# Labrador (electoral district)

Labrador (formerly known as Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador and Grand Falls—White Bay) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949.
The riding covers all of Labrador and with just 26,000 people located in the riding it is the least populous in Canada. From 2005 to 2011, the riding was represented by Liberal MP Todd Russell. He was defeated by Conservative Peter Penashue in the 2011 federal election. Following allegations of irregularities in his campaign spending, Penashue announced on March 14, 2013 that he would resign his seat and run again as a candidate in a new by-election. Penashue subsequently lost the by-election to Liberal candidate Yvonne Jones. Jones was re-elected in the 2015, 2019, and 2021 federal elections. The riding is viewed as a Liberal stronghold.
The riding contains a large indigenous population, including the Inuit self-governing territory of Nunatsiavut, as well as two Innu reserves Sheshatshiu and Natuashish. The Voisey's Bay nickel mine, near Nain, is also in the riding.
All six indigenous communities on the North Coast are inaccessible by road and may be reached only by air or sea.

## Demographics

This riding is the least populous in Canada. Citing the region's highly distinct identity and seeing it as a community of interest they have the legal duty to respect, successive electoral boundary commissions have used their ability to make exceptions to the general electoral quotient to maintain Labrador as a separate riding.
In earlier representation orders, it was joined with communities on the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland.
Ethnic groups: 65.1% White, 34.9% Native Canadian
Languages (2016): 86.4% English, 5.6% Innu, 2.3% Naskapi, 1.5% French, 1.4% Inuktitut, 1.3% Tagalog, 0.1% German, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Spanish Religions: 67.4% Protestant, 28.4% Catholic, 3.4% No affiliation
Average income: $27 138

## Geography

The district includes all of Labrador, including Belle Isle, North and South Aulatsivik Island.
The neighbouring ridings are Nunavut, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Manicouagan, and Long Range Mountains.
According to Elections Canada, the boundaries of this riding for the 39th General Election (2006) are:
    "Consisting of all that part of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador known as Labrador, including Belle Isle."
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Labrador should be preserved with no boundary changes for future elections.
See the map of the Labrador riding.

## History

The electoral district was created in 1949 upon the admission of Newfoundland to Canada. Between 1949 and 1988, this district was attached to the Island of Newfoundland, where more than half of its electorate resided. Liberal MP Bill Rompkey held the seat from 1972 till his appointment to the Senate of Canada in 1995. Lawrence D. O'Brien was later elected in a by-election and held the district until his death in 2004.
A by-election was held on May 24, 2005, with the result tipping the balance of the evenly split 38th Parliament. The Liberal candidate, Todd Russell, who was heavily favoured, ended up winning, but with a reduced percentage from the 2004 election.
On December 16, 2004, MP Lawrence O'Brien died of cancer, the next year Prime Minister Paul Martin called a by-election for May 24, 2005. There was a possibility the by-election would not be held because of a non-confidence vote the week prior. The non-confidence vote would have toppled the government sending Canadians to the polls, which would have superseded the by-election. However, the motion failed by one vote, ensuring the by-election.
The seat has traditionally been a Liberal stronghold, and O'Brien always carried the riding with comfortable pluralities. However, the federal Liberals had lost popularity in Atlantic Canada since the 2004 federal election largely because of disputes with the Progressive Conservative provincial governments of these provinces, especially that of Newfoundland and Labrador over the relationship between offshore oil revenues and equalization payments.
Historically, governing parties fare poorly in federal by-elections. However, this by-election was especially significant because of the make-up of the 38th Canadian Parliament. Following the 2004 election, the Liberals and the New Democratic Party held 154 seats together, or exactly half of the 308-seat House of Commons. After Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish was expelled from that party, the two parties' combined total (prior to O'Brien's death) had been reduced to 153 (or 152 who are eligible to vote since the Speaker was elected as a Liberal). The Liberals were anxious to retain the seat, as its loss would have left the opposition Conservative Party of Canada or the Bloc Québécois as the only viable partners for the Liberals to get legislation passed in the House. Former Liberal MP David Kilgour had left the party, further reducing its strength.
Since the general election, it had been suggested that the New Democratic Party refrain from contesting by-elections in seats where the Liberals were strong but the NDP are not, to avoid splitting the vote and thus help improve the chances securing a better position for the NDP in the House. Labrador would certainly be a prime example of such a seat — the NDP finished a distant fourth in the 2004 election. However, historically the NDP has been adamant in contesting all by-elections, and NDP leader Jack Layton showed little interest in any such proposal. The NDP nominated Frances Fry on April 23 feeling it had a chance in this seat because of the Liberal fall in polls and the fact that the provincial NDP had one of its two seats in Labrador.
In the end, the Liberals picked up an easy victory, as expected, but while their actual vote total did not go down by much, their percentage of the vote went down over 10 points from the previous election as turnout was over 9% more than in the 2004 election. This high turnout is virtually unheard of for by-elections which normally have extremely poor turnouts. The additional voters appear to have been brought out by the tense national political situation and mostly voted for the Conservatives who picked up nearly 17 percentage points and the New Democrats who also increased their vote total.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Grand Falls—White Bay |||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne | Liberal |
| Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador |||||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Charles Granger | Liberal |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Charles Granger | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Charles Granger | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1966 | Charles Granger | Liberal |
| 27th | 1966–1968 | Andrew Chatwood | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Ambrose Peddle | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Bill Rompkey | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Bill Rompkey | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Bill Rompkey | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Bill Rompkey | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Bill Rompkey | Liberal |
| Labrador |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Bill Rompkey | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1996 | Bill Rompkey | Liberal |
| 35th | 1996–1997 | Lawrence D. O'Brien | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Lawrence D. O'Brien | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Lawrence D. O'Brien | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2004 | Lawrence D. O'Brien | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2006 | Todd Russell | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Todd Russell | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Todd Russell | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2013 | Peter Penashue | Conservative |
| 41st | 2013–2015 | Yvonne Jones | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Yvonne Jones | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Yvonne Jones | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Yvonne Jones | Liberal |

## Election results
### Labrador
#### 2021

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Yvonne Jones | 4,119 | 42.67 | +0.2 | $69,064.75 |
| | Conservative | Shane Dumaresque | 2,930 | 30.35 | -0.7 | $9,399.17 |
| | New Democratic | Amy Norman | 2,297 | 23.80 | -0.7 | $4,902.92 |
| | People's | Shannon Champion | 307 | 3.18 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 9,653 | 99.03 | +0.23 | $107,802.67 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.96 | -0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,747 | 48.29 | -8.97 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 20,182 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.46 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

#### 2019

vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Yvonne Jones | 4,851 | 42.48 | -29.27 | $82,443.39 |
| | Conservative | Larry Flemming | 3,548 | 31.07 | +17.20 | $19,580.39 |
| | New Democratic | Michelene Gray | 2,796 | 24.49 | +10.11 | $2,811.15 |
| | Green | Tyler Colbourne | 224 | 1.96 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 11,419 | 98.80 | -0.77 | 104,476.76 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 139 | 1.20 | -0.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,558 | 57.26 | -4.73 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 20,184 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -23.24 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

#### 2015

vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Yvonne Jones | 8,878 | 71.75 | +23.76 | $95,326.13 |
| | New Democratic | Edward Rudkowski | 1,779 | 14.38 | –4.81 | $47,898.82 |
| | Conservative | Peter Penashue | 1,716 | 13.87 | –18.53 | $24,186.27 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 12,373 | 99.57 | | $204,663.38 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 53 | 0.43 | –0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,426 | 61.99 | +4.00 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 20,045 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +14.29 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

#### 2013 by-election

vteCanadian federal by-election, 13 May 2013 Resignation of Peter Penashue, 14 March 2013 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Yvonne Jones | 5,812 | 47.99 | +8.92 | $76,859.63 |
| | Conservative | Peter Penashue | 3,924 | 32.40 | −7.41 | $70,866.91 |
| | New Democratic | Harry Borlase | 2,324 | 19.19 | −0.64 | $81,475.53 |
| | Libertarian | Norman Andrews | 50 | 0.41 | | $236.16 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 12,110 | 100.0 | – | $ 89,852.84 |
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 27 | 0.22 | −0.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,137 | 59.93 | +6.49 | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 20,251 | | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +8.17 |
| Source: "By-election May 13, 2013". Elections Canada. May 13, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013. |||||||

#### 2011

vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Peter Penashue | 4,256 | 39.81 | +31.84 | $89,997.05 |
| | Liberal | Todd Russell | 4,177 | 39.07 | −31.21 | $30,016.49 |
| | New Democratic | Jacob Larkin | 2,120 | 19.83 | +1.98 | $29,968.41 |
| | Green | George C.R. Barrett | 139 | 1.30 | −2.61 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 10,692 | 100.0 | – | $84,468.09 |
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 52 | 0.48 | −0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,744 | 52.91 | +14.31 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 20,305 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +31.52 |
| Conservative candidate Peter Penashue was found to have spent above the mandated expense limit, precipitating his resignation and subsequent by-election. |||||||
| Sources: |||||||

#### 2008

2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Todd Russell | 5,426 | 70.28 | +19.75 | $26,887 |
| | New Democratic | Phyllis Artiss | 1,378 | 17.85 | +8.77 | $5,886 |
| | Conservative | Lacey Lewis | 615 | 7.97 | -31.70 | $15,728 |
| | Green | Nyssa Christine McLeod | 302 | 3.91 | +3.19 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,721 | 100.0 | – | $81,667 |
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 66 | 0.85 | +0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,787 | 38.60 | -19.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 20,175 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.49 |

#### 2006

2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Todd Russell | 5,768 | 50.53 | -0.95 | $40,903.10 |
| | Conservative | Joe Goudie | 4,528 | 39.67 | +7.34 | $36,381.98 |
| | New Democratic | Jacob Edward Larkin | 1,037 | 9.08 | -0.81 | $164.95 |
| | Green | Gail Zwicker | 82 | 0.72 | +0.08 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 11,415 | 100.0 | – | $75,653 |
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 52 | 0.45 | -0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,467 | 57.99 | +4.55 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 19,774 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -4.14 |
| Changes are from the 2005 by-election |||||||

#### 2005 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, May 24, 2005 Death of Lawrence D. O'Brien, 16 December 2004 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Todd Russell | 5,438 | 51.48 | -10.75 | $53,970.30 |
| | Conservative | Graham Letto | 3,415 | 32.33 | +16.56 | $73,509.62 |
| | New Democratic | Frances Fry | 1,045 | 9.89 | +0.25 | $26,121.42 |
| | Independent | Ern Condon | 598 | 5.66 | -4.69 | $254.00 |
| | Green | Jason Crummey | 68 | 0.64 | -1.37 | $78.45 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 10,564 | 100.0 | – | $74,995 |
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 58 | 0.55 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,622 | 53.44 | +8.62 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 19,876 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -13.6 |

#### 2004

2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Lawrence D. O'Brien | 5,524 | 62.23 | -6.76 | $35,586.52 |
| | Conservative | Merrill Strachan | 1,400 | 15.77 | -2.85 | $17,120.09 |
| | Independent | Ern Condon | 919 | 10.35 | – | $62.50 |
| | New Democratic | Shawn Crann | 856 | 9.64 | -2.74 | none listed |
| | Green | Lori-Ann Martino | 178 | 2.01 | – | $135.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 8,877 | 100.0 | – | $73,792 |
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 46 | 0.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,923 | 44.82 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 19,909 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.96 |
| Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance. |||||||

#### 2000

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lawrence D. O'Brien | 7,153 | 68.99 | +18.37 |
| | New Democratic | Amanda Will | 1,284 | 12.38 | -25.41 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hayward Broomfield | 1,254 | 12.09 | +5.20 |
| | Alliance | Eugene Burt | 677 | 6.53 | +1.84 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,368 | 100.00 |
| Changes for the Canadian Alliance are based on the 1997 results of its predecessor, the Reform Party. |||||||

#### 1997

1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lawrence D. O'Brien | 6,182 | 50.62 | +10.15 |
| | New Democratic | Randy Collins | 4,615 | 37.79 | +17.98 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Patton | 842 | 6.89 | -1.81 |
| | Reform | Stephane Girardin | 573 | 4.69 | -25.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,212 | 100.00 |

#### 1996 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, 1996 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lawrence D. O'Brien | 4,032 | 40.47 | -36.64 |
| | Reform | John Michael McGrath | 3,027 | 30.38 | |
| | New Democratic | Randy Collins | 1,974 | 19.81 | +15.89 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Darlene Gear-White | 867 | 8.70 | -10.27 |
| | Independent | Alain Roy | 63 | 0.63 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,963 | 100.00 |
| Called on Bill Rompkey's appointment to the Senate. |||||||

#### 1993

1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Rompkey | 8,724 | 77.11 | +23.61 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wayne Piercey | 2,146 | 18.97 | -14.06 |
| | New Democratic | Barry Knight | 444 | 3.92 | -7.40 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,314 | 100.00 |

#### 1988

1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Rompkey | 7,126 | 53.50 | +8.37 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joseph Goudie | 4,400 | 33.03 | -9.23 |
| | New Democratic | Evelyn Riggs | 1,508 | 11.32 | -1.29 |
| | Independent | Ern Condon | 286 | 2.15 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,320 | 100.00 |

### Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
#### 1984

1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Rompkey | 12,938 | 45.13 | -7.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter J. Walsh | 12,114 | 42.26 | +17.25 |
| | New Democratic | Ern Condon | 3,616 | 12.61 | -9.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,668 | 100.00 |

#### 1980

1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Rompkey | 15,530 | 52.67 | +6.58 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ray Hawco | 7,375 | 25.01 | +13.46 |
| | New Democratic | Ern Condon | 6,582 | 22.32 | -20.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,487 | 100.00 |

#### 1979

1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Rompkey | 13,639 | 46.09 | -8.73 |
| | New Democratic | Bryan Blackmore | 12,538 | 42.37 | +20.66 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Calvin Osmond | 3,418 | 11.55 | -11.92 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,595 | 100.00 |

#### 1974

1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Rompkey | 12,689 | 54.82 | -2.82 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Corp Janes | 5,433 | 23.47 | -12.74 |
| | New Democratic | Donald J. Head | 5,026 | 21.71 | +15.56 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,148 | 100.00 |

#### 1972

1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Rompkey | 14,274 | 57.64 | +10.83 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ambrose Peddle | 8,968 | 36.21 | -14.19 |
| | New Democratic | Earle R. Boone | 1,523 | 6.15 | +3.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,765 | 100.00 |

#### 1968

1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ambrose Peddle | 10,322 | 50.40 | +31.57 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Chatwood | 9,587 | 46.81 | -26.23 |
| | New Democratic | Austin Scott | 571 | 2.79 | -5.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,480 | 100.00 |

#### 1966 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, 19 September 1966 Resignation of Charles Granger, 1 August 1966 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Andrew Chatwood | 9,754 | 73.04 | +2.08 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Thomas Fenwick Pitcher | 2,515 | 18.83 | -4.04 |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Campbell Snell | 1,086 | 8.13 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,355 | 100.00 |

#### 1965

1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Granger | 17,933 | 70.96 | +0.30 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Thomas Fenwick Pitcher | 5,779 | 22.87 | -2.50 |
| | Social Credit | Harold W. Parsons | 1,560 | 6.17 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,272 | 100.00 |

#### 1963

1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Granger | 18,233 | 70.66 | +5.11 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Cyril C. Pelley | 6,545 | 25.37 | +1.16 |
| | New Democratic | Kitchener Pritchett | 1,025 | 3.97 | -6.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,803 | 100.00 |

#### 1962

1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Granger | 16,401 | 65.55 | +3.83 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wolfred Nelson | 6,057 | 24.21 | -14.07 |
| | New Democratic | William Joseph Gillies | 2,561 | 10.24 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,019 | 100.00 |

#### 1958

1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Granger | 16,328 | 61.72 | -13.69 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Gordon Decker | 10,129 | 38.28 | +13.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,457 | 100.00 |

#### 1957

1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne | 11,681 | 75.41 | +2.15 |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Bloomfield | 3,810 | 24.59 | -2.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,491 | 100.00 |

#### 1953

1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne | 13,653 | 73.26 | -13.49 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Henry George Hicks | 4,984 | 26.74 | +13.49 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,637 | 100.00 |

### Grand Falls—White Bay
#### 1949

1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne | 12,301 | 86.75 |
| | Progressive Conservative | James Pond | 1,879 | 13.25 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,180 | 100.00 |

## Student vote results
### 2019

2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yvonne Jones | 433 | 38.94 | -28.61 |
| | New Democratic | Michelene Gray | 355 | 31.92 | +12.14 |
| | Conservative | Larry Flemming | 209 | 18.79 | +6.12 |
| | Green | Tyler Colbourne | 105 | 10.34 | – |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 3,263 | 100.0 | |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||

### 2015

2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Yvonne Jones | 560 | 67.55 | +20.09 |
| | New Democratic | Edward Rudkowski | 164 | 19.78 | +7.25 |
| | Conservative | Peter Penashue | 105 | 12.67 | -18.67 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 829 | 100.0 | |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||

### 2011

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Todd Russell | 159 | 47.46 |
| | Conservative | Peter Penashue | 105 | 31.34 |
| | New Democratic | Jacob Larkin | 42 | 12.53 |
| | Green | George C.R. Barrett | 29 | 8.65 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 335 | 100.0 |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||