St. John's Centre

St. John's Centre

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
St. John's Centre in relation to other districts in St. John's
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Gerry Rogers New Democratic
District created	1996
First contested	1996
Last contested	2015
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,962
Electors (2011)	7,846

St. John’s Centre is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Much of the former district of St. John's Centre was renamed St. John's East in 1996. As of 2011 there were 7,846 eligible voters living within the district.^[1]

The district is bounded largely by Columbus Drive to the west, LeMarchant Road to the south, Parade Street to the east and Empire Avenue to the north. The residents are mostly working and middle-class.

Since 1972, voters in the district have elected a member on the government side. A Progressive Conservative bastion for many years after Confederation, and an anti-Confederation area before that, St. John’s Centre shifted Liberal during the Wells and Tobin eras, though by fairly small margins. New Democratic Party candidates have historically outperformed their party's overall results in this district as well. In 2003, former City Councillor Shawn Skinner won back the district for the Progressive Conservatives, beating Liberal Finance Minister Joan Marie Aylward, when the party swept back to power. In 2007 Skinner easily held the seat, while the New Democrats overtook the Liberals to come in second place.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Patrick McNicholas	Progressive Conservative	1979-1989
	Hubert Kitchen	Liberal	1989-1996
	Joan Marie Aylward	Liberal	1996-2003
	Shawn Skinner	Progressive Conservative	2003-2011
	Gerry Rogers	New Democrat	2011–present

Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	New Democratic	Gerry Rogers	2195	47.63%
	Liberal	Lynn Sullivan	1923	41.73%
	Progressive Conservative	Kathie Hicks	490	10.63%
Total valid votes			4608	100%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Gerry Rogers	2,569	54.44
	Progressive Conservative	Shawn Skinner	2,041	43.25
	Liberal	Carly Bigelow	109	2.31

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Shawn Skinner	3332	76.49
	NDP	Jane Robinson	650	14.92
	Liberal	Lori Ann Campbell-Martino	374	8.59

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Shawn Skinner	3,349	54.82
	Liberal	Joan Marie Aylward	1,763	28.85
	NDP	Carol Cantwell	956	15.65

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Newfoundland general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joan Marie Aylward	2,609	42.27
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Brown	2,443	39.58
	NDP	Valerie Long	1,120	18.15

Newfoundland general election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joan Marie Aylward	2,579	43.05
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Brown	2,254	37.62
	NDP	Wayne Lucas	1,158	19.33

Newfoundland general election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hubert Kitchen	2,990	47.25
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Stapleton	2,464	38.93
	NDP	Fraser March	874	13.81

Newfoundland general election, 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hubert Kitchen	2,967
	Progressive Conservative	Patrick McNicholas	2,838	–
	NDP	Vicky Silky	625

Newfoundland general election, 1985
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Patrick McNicholas	3,332	–
	Liberal	Mary Frances Philpott	2,229
	NDP	Nina Patey	976

Newfoundland general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Patrick McNicholas	2,357	–
	Liberal	John Slattery	657
	NDP	Pobert Harry E. Cuff	293

References

1. "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. JOHN'S CENTRE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
2. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
3. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly