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No.: SE3-23/10-2012-1E-PDF Table of Contents Foreword .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Report (as of November 15, 2012) Introduction and Overview .................................................................................................................... 5 Boundary Proposals and Reasons .......................................................................................................... 6 Public Hearings and Conclusions .......................................................................................................... 9 Schedules (as of November 15, 2012) Schedule A — Hearings and Representations ................................................................................... 19 Schedule B — Boundaries and Names of Electoral Districts ........................................................... 20 Maps (as of November 15, 2012) Newfoundland and Labrador (Map 1) ................................................................................................ 26 City of St. John’s (Map 2) ....................................................................................................................... 28 Addendum (Disposition of Objections) Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 31 Consideration and Disposition of Objections .................................................................................... 31 Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 32 Amendments to Schedule B Schedule B — Boundaries and Names of Electoral Districts .......................................................... 35 Amended Maps Newfoundland and Labrador (Map 1) ................................................................................................ 38 City of St. John’s (Map 2) ....................................................................................................................... 40 Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador 1 Foreword The Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador was initially completed following public consultations and submitted on November 15, 2012. It was tabled in the House of Commons and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (the Committee) on November 26, 2012. Three objections to the report were filed with the Committee. In accordance with subsection 22(3) of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, the report of the Committee, the objections, the minutes of proceedings and evidence of the Committee, and the report of the Commission were referred back to the Commission for consideration of the matter of the objections. The initial version of the report is included in this final report in its entirety. The new section titled Addendum (Disposition of Objections) provides the Commission’s consideration and disposition of objections. The results are to change the electoral district name of Bay d’Espoir— Central—Notre Dame to Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame and to adjust part of the boundary between the districts of St. John’s East and St. John’s South—Mount Pearl. The population implications are modest. These adjustments are reflected in the accompanying Amendments to Schedule B and Amended Maps. In all other respects, the Commission’s report of November 15, 2012 is unaltered. Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador 3 Report ReportReport (as of November 15, 2012) 4 Your Representation in the House of Commons Introduction and Overview The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador (the Commission) was established on February 21, 2012, under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-3 (the Act). It is the duty of the Commission to consider and report on the readjustment of the boundaries of the electoral districts of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador (the Province) as required upon completion of the 2011 decennial census. The Commission is composed of the Honourable Mr. Justice Keith Mercer, Chairperson, Herbert Clarke, Deputy Chairperson, and Julie Eveleigh, Member. The 2011 decennial census established the population of the Province at 514,536. Pursuant to subsection 14(1) of the Act the Chief Electoral Officer determined that population estimates in the decennial census year and section 51 of the Constitution Act, 1867 dictate that the representation of the Province in the House of Commons remain at seven (7) members, therefore requiring seven electoral districts. Section 15 of the Act requires the Commission to “proceed on the basis that the population of each electoral district ... shall, as close as reasonably possible, correspond to the electoral quota for the province”. That electoral quota is determined by dividing the population of the Province by the number of electoral districts. The Act allows the Commission to deviate, up or down, from the electoral quota by as much as twenty-five (25) percent where such deviations are necessary or desirable having regard to various named factors. These