In the 2011 federal election, this riding had the highest percentage of Liberal votes in the nation, with nearly 60% of voters backing Liberal candidate Scott Simms.

Ethnic groups: Immigrant population: 0.92% Languages:² Religions: The riding had the highest proportion of Protestants in Canada.

Post-secondary education: 31.3% Average individual income: $19 829 Average household income: $40 677 Unemployment: 28.9% ¹ Statistics Canada's category of "Non-visible minority" includes First Peoples (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), and has been reduced accordingly.

According to Elections Canada, the geographic definition of this riding was: The electoral district was created in 2003: 68.6% from Gander—Grand Falls and 31.4% from Bonavista—Trinity—Conception.

Following the 2012 electoral redistribution, this riding was dissolved and divided between Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (67%) and Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (33%), with the new boundaries taking effect at the 2015 federal election.