St. John's West (provincial electoral district)

St. John's West
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Siobhán Coady
Liberal
District created1949
First contested1949
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2006)11,805
Electors (2011)7,741
Area (km²)10
Census division(s)Division No. 1
Census subdivision(s)St. John's

St. John’s West is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 7,741 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

The district is largely residential and middle class and includes the Cowan Heights area. Prior to 1956, the district was larger and elected two MHAs.

The district is represented by Cabinet Minister Siobhan Coady.

From 1949 to 1975, it elected two MLAs through Block voting. Since 1975 it has elected a single MLA through First past the post.

Members of the House of Assembly

The following members of the House of Assembly have been elected in St. John's West:

Assembly Years Member Party
29th 1949–1951 James Spratt Liberal
Oliver Vardy
30th 1949–1951
1951–1956 Peter Cashin Progressive Conservative
1951–1956 Malcolm Hollett
31st 1956–1959
32nd 1959–1962 Joseph R. Smallwood Liberal
33rd 1962–1966 William G. Adams
34th 1966–1969 John Crosbie
1969–1971 Progressive Conservative
35th 1972
36th 1972–1975
37th 1975–1977
1977–1979 Hubert Kitchen Liberal
38th 1979–1982 Hal Barrett Progressive Conservative
39th 1982–1985
40th 1985–1989
41st 1989–1993 Rex Gibbons Liberal
42nd 1993–1996
43rd 1996–1997
1997–1999 Sheila Osborne Progressive Conservative
44th 1999–2003
45th 2003–2007
46th 2007–2011
47th 2011–2015 Dan Crummell
48th 2015–2019 Siobhán Coady Liberal
49th 2019–2021
50th 2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Siobhán Coady 2,679 57.82 +12.13
Progressive Conservative Kristina Ennis 1,484 32.03 -10.19
New Democratic Brenda Walsh 470 10.14 -1.94
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +11.16
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Siobhán Coady 2,393 45.69 -0.32
Progressive Conservative Shane Skinner 2,211 42.22 +15.42
New Democratic Brenda Walsh 633 12.09 -15.10
Total valid votes 5,237 99.37
Total rejected ballots 33 0.63 +0.18
Turnout 5,270 57.31 +1.73
Electors on the lists 9,195 –
Liberal hold Swing -7.87
Source: Elections Newfoundland & Labrador[2]
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Siobhán Coady 2,342 46.01 +26.76
New Democratic Earle McCurdy 1,384 27.19 -10.21
Progressive Conservative Dan Crummell 1,364 26.80 -16.55
Total valid votes 5,090 99.55
Total rejected ballots 23 0.45 +0.23
Turnout 5,113 55.59 -4.01
Eligible voters 9,198
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +21.66
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3]
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Dan Crummell 2,004 43.35 -29.33
New Democratic Chris Pickard 1,729 37.40 +30.50
Liberal George Joyce 890 19.25 -1.17
Total valid votes 4,623 99.78
Total rejected ballots 10 0.22
Turnout 4,633 59.60
Eligible voters 7,774
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sheila Osborne 3,623 72.68 -0.47
Liberal George Joyce 1,018 20.42 -0.08
New Democratic Joan Scott 344 6.90 -0.39

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2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sheila Osborne 4,557 72.21 –
Liberal Tom Hann 1,294 20.50
  NDP Raj Sharan 460 7.29

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1999 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sheila Osborne 3,206 49.8 –
Liberal Tom Moore 2,532 39.3
  NDP Pat Lynch 683 10.6

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1996 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rex Gibbons 4,152
Progressive Conservative Bren Kelly 1,648 – –
  NDP Pat Lynch 651

[7]

1993 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rex Gibbons 3,094
Progressive Conservative Paul Sears 2,485 – –
  NDP Bonnie MacGillivray 835

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1989 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rex Gibbons 3,389
Progressive Conservative Hal Barrett 2,583 – –
  NDP Larry Power 380

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1985 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Harold Barrett 3,382 – –
Liberal Gerald Moore 1,595
  NDP Thomas O'Leary 1,508

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1982 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Harold Barrett 2,475 – –
Liberal Ronald Pumphrey 755
  NDP Ronald Lewis 225

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References

  1. ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. JOHN'S WEST" (PDF). 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ^ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-16.
  3. ^ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  5. ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  6. ^ General Election Reports Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador.
  7. ^ a b c d e Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.