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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92/92 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Peter Penashue | 4,234 | 40.43 |
Elected |
| LIB | Todd Russell | 4,003 | 38.23 |
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| NDP | Jacob Larkin | 2,099 | 20.04 |
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| GRN | George C.R. Barrett | 136 | 1.30 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
Labrador is a giant wedge of wilderness, bordered on the south and west by Quebec and on the east by the iceberg-choked Labrador Sea. The riding is three times the size of the island of Newfoundland, which is just across the Strait of Belle Isle.
Nearly half the riding’s residents live in the extreme southwest corner, in Labrador City and Wabush, where much of Canada's iron ore is mined. The Trans-Labrador Highway links those towns to Churchill Falls, a massive hydroelectric project, and to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, which is home to an air force base.
Living conditions in native communities are often poor. The Innu village of Davis Inlet, in particular, is infamous for gas-sniffing and squalor. Most of that community's residents have sought a fresh start in the new, $150-million town of Natuashish, 15 kilometres away.
Population: 26,364 (2006 census; a decrease of 5.4% since 2001)
Political History
Liberal Todd Norman Russell held on to this riding in 2008, defeating Phyllis Artiss of the NDP by more than 4,000 votes. In the 2006 election, he defeated Conservative Joe Goudie by 1,240 votes. Labrador has been almost unswervingly Liberal since Newfoundland entered Confederation in 1949. The only exception was 1968, when Conservative Herbert Peddle won by 735 votes.
From 1972 to 1995, Liberal Bill Rompkey, who served in a variety of cabinet posts, held the riding. When Rompkey was appointed to the Senate, voters handed the riding to Lawrence O'Brien. In 2004, O'Brien won with more than four times the votes of his nearest opponent, Conservative Merrill Strachan.
O'Brien died of cancer in December 2004. A byelection was called for May 24, 2005, and nearly wasn't held, when the tightest confidence vote in Canadian parliamentary history, on May 19, came close to forcing a general election.
The Liberal government won the crucial Commons vote, 153-152, and Russell, who was president of the Labrador Métis Nation, won the byelection five days later, with more votes than all other candidates combined.
This riding was established in 1949 as Grand Falls-White Bay. In 1952, the name was changed to Grand Falls-White Bay-Labrador. In 1986, it was renamed Labrador.
- 1949-66 byelection inclusive - LIB
- 1968 - PC
- Since 1972 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 48.23% (12,650) |
| French | 7.76% (2,035) |
| Aboriginal | 40.98% (10,750) |
| American | 0.29% (75) |
| Canadian | 33.42% (8,765) |
| Caribbean | 0.29% (75) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.06% (15) |
| Western European | 2.29% (600) |
| Northern European | 1.01% (265) |
| Eastern European | 0.55% (145) |
| S European | 0.84% (220) |
| Other European | 0.29% (75) |
| Scandinavian | 0.99% (260) |
| Baltic | 0.00% (0) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.00% (0) |
| African | 0.08% (20) |
| Arab | 0.48% (125) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.11% (30) |
| South Asia | 0.17% (45) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.21% (55) |
| Oceania | 0.04% (10) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 26,230 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 90% (23,445) |
| French | 1% (345) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (10) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 2% (490) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 6% (1,580) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (0) |
| Portuguese | 0% (0) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (20) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (10) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (55) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (15) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (15) |
| Russian | 0% (0) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (0) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (0) |
| Greek | 0% (0) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (30) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (10) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (0) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (0) |
| Korean | 0% (0) |
| Cantonese | 0% (0) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (0) |
| Mandarin | 0% (10) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (0) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (20) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 26,100 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.27 |
| Mining | 0.41 |
| Utilities | 0.43 |
| Construction | 4.98 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.98 |
| Retail | 13.21 |
| Transport | 4.56 |
| Info Culture | 2.75 |
| Finance Insurance | 4.40 |
| Real Estate | 2.01 |
| ProSciTech | 6.06 |
| Management | 0.08 |
| Waste/Remediation | 7.51 |
| Education | 6.73 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.89 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.02 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.49 |
| Public Admin | 11.85 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 49,645 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 18.5%
18.6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 6.24%
13.90%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 24.43%
30.70%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $78,546
$63,041 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 2%
2% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 32.41%
31.50% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
George C.R. Barrett | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 709-896-7358 |
| Age: | 42 |
| Children: | Two |
| Profession: | Commuter pilot |
Jacob Larkin | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Profession: | Teacher and principal |
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