# Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame

Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was created from the portions of the island of Newfoundland previously included in the electoral districts of Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (72%), Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (18%) and Random—Burin—St. George's (10%).
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Central Newfoundland.

## Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 91.8% White, 7% Indigenous Languages: 98.9% English Religions: 86.3% Christian (19% Catholic, 17.5% Pentecostal and other Charismatic, 17% Anglican, 14.6% Methodist and Wesleyan, 12.6% United Church), 13.2% No religion Median income: $32,400 (2020)
Average income: $41,520 (2020)

## History

The riding of Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of Random—Burin—St. George's, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor and Avalon. It was the first election result called for in the 2015 and 2019 Canadian federal election.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame Riding created from Random—Burin—St. George's, Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte and Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Scott Simms | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Scott Simms | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Clifford Small | Conservative |

## Election results
### 2021

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Clifford Small | 14,927 | 46.89 | +11.55 | $59,241.94 |
| | Liberal | Scott Simms | 14,646 | 46.00 | -2.31 | $41,577.53 |
| | New Democratic | Jamie Ruby | 2,261 | 7.10 | -5.26 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,834 | 97.86 | +0.06 | $124,135.56 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 695 | 2.14 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,529 | 51.46 | -4.13 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 63,217 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.93 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### 2019

vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Scott Simms | 16,514 | 48.31 | -26.52 | $48,943.91 |
| | Conservative | Alex Bracci | 12,081 | 35.34 | +17.02 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Noel Joe | 4,224 | 12.36 | +6.26 | $6,009.07 |
| | Green | Byron White | 1,363 | 3.99 | +3.24 | $5,899.33 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,182 | 97.80 | -1.79 | 120,385.86 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 770 | 2.20 | +1.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,952 | 55.59 | -0.12 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 62,880 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -26.51 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Scott Simms | 26,523 | 74.82 | +19.90 | $53,460.35 |
| | Conservative | Kevin O'Brien | 6,479 | 18.28 | –12.04 | $151,187.70 |
| | New Democratic | Claudette Menchenton | 2,175 | 6.14 | –7.49 | $3,416.01 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Perry | 271 | 0.76 | –0.12 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 35,448 | 99.59 | | $238,355.39 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 145 | 0.41 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,593 | 55.71 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 63,891 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | +15.97 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 15,805 | 54.92 |
| Conservative | 8,724 | 30.31 |
| New Democratic | 3,920 | 13.62 |
| Green | 254 | 0.88 |
| Independent | 74 | 0.26 |

## Student vote results
### 2019

2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Scott Simms | 887 | 41.76 | -25.02 |
| | New Democratic | Noel Joe | 518 | 24.39 | +10.72 |
| | Conservative | Alex Bracci | 418 | 19.68 | +4.41 |
| | Green | Byron White | 301 | 14.17 | +9.89 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,124 | 100.0 | |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||

### 2015

2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Scott Simms | 796 | 66.78 |
| | Conservative | Kevin George O'Brien | 182 | 15.27 |
| | New Democratic | Claudette Menchenton | 163 | 13.67 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Perry | 51 | 4.28 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,165 | 100.0 |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||