 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
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| Coordinates: | 48°53′13″N 54°52′23″W / 48.887°N 54.873°W | ||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1967 | ||
| First contested | 1971 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 14,725 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 9,874 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3,250 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4.5 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 6, Division No. 7 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Appleton, Benton, Gambo, Gander, Glenwood | ||
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.