St. John's West (provincial electoral district)

St. John's West

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
St. John's West in relation to other districts in St. John's
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Siobhán Coady Liberal
District created	1949
First contested	1949
Last contested	2015
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,805
Electors (2011)	7,741

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.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Siobhán Coady	Liberal	2015-Present
	Dan Crummell	Progressive Conservative	2011–2015
	Sheila Osborne	Progressive Conservative	1997-2011
	Rex Gibbons	Liberal	1989-1997
	Hal Barrett	Progressive Conservative	1979-1989
	Hubert Kitchen	Liberal	1977-1979
	John Crosbie	Progressive Conservative	1966-1977
	William G. Adams	Liberal	1962-1966
	Joseph R. Smallwood	Liberal	1959-1962
	Malcolm Hollett	Progressive Conservative	1952-1959
	Peter Cashin	Progressive Conservative	1951-1956
	Oliver Vardy	Liberal	1949-1952
	James Spratt	Liberal	1949-1951

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Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Siobhán Coady	2,342	46.0
	New Democratic	Earle McCurdy	1,384	27.2
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Crummell	1,364	26.8

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Crummell	2,004	43.45	–
	NDP	Chris Pickard	1,729	37.40
	Liberal	George Joyce	890	19.25

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Sheila Osborne	3,623	72.68	–
	Liberal	George Joyce	1,018	20.42
	NDP	Joan Scott	344	6.90

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
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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Newfoundland general election, 1999
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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Newfoundland general election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rex Gibbons	4,152
	Progressive Conservative	Bren Kelly	1,648	–	–
	NDP	Pat Lynch	651

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

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

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

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Newfoundland general election, 1982
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. 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. General Election Reports. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador.
6. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly