# Bonavista—Burin—Trinity

Bonavista—Burin—Trinity is a federal electoral district on Newfoundland Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and has been legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015. It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Random—Burin—St. George's (41%), Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (37%) and Avalon (22%).
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, and will gain the east coast of Placentia Bay from Avalon, while losing Salmon Cove to Avalon.

## Demographics

According to the 2011 National Household Survey, Bonavista—Burin—Trinity is the most Christian riding in Canada with 97% of the population claiming to have a Christian affiliation. It is also the only riding in Canada where less than 3% of the population has no religious affiliation.
    According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 96.8% White, 2.4% Indigenous Languages: 99.1% English Religions: 88.8% Christian (25.8% Anglican, 22.9% United Church, 20.3% Catholic, 11.2% Methodist, 4.1% Pentecostal), 10.8% No Religion Median income: $31,600 (2020) Average income: $39,840 (2020)

## Geography

The riding contains the Bonavista Bay area, the Burin Peninsula and the Trinity Bay area of Newfoundland.

## History

The riding of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of Random—Burin—St. George's, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and Avalon.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Riding created from Random—Burin—St. George's, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and Avalon |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2017 | Judy Foote | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2017–2019 | Churence Rogers | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Churence Rogers | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Churence Rogers | Liberal |

## Election results
### Terra Nova—The Peninsulas

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 15,173 | 47.26 |
| Conservative | 12,986 | 40.45 |
| New Democratic | 2,673 | 8.33 |
| People's | 1,272 | 3.96 |

### Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
#### 2021

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Churence Rogers | 13,972 | 46.59 | +0.89 | $68,517.84 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Vokey | 12,278 | 40.93 | +1.47 | $0.00 |
| | New Democratic | Anne Marie Anonsen | 2,484 | 8.28 | -3.70 | $393.05 |
| | People's | Linda Hogan | 1,257 | 4.19 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,991 | 98.42 | +0.28 | $110,716.47 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 482 | 1.58 | -0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,473 | 52.05 | -3.78 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 58,541 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.29 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

#### 2019

vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Churence Rogers | 14,707 | 45.70 | -23.52 | $23,874.25 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Vokey | 12,697 | 39.46 | +16.65 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Matthew Cooper | 3,855 | 11.98 | +7.25 | $6.68 |
| | Green | Kelsey Reichel | 920 | 2.86 | +1.80 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 32,179 | 98.14 | -1.42 | 107,548.45 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 609 | 1.85 | +1.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,788 | 55.83 | +34.28 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 58,729 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -20.09 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

#### 2017 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017 Resignation of Judy Foote :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Churence Rogers | 8,717 | 69.22 | -12.58 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Windsor | 2,878 | 22.85 | +12.78 | |
| | New Democratic | Tyler James Downey | 598 | 4.75 | -2.54 | |
| | Libertarian | Shane Stapleton | 262 | 2.08 | N/A | |
| | Green | Tyler Colbourne | 138 | 1.10 | +0.25 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 12,593 | 100.00 | | 101,914.76 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 54 | 0.42 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,648 | 21.52 | -35.83 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 58,771 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -12.68 |

#### 2015

vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Judy M. Foote | 28,704 | 81.80 | +27.33 | $40,957.22 |
| | Conservative | Mike Windsor | 3,534 | 10.07 | –20.43 | $7,929.44 |
| | New Democratic | Jenn Brown | 2,557 | 7.29 | –6.66 | $616.65 |
| | Green | Tyler John Colbourne | 297 | 0.85 | –0.03 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 35,092 | 100.00 | | $214,042.22 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 173 | 0.49 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,265 | 57.36 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 61,475 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | +23.88 |
| Source: Elections Canada, |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 16,805 | 54.46 |
| Conservative | 9,412 | 30.50 |
| New Democratic | 4,303 | 13.95 |
| Green | 270 | 0.88 |
| Others | 66 | 0.21 |

## Student vote results
### 2019

2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Matthew Cooper | 760 | 34.88 | +21.13 |
| | Liberal | Churence Rogers | 607 | 27.86 | -37.65 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Vokey | 446 | 20.47 | +11 |
| | Green | Kelsey Reichel | 366 | 16.8 | +5.54 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,179 | 100.0 | – |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||

### 2015

2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Judy M. Foote | 948 | 65.51 |
| | New Democratic | Jenn Brown | 199 | 13.75 |
| | Green | Tyler John Colbourne | 163 | 11.26 |
| | Conservative | Mike Windsor | 137 | 9.47 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,447 | 100.0 |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||