Conception Bay South (electoral district)

Conception Bay South
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
	Conception Bay South (red) in relation to other districts in the St. John's Metropolitan Area.
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
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District created	1975
First contested	1975
Last contested	2015
Demographics
Population (2006)	12,083
Electors (2011)	9,938
Census subdivisions	Conception Bay South, St. John's

Conception Bay South is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there are 9,938 eligible voters living within the district.^[1]

Composed of part of the town of Conception Bay South. A mix of rural and suburban populations, especially as the town of Conception Bay South grows. The district includes the communities of Foxtrap, Long Pond, Manuels, Kelligrews and part of Chamberlains. It is part of the St. John's Metropolitan Area.

The riding was created for the 1975 election from Harbour Main.

Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:

Member	Party	Term
Barry Petten	Progressive Conservative	2015-
Rex Hillier	Liberal	2014–2015
Terry French	Progressive Conservative	2002-2014
Bob French	Progressive Conservative	1996-2002
Pat Cowan	Liberal	1989-1996
John Butt	Progressive Conservative	1979-1989
John Nolan	Liberal	1975-1979

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Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Barry Petten	2,360	47.72
	Liberal	Steve Porter	2,187	44.23
	New Democratic	Jeanne Clarke	398	8.05
Total valid votes			4,945	100.00

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By-election November 5, 2014 On the resignation of Terry French, September 18, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Rex Hillier	2102	49.37	+42.63
	Progressive Conservative	Barry Petten	2026	47.58	-21.61
	NDP	Cameron Mercer-Maillet	130	3.05	-21.01
Total valid votes			4258
Rejected
Turnout
	Liberal gain		Swing

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Terry French	3632	69.19%	-10.21
NDP	Noah Davis-Power	1263	24.06%	+19.66
Liberal	Cynthia Layden-Barron	354	6.74%	-9.46

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Terry French	4671	79.4%	-3.70
Liberal	Jerry Young	953	16.2%	+4.84
NDP	Touria Tougui	259	4.4%	-1.11

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Terry French	5606	83.10%	+18.56%
Liberal	Andy Lewis	768	11.38%	-18.60%
NDP	Sheina Lerman	372	5.51%

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By-Election, October 21, 2002 Due to the death of Bob French, August 2, 2002
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Terry French	4761	82.1%	+18.56%
Liberal	Gary Corbett	950	16.4%	-18.60%
NDP	Ann Price	73	1.6%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Bob French	3888	64.54%	–
Liberal	Bill Lee	1806	29.98%
NDP	Reg Porter	330	5.48%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Bob French	3051	50.50%	–
Liberal	Bill Dawe	2628	43.49%
NDP	Harvey Aylor	363	6.01%

References

↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
↑ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
↑ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

External links

Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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[1] "Summary of Polling Divisions CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.

[nlgovdist-2] CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles

[cbcnews-3] Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.