Bonavista-Burin-Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador) 28/338

Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Today we're back in Newfoundland with Bonavista—Burin—Trinity!

Bonavista—Burin—Trinity has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution. The population centers (if you can call them that) are Clarenville-Shoal Harbour (6,291 in 2016), Marystown (5,316 in 2016), and Bonavista (3,448 in 2016). The riding consists of the Bonavista Bay area, Burin Peninsula and the Trinity Bay area.

Politically, the riding has been held by the Liberal Party since 1988. This is pretty on par with the rest of Newfoundland, who last elected a Conservative in 2011, and that was by a 79 vote margin. The elections have been pretty wide for the most part, with the exceptions of 2006 and 2019, both around 5 point margins. The riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Churence Rogers.

The MP before him was Judy Foote, former Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the current Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. She was in Parliament from 2008-2017 when she resigned due to family reasons. Her re-election in 2015 was the largest of the entire election, she received 82% of the vote. In 2019, the riding was 1/7 in Newfoundland and 59/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 7.5/10 - I LOVE ridings named after the physical region, I wish there was a little less, but what can you do.

Shape: 8.4/10 - It's honestly really good. I love the straight line on the West side.

Individuality: 5.9/10 - The re-election margin in 2015 is insane, but it is also pretty typical of the rest of Atlantic at the time.

Total: 21.8/30 (72.6%)

See you tomorrow in Quebec with Bourassa! (We have a week off after this it's okay.)