# Long Range Mountains (electoral district)

Long Range Mountains is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It covers the entirety the west coast of the island of Newfoundland.
Long Range Mountains 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, which took place in October 2015. It was created out of the electoral districts of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (65%) and Random—Burin—St. George's (35%).

## Geography

The riding covers the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, from Channel-Port aux Basques and Burgeo in the south, to St. Anthony and L'Anse aux Meadows in the north. The largest community in the riding is the city of Corner Brook. It also includes Gros Morne National Park.

### Boundary description

The official description of the electoral district, as offered by Elections Canada, states that it is "All that area consisting of that part of the Island of Newfoundland lying westerly and southerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the mouth of Chaleur Bay; thence generally northwesterly along said bay to the end of said bay; thence westerly in a straight line to the most southerly point of Dry Pond at approximate latitude 47°50'25"N and approximate longitude 57°31'17"W; thence northerly in a straight line to the mouth of Lloyds River at the westernmost extremity of Red Indian Lake; thence northerly in a straight line to a point in Hinds Lake at latitude 48°57'49"N and longitude 56°59'36"W; thence northerly in a straight line to the southeasternmost point of the limit of the Town of Hampden; thence generally northerly along the easterly limit of said town to the northeasternmost point of the limit of said town; thence easterly in a straight line to a point in White Bay at latitude 49°34'31"N and longitude 56°50'24"W; thence generally northerly along said bay to the Atlantic Ocean.
Including Ramea Islands, Sops Island, Bell Island, Groais Island of the Grey Islands, Quirpon Island, St. John Island and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area."

## Demographics

    According to the 2011 Canadian census; 2013 representation
Ethnic groups: 82.4% White, 17.1% Aboriginal
Languages: 98.7% English Religions: 95.4% Christian (36.7% Anglican, 34.4% Catholic, 10.5% United Church, 6.5% Pentecostal, 7.3% Other), 4.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $22,576
Average income (2010): $30,470

## History

The riding of Long Range Mountains was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte and Random—Burin—St. George's.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Long Range Mountains Riding created from Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte and Random—Burin—St. George's |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Gudie Hutchings | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Gudie Hutchings | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Gudie Hutchings | Liberal |

## Election results
### 2021

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Gudie Hutchings | 16,178 | 44.39 | -2.97 | $92,705.20 |
| | Conservative | Carol Anstey | 14,344 | 39.36 | +11.06 | $56,261.52 |
| | New Democratic | Kaila Mintz | 4,347 | 11.93 | -7.87 | $6,169.08 |
| | People's | Darrell Shelley | 1,578 | 4.30 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,447 | 98.75 | +0.23 | $125,696.31 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 461 | 1.25 | +0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,908 | 53.33 | -2.87 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 69,207 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -7.02 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### 2019

vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Gudie Hutchings | 18,199 | 47.36 | -26.49 | $67,837.53 |
| | Conservative | Josh Eisses | 10,873 | 28.30 | +16.14 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Holly Pike | 7,609 | 19.80 | +8.47 | $43.82 |
| | Green | Lucas Knill | 1,334 | 3.47 | +0.81 | $533.12 |
| | Veterans Coalition | Robert Miles | 411 | 1.06 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,426 | 98.52 | -1.22 | 122,089.44 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 576 | 1.48 | +1.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,002 | 56.21 | -2.82 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,385 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -26.49 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### 2015

vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Gudie Hutchings | 30,889 | 73.85 | +18.70 | $37,729.67 |
| | Conservative | Wayne Ruth | 5,085 | 12.16 | –13.09 | $21,208.61 |
| | New Democratic | Devon Babstock | 4,739 | 11.33 | –6.51 | $8,554.67 |
| | Green | Terry Cormier | 1,111 | 2.66 | +1.62 | $2,064.79 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,824 | 100.00 | | $242,285.48 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 108 | 0.26 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,932 | 59.03 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,037 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +15.90 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 19,770 | 55.16 |
| Conservative | 9,051 | 25.25 |
| New Democratic | 6,394 | 17.84 |
| Green | 370 | 1.03 |
| Independent | 258 | 0.72 |

## Student vote results
### 2019

2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gudie Hutchings | 843 | 31.05 | -30.11 |
| | New Democratic | Holly Pike | 723 | 26.63 | +11.26 |
| | Conservative | Josh Eisses | 514 | 18.93 | +7.82 |
| | Green | Lucas Knill | 462 | 17.02 | +4.66 |
| | Veterans Coalition | Robert Miles | 173 | 6.37 | New |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 2,715 | 100.0 | – |

### 2015

2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gudie Hutchings | 589 | 61.16 |
| | New Democratic | Devon Babstock | 148 | 15.37 |
| | Green | Terry Cormier | 119 | 12.36 |
| | Conservative | Wayne Ruth | 107 | 11.11 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 963 | 100.0 |