Gander is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

It includes the town of Gander and the surrounding communities of Appleton, Gambo, Glenwood, and Benton. Gander, which has an airport and military history, is a service centre for a large region of the province. Voters in Gander often swing between the Liberal and Progressive Conservative columns, often electing members who sat on the government benches, making it an important swing district in the province.

Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:

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! Assembly

! Years

! colspan="2" | Member

! Party

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 31st

| 1956-1959

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" |Beaton John Abbott

| rowspan="3" |Liberal

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 32nd

| 1959-1962

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 33rd

| 1962–1966

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| rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 34th

| 1966–1967

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| Charles Ronald McKay Granger

| Liberal

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| 1967–1971

| rowspan="4" |

| rowspan="4" |Harold Anthony Collins

| rowspan="4" |Progressive Conservative

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 35th

| 1972

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 36th

| 1972–1975

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 37th

| 1975–1979

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 38th

| 1979–1982

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" |Hazel Rose Newhook

| rowspan="2" |Progressive Conservative

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 39th

| 1982–1985

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 40th

| 1985–1989

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" |Winston Baker

| rowspan="3" |Liberal

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 41st

| 1989–1993

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| rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 42nd

| 1993–1995

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| 1995–1996

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| Gary Vey

| Liberal

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 43rd

| 1996–1999

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" |Sandra Kelly

| rowspan="2" |Liberal

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 44th

| 1999–2003

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 45th

| 2003–2007

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" |Kevin George O'Brien

| rowspan="3" |Progressive Conservative

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 46th

| 2007–2011

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 47th

| 2011–2015

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 48th

| 2015–2019

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" |John Haggie

| rowspan="3" |Liberal

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 49th

| 2019–2021

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 50th

| 2021–2025

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 51st

|2025–present

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|Bettina Ford

|Liberal

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Election results

See also

  • List of Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts
  • Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

  • Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly