of the submissions received and further deliberations, the Commission
has seen fit to revise the boundaries of all the electoral districts on
the island portion of the province. As noted, it is desirable to have
the population of each electoral district of the province fall within
a 10 percent range of the electoral quota of THE ELECTORAL DISTRICTS OF THE AVALON PENINSULA Despite earlier reservations, the Commission has determined that three (3)
electoral seats should be created within the boundaries of the Avalon
Peninsula commencing at Sunnyside and Come By Chance at the western end
of the Isthmus of Avalon. We are persuaded by the fact that more than
half of the population of the island portion of the province, some ST. JOHN’S NORTH St. John’s North contains most of the present electoral district of St.
John’s East and lies to the north of a line running from Quidi Vidi Gut
through the city out to Kenmount Road, to the Manuels Access Road, and
to Conway Brook to Conception Bay, including Bell Island. St. John’s North
has a population of ST. JOHN’S SOUTH St. John’s South, which contains part of what is now St. John’s West,
is the area to the south of the boundary of St. John’s North and bounded
on the south by a line just north of Bay Bulls along St. John’s city limits
across to the town limits of Conception Bay South. St. John’s South has
a population of AVALON The proposal to place the southern part of the Avalon Peninsula with
the Burin–St. George’s electoral district met with substantial resistance.
The concerns cited included the size of the proposed electoral district,
transportation challenges, MP access to and by constituents and the lack
of a community of interest between the southern Avalon Peninsula and the
electoral district of Burin–St. George’s. The Commission sees merit
in these submissions and is persuaded that the Avalon Peninsula has a
greater community of interest within itself than with other parts of the
island. The electoral district of Avalon is the remaining area of the
Avalon Peninsula to Sunnyside and Come By Chance. This electoral
district is made up of part of the electoral districts that are now Bonavista–Trinity–Conception,
St. John’s East and St. John’s West. The electoral district of Avalon
has a population of RANDOM–BURIN–ST. GEORGE’S The Commission has considered the submissions received from the Stephenville/Port
au Port area with respect to the proposal to return that area to the Humber–St.
Barbe–Baie Verte electoral district. We heard that there was a greater
community of interest with the southwest coast than with Corner Brook
and the Great Northern Peninsula. As a result, the Commission has determined
that the Stephenville area, including the Port au Port Peninsula, should
remain part of the south coast current electoral district of Burin–St.
George’s. It was determined that it would still be necessary to add population
to the existing south coast electoral district of Burin–St. George’s.
That electoral district has lost some BONAVISTA–EXPLOITS The present electoral district of Gander–Grand Falls has been changed by moving the western boundary of that electoral district to the east by a line to the west of Leading Tickles running southward and westward to include Buchans and Millertown. This electoral district is bounded on the east by the waters of Trinity Bay and includes the Bonavista Peninsula, north of George’s Brook, which is part of the present electoral district of Bonavista–Trinity–Conception. The Commission had considered dividing the Bonavista Peninsula at Elliston
and including the Trinity Bay side of that peninsula with the south coast
riding of Burin–St. George’s. This would have had the effect
of increasing the population of that electoral district and reducing the
population in the new proposed electoral district of Bonavista–Exploits.
It was determined, however, that it would be more appropriate if the whole
of the Bonavista Peninsula remain within a single electoral district.
The population of this area, being the proposed electoral district of
Bonavista–Exploits, is now HUMBER–ST. BARBE–BAIE VERTE The remaining electoral district on the island is the area to the west
of the electoral district of Bonavista–Exploits and to the north
of Random–Burin–St. George’s. This area contains the Baie
Verte Peninsula, the Great Northern Peninsula and the Humber Valley. The
Commission has determined that this area should retain the name of Humber–St.
Barbe–Baie Verte with a population of LABRADOR With the exception of Labrador, all electoral districts in the province
under readjustment are within the allowable 25 percent variance of
the electoral quota. The electoral district of Labrador is a permitted
departure under subsection 15(2) of the Act. The Commission continues
to view Labrador as an extraordinary circumstance and notes that there
is broad-based acceptance of this position throughout the province. Labrador
has a population of The population in each district and its variance from the prescribed electoral quotient will be as follows:
Schedule "A" (Hearings and Representations) and Schedule "B" (Names, Populations, Boundaries and Maps of Electoral Districts), attached, form part of this report. Given this 1st day of November, 2002, by the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
_______________________________ Honourable David G. Riche, Q.C.
_________________________________ Kathleen LeGrow
_________________________________ Jamie M. Smith, Q.C.
CERTIFIED copy of the report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
_________________________________ Henry Thorne
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