Random—Burin—St. George's
Random—Burin—St. George's was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
Demographics
Ethnic groups: 94.7% White, 4.8% Native CanadianLanguages: 98.5% English
Religions: 54.6% Protestant, 43.8% Catholic, 1.3% no affiliation
Average income: $19 018
Geography
The district included the south coast of the island of Newfoundland, the Stephenville area, the Burin Peninsula, and the west-central coast of Trinity Bay including Random Island, Brunette Island, Long Island, Merasheen Island, Red Island, and the Ramea Islands.The neighbouring ridings were Avalon, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor, and Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte.
According to Elections Canada, the boundaries of this riding for the 39th General Election were:
History
The electoral district was created in 2003: 87.1% of the population of the riding came from Burin—St. George's, 12.9% from Bonavista—Trinity—Conception, and 0.1% from Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte. The incumbent for Burin—St. George's riding was Bill Matthews of the Liberal Party of Canada. Following the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding was dissolved and divided between Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, Long Range Mountains and Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, with the new boundaries taking effect at the 2015 federal election.This riding elected the following members of Parliament: