Avalon (electoral district)

Avalon
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Avalon in relation to other Newfoundland and Labrador ridings (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Ken McDonald
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]86,494
Electors (2019)69,131
Area (km²)[2]6,457.79
Pop. density (per km²)13.4
Census division(s)Division 1
Census subdivision(s)Admirals Beach, Aquaforte, Avondale, Bay Roberts, Bishop's Cove, Branch, Brigus, Bryant's Cove, Cape Broyle, Carbonear, Clarke's Beach, Colinet, Colliers, Conception Bay South, Conception Harbour, Cupids, Division No. 1, Subd. V, Division No. 1, Subd. W, Division No. 1, Subd. X, Division No. 1, Subd. Y, Fermeuse, Ferryland, Fox Harbour, Gaskiers-Point La Haye, Harbour Grace, Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview, Holyrood, Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherine's, North River, Paradise, Placentia, Point Lance, Port Kirwan, Portugal Cove South, Renews-Cappahayden, Riverhead, South River, Spaniard's Bay, St. Bride's, St. Joseph's, St. Mary's, St. Shott's, St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River, Subdivision 1A, Subdivision 1B, Subdivision 1C, Subdivision 1D, Subdivision 1E, Subdivision 1F, Subdivision 1G, Subdivision 1H, Subdivision 1I, Subdivision 1J, Subdivision 1K, Subdivision 1L, Subdivision 1M, Subdivision 1N, Subdivision 1O, Subdivision 1U, Treppassey, Upper Island Cove, Victoria

Avalon is a federal electoral district on Newfoundland Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will lose the eastern shore of Placentia Bay to Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, gain Salmon Cove from Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, lose the remainder of Paradise to Cape Spear, gain Witless Bay, Bay Bulls and the Southlands and Goulds areas of St. John's from St. John's South—Mount Pearl.[3]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. ^ "New Federal Electoral Map for Newfoundland and Labrador". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.