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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240/240 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| LIB | Judy Foote | 12,914 | 49.65 |
Elected |
| CON | John Ottenheimer | 8,322 | 32.00 |
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| NDP | Stella Magalios | 4,466 | 17.17 |
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| GRN | Tanya Gutmanis | 306 | 1.18 |
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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
This riding looks to the sea, stretching along Newfoundland's south coast and taking in more than 100 isolated fishing outports. Major communities include Stephenville, Marystown (home of the Marystown Shipyard), Grand Bank, Clarenville, Burgeo and the ferry and freighting centre of Channel-Port-aux-Basques.
From 1976 until 2004, this riding was known simply as Burin-St.George's. The new name was applied after redistribution added more than 10,000 residents from Bonavista-Trinity-Conception, along with a handful from Gander-Grand Falls and Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte.
Population: 71,219 (2006 census; a decrease of 6.4% since 2001)
Political History
This riding remained in Liberal hands in 2008 when Judy Foote received almost 54 per cent of the votes cast, defeating Terry White of the NDP by 7,000 votes. In 2006, Liberal incumbent Bill Matthews maintained his position as MP when he defeated Conservative Cynthia Downey by 1,420 votes. Matthews retired from politics and did not run in 2008.
Matthews won by more than 3,000 votes to hold onto this riding in the 2004 election. Matthews turned Liberal in 1999; he had come to power as a Tory in 1997 by unseating Liberal Roger Simmons. It was Simmons's second ouster from Parliament: he had won the riding in a 1979 byelection, lost to Tory Joe Price in 1984 and then regained office in 1988. From 1949 to 1979, Liberals won every election here.
- 1979, 1979 byelection, 1980 - LIB
- 1984 - PC
- 1988, 1993 - LIB
- 1997 - PC
- 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 51.75% (36,635) |
| French | 13.82% (9,785) |
| Aboriginal | 12.34% (8,735) |
| American | 0.22% (155) |
| Canadian | 49.88% (35,315) |
| Caribbean | 0.08% (60) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.05% (35) |
| Western European | 1.29% (915) |
| Northern European | 0.30% (210) |
| Eastern European | 0.46% (325) |
| S European | 0.72% (510) |
| Other European | 0.10% (70) |
| Scandinavian | 0.27% (190) |
| Baltic | 0.04% (25) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.02% (15) |
| African | 0.05% (35) |
| Arab | 0.25% (175) |
| Maghrebi | 0.01% (10) |
| West Asia | 0.07% (50) |
| South Asia | 0.36% (255) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.10% (70) |
| Oceania | 0.00% (0) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 70,795 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 98% (69,175) |
| French | 1% (600) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (10) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| 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% (50) |
| Portuguese | 0% (10) |
| Romanian | 0% (10) |
| Spanish | 0% (60) |
| Danish | 0% (10) |
| Dutch | 0% (95) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (30) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (15) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (15) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (15) |
| Russian | 0% (15) |
| Serbian | 0% (50) |
| 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% (80) |
| Greek | 0% (10) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (95) |
| 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% (25) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (15) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (10) |
| Urdu | 0% (120) |
| Malayalam | 0% (10) |
| Tamil | 0% (35) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (15) |
| Korean | 0% (0) |
| Cantonese | 0% (0) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (15) |
| Mandarin | 0% (0) |
| 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% (15) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (10) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 70,690 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.50 |
| Mining | 0.39 |
| Utilities | 0.47 |
| Construction | 3.52 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 2.50 |
| Retail | 9.55 |
| Transport | 3.41 |
| Info Culture | 4.34 |
| Finance Insurance | 3.78 |
| Real Estate | 2.26 |
| ProSciTech | 8.01 |
| Management | 0.13 |
| Waste/Remediation | 5.68 |
| Education | 10.76 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 13.18 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 3.18 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.53 |
| Public Admin | 9.42 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 51,800 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 26.4%
18.6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 15.12%
13.90%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 32.47%
30.70%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $52,597
$63,041 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 1%
2% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 27.16%
31.50% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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Stella Magalios | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Age: | 24 |
| Profession: | Student at Memorial University |
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