Long Range Mountains is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It covers the entirety of the west coast of the island of Newfoundland.
Long Range Mountains was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which took place in October 2015. It was created out of the electoral districts of HumberâÂÂSt. BarbeâÂÂBaie Verte (65%) and RandomâÂÂBurinâÂÂSt. George's (35%).
The riding covers the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, from Channel-Port aux Basques and Burgeo in the south, to St. Anthony and L'Anse aux Meadows in the north. The largest community in the riding is the city of Corner Brook. It also includes Gros Morne National Park.
The official description of the electoral district, as offered by Elections Canada, states that it is "All that area consisting of that part of the Island of Newfoundland lying westerly and southerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the mouth of Chaleur Bay; thence generally northwesterly along said bay to the end of said bay; thence westerly in a straight line to the most southerly point of Dry Pond at approximate latitude 47ð50'25"N and approximate longitude 57ð31'17"W; thence northerly in a straight line to the mouth of Lloyds River at the westernmost extremity of Red Indian Lake; thence northerly in a straight line to a point in Hinds Lake at latitude 48ð57'49"N and longitude 56ð59'36"W; thence northerly in a straight line to the southeasternmost point of the limit of the Town of Hampden; thence generally northerly along the easterly limit of said town to the northeasternmost point of the limit of said town; thence easterly in a straight line to a point in White Bay at latitude 49ð34'31"N and longitude 56ð50'24"W; thence generally northerly along said bay to the Atlantic Ocean.
Including Ramea Islands, Sops Island, Bell Island, Groais Island of the Grey Islands, Quirpon Island, St. John Island and all other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area."
Ethnic groups: 72.8% White, 25.6% Indigenous <br /> Languages: 98.5% English<br /> Religions: 86.5% Christian (32.4% Anglican, 30.6% Catholic, 8.7% United Church, 6.5% Pentecostal, 4.3% Methodist, 4.1% Other), 12.7% No religion <br /> Median income (2020): $33,600 <br /> Average income (2020): $41,600
The riding of Long Range Mountains was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of HumberâÂÂSt. BarbeâÂÂBaie Verte and RandomâÂÂBurinâÂÂSt. George's.