St. John's South (provincial electoral district)

St. John's South
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
St. John's South in relation to other districts in St. John's
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
Last contested2011
Demographics
Population (2006)11,832
Electors (2011)7,923

St. John's South is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of its final contest in 2011, there were 7,923 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

The riding was created prior to the 1956 election out of parts of St. John's West and Ferryland.

Historically working class in nature, St. John's South includes increasingly prosperous residential pockets. The district covers the traditional "west end" of St. John's (now geographically closer to the centre, due to city expansion), the western section of the downtown core and the south side of the harbour to Cape Spear, including the neighbourhood of Shea Heights. In the 2007 redistribution, four per cent of Kilbride was added.[2] The district was abolished in 2015 and largely replaced by Waterford Valley.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly Years Member Party
31st 1956–1957     William Browne Progressive Conservative
1957–1959 Rex Renouf
32nd 1959–1962     John R. O'Dea United Newfoundland Party
33rd 1962–1966     Rex Renouf Progressive Conservative
34th 1966–1971     John A. Nolan Liberal
35th 1971–1972     Hugh J. Shea Progressive Conservative
36th 1972–1975 Robert Wells
37th 1975–1979 John Collins
38th 1979–1982
39th 1982–1985
40th 1985–1989
41st 1989–1993     Tom Murphy Liberal
42nd 1993–1996
43rd 1996–1999     Tom Osborne Progressive Conservative
43rd 1999–2003
44th 2003–2007
45th 2007–2011
46th 2011–2012
2012–2013     Independent
2013–2015     Liberal

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Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Osborne 2,966 57.90% –
  NDP Keith Dunne 1,994 38.92%
Liberal Trevor Hickey 163 3.18%
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Osborne 3887 79.6% –
  NDP Clyde Bridger 571 11.69%
Liberal Rex Gibbons 425 8.7%

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2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Osborne 4,532 – –
Liberal Dennis O'Keefe* 756
  NDP Tom McGinnis 676

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  • Dennis O'Keefe who ran as the Liberal candidate is not the same Dennis O'Keefe that served as Mayor of St. John's.
1999 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Osborne 4,041 66.32% –
Liberal Patrick Kennedy 1563 25.65%
  NDP Judy Vanata 374 6.14%
  Independent Jason Crummey 101 1.66%

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1996 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Osborne 2,521 42.17% –
Liberal Tom Murphy 2,417 40.43%
  NDP Sue Skipton 858 14.35%
  Independent Bill Maddigan 155 2.59%

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1993 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Murphy 2,432 47.97%
Progressive Conservative Jerome Quinlan 2,040 40.24% –
  NDP Bert Pitcher 576 11.36%

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1989 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Murphy 2107
Progressive Conservative Douglas Atkinson 2105 – –
  NDP Linda Hyde 679

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1985 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Collins 2466 – –
Liberal Dolores Linehan 1145
  NDP Bob Matthews 924

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1982 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Collins 2286 – –
Liberal Ernest Antle 582
  NDP Barbara Roberts 235

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References

  1. ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. JOHN'S SOUTH" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
  3. ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  4. ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c General Election Reports Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  6. ^ a b c Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.