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Federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Ethnic groups: 97.9% White, 1.5% Aboriginal Languages: 99.3% English Religions: 95.7% Christian (43.0% Catholic, 30.2% Anglican, 13.5% United Church, 3.5% Pentecostal, 5.4% Other), 4.1% No religion Median income (2010): $27,528 Average income (2010): $36,436
thence generally westerly, generally northeasterly, generally southeasterly and generally southwesterly along the westerly, southerly, northerly and easterly limits of said town to a point at approximate latitude 47°26'32"N and longitude 53°44'50"W (on the southwesterly shoreline of Warrens Pond);
thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at latitude 47°24'44"N and longitude 53°43'54"W;
thence easterly in a straight line to the southwesternmost point of the limit of the Town of Whitbourne;
thence generally easterly and northerly along said limit to the northeasternmost point of the limit of said town;
thence northeasterly in a straight line to the southwesternmost point of the limit of the Town of Spaniard's Bay;
thence generally northerly along the westerly limit of said town to the northwesternmost point of the limit of said town;
thence northerly in a straight line to a point in Hound Pond at latitude 47°46'36"N and longitude 53°22'23"W;
thence northeasterly in a straight line to a point in Broad Cove Gull Pond at latitude 47°49'47"N and longitude 53°12'51"W;
thence southerly in a straight line to a point on the westerly limit of the Town of Salmon Cove at approximate latitude 47°46'51"N and longitude 53°11'48"W;
thence generally southerly, northeasterly and northwesterly along the westerly, southerly and easterly limits of said town to a point at approximate latitude 47°47'21"N and longitude 53°08'40"W;
thence easterly in a straight line to a point in Conception Bay at latitude 47°46'33"N and longitude 52°59'22"W;
thence generally southerly along Conception Bay to a point at latitude 47°35'58"N and longitude 53°06'22"W;
thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point in Conception Bay at latitude 47°32'07"N and longitude 53°02'09"W;
thence southeasterly in a straight line to the northwesterly limit of the Town of Conception Bay South at the mouth of Long Pond Harbour;
thence northeasterly along the northwesterly limit of said town to the northwesterly limit of the Town of Paradise;
thence northeasterly along the limit of said town to the northerly limit of said town;
thence generally southeasterly along said limit to Camrose Drive;
thence southerly along said drive to Paradise Road; thence generally southeasterly along said road to Topsail Road;
thence generally easterly along said road to the southeasterly limit of the Town of Paradise;
thence southerly and westerly along said limit to the easterly limit of the Town of Conception Bay South;
thence generally southerly and westerly along said limit to the southerly limit of the City of St. John's;
thence generally southeasterly along said limit to the northwesternmost point of the Town of Bay Bulls;
thence generally southerly along the westerly limit of said town to the northwesternmost point of the Town of Witless Bay;
thence southerly and generally easterly along the westerly and southerly limits of said town to the easterly limit of said town.
Including Iona Islands, East Green Island, North Green Island, Harbour Island, Fox Island, Great Colinet Island and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area.
Political geography
Avalon is divided between the Liberal north and the Conservative south. Conservative support is found along the southern coast from the community of Bay Bulls to Southern Harbour. The Conservatives also have some concentration in the north central peninsula, including winning the town of Harbour Grace. The Liberals dominate the central and northern parts of the riding. In 2008, the NDP won two polls, one was a mobile poll, and the other contained the community of Hopeall. The Greens also won a poll in Witless Bay.
thence generally northerly along Placentia Bay and the Eastern Channel of Placentia Bay to the intersection of the shoreline of Placentia Bay with the westerly limit of the Town of Come By Chance;
thence northerly along said highway to the northerly limit of the Town of Sunnyside;
thence easterly along said limit and its production into Trinity Bay;
thence northerly along said bay to a point midway between East Random Head on Random Island and Hant's Head on the eastern shoreline of Trinity Bay;
thence northeasterly along said bay to a point approximately 5 km north of Grates Point on the Bay de Verde Peninsula;
thence easterly approximately 20 km to a point N45°E of Baccalieu Island;
thence generally southerly along Conception Bay to a point midway between Western Bay Head on the western shoreline of Conception Bay and Cape St. Francis;
thence southerly along Conception Bay to a point approximately 2 km west of the most westerly extremity of Bell Island;
thence southerly along Conception Bay to a point approximately 2 km S45°W of the most southwesterly extremity of Kellys Island;
thence easterly along Conception Bay to the mouth of Long Pond Harbour;
thence southerly along said harbour and Conway Brook to the limit of the City of St. John's;
thence generally southwesterly and easterly along the northwesterly and southerly limits of said city and its production to the Atlantic Ocean;
thence generally southerly and generally westerly along the Atlantic Ocean, Trepassey Bay, St. Mary's Bay and Placentia Bay to the point of commencement.
Including Baccalieu Island, Great Colinet Island and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area.
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Graph of election results in Avalon (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Election Results by Polling Area
In the 2011 election, the Liberal candidate was the incumbent MP, Scott Andrews, a former municipal councillor from Conception Bay South. He defeated the Tory candidate, Senator Fabian Manning of St. Bride's, for the second election in a row. Manning was the Conservative MP for this riding from 2006 to 2008, when he lost to Andrews.
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is from the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.
Newfoundland and Labrador 
