Long Range Mountains (Newfoundland and Labrador) 165/338

 Long Range Mountains (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Today we're back in Newfoundland and Labrador with Long Range Mountains!

Long Range Mountains has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution. The population of the riding was 81,716 in 2021. The riding contains the communities of Corner Brook (19,333 in 2021), Stephenville (6,540 in 2021), and Deer Lake (4,864 in 2021). Corner Brook is the second largest population centre in Newfoundland after St. John's.

Politically, this seat has been Liberal since 1980 (at least the portion formerly known as Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe/Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte). There have been a few surges for other parties here and there. The PCs/Conservatives haven't been far behind in 1984, 1997, and 2021, while the NDP performed well in 1980, incumbent NDP MP Fonse Faour lost the seat after holding it for two years. The seat is currently held by Liberal MP and Minister of rural economic development Gudie Hutchings.

Provincially, Premier Andrew Furey holds his seat here in Humber-Gros Morne. Furey has been Premier since August 19th, 2020, winning his provincial seat on October 22, 2020 in the by-election triggered by Premier Dwight Ball's resignation. During the Omicron COVID outbreak, Furey, as a medical doctor, volunteered around the province and administered booster vaccine doses. In 2019, this seat was 6/7 in Newfoundland and Labrador and 175/338 in Canada by margin.

The name is great, I love geographic names, especially when there is no major urban centre. The shape is also great, I don't know why they didn't do something like this sooner, I really don't like the way the other representation orders split up the west coast as much as they did. As for individuality, it is the last non-St. John's seat for the NDP and the seat is definitely trending towards the Conservatives, along with much of rural Atlantic Canada.

See you soon in Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne!