St. John's East (provincial electoral district)
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Defunct provincial electoral district | |
Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
District created | 1949 |
First contested | 1949 |
Last contested | 2011 |
Demographics | |
Population (2006) | 11,739 |
Electors (2011) | 8,063 |
St. John's East was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011 there were 8,063 eligible voters living within the district.[1] The district was abolished in 2015 as Newfoundland and Labrador reduced the number of districts. Portions of the district are now within the district of St. John's East - Quidi Vidi.
Prior to 1956, the district was larger and elected two MHAs.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
For MHAs elected to the old St. John's East between 1956 and 1995 see Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
St. John's Centre (1956-1995), St. John's East since 1995
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
John Higgins | Progressive Conservative | 1949-1951 | |
Frank Fogwill | Progressive Conservative | 1949-1956 | |
James D. Higgins | Progressive Conservative | 1951-1959 | |
Augustine M. Duffy | Progressive Conservative | 1956-1959 | |
Augustine M. Duffy | United Newfoundland Party | 1959-1962 | |
Anthony Murphy | Progressive Conservative | 1962-1979 | |
Paddy McNicholas | Progressive Conservative | 1979-1989 | |
Hubert Kitchen | Liberal | 1989-1996 | |
John Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative | 1996-2007 | |
Ed Buckingham | Progressive Conservative | 2007-2011 | |
George Murphy | New Democrat | 2011–2015 | |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NDP | George Murphy | 2,766 | 52.11 | +35.51 | |
Progressive Conservative | Ed Buckingham | 2,175 | 40.98 | -29.14 | |
Liberal | Michael Duffy | 367 | 6.91 | -6.38 | |
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +32.32 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | Ed Buckingham | 3,649 | 70.11 | – | |
NDP | Gemma Schlamp-Hickey | 864 | 16.60 | ||
Liberal | Peter Adams | 692 | 13.29 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | John Ottenheimer | 4,151 | 69.85 | – | |
NDP | Bruce Clarke | 864 | 14.54 | ||
Liberal | George Murphy | 862 | 14.50 | ||
Independent | Steve Durant | 66 | 1.11 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | John Ottenheimer | 3,774 | 63.40 | ||
Liberal | Tom McGrath | 1,559 | 26.19 | ||
NDP | Barry Darby | 600 | 10.08 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | John Ottenheimer | 2,989 | 48.61 | – | |
Liberal | Hubert Kitchen | 2,340 | 38.05 | ||
NDP | Sean Murray | 796 | 12.94 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hubert Kitchen | 2,990 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Paul Stapleton | 2,464 | – | – | |
NDP | Fraser March | 874 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hubert Kitchen | 2,967 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Patrick McNicholas | 2,838 | – | – | |
NDP | Vicky Silky | 625 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | Patrick McNicholas | 3,332 | – | – | |
Liberal | Mary Frances Philpott | 2,229 | |||
NDP | Nina Patey | 976 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | Patrick McNicholas | 2357 | – | – | |
Liberal | John Slattery | 657 | |||
NDP | Pobert Harry E. Cuff | 293 |
References
- ↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. JOHN'S EAST" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ↑ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
- ↑ "District Profiles - St. John's East". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
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