Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi

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Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi in relation to other districts in St. John's
Coordinates: 47°36′00″N52°41′28″W / 47.600°N 52.691°W / 47.600; -52.691
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1996
District abolished2015
First contested 1996
Last contested 2011
Demographics
Population (2006)11,718
Electors (2011)8,137

Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there were 8,137 eligible voters living within the district. [1]

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The district included the east end of the downtown St. John's, and ran north to Newfoundland Drive. The residential mix ranged from apartments and refurbished townhouses in the older part of the city to the edges of suburban subdivisions in the east end.

The last MHA was New Democratic Party MHA, Lorraine Michael. This district was also represented by former Newfoundland and Labrador NDP leader, Jack Harris from 1990 to 2006. The district was abolished in 2015, and became St. John's East-Quidi Vidi.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
St. John's East
31st 1956–1959   James Higgins Progressive Conservative
32nd 1959–1962 James Greene
33rd 1962–1966
34th 1966–1970 Gerald Ottenheimer
1970–1971 William Marshall
35th 1971–1972
36th 1972–1975
37th 1975–1979
38th 1979–1982
39th 1982–1985
40th 1985–1986
1986–1989   Gene Long New Democratic
41st 1989–1990   Shannie Duff Progressive Conservative
1990–1993   Jack Harris New Democratic
42nd 1993–1996
Signal Hill–Quidi Vidi
43rd 1996–1999   Jack Harris New Democratic
43rd 1999–2003
44th 2003–2006
2006–2007 Lorraine Michael
45th 2007–2011
46th 2011–2015

Results

Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Lorraine Michael 3,23965.28+8.5
Progressive Conservative John Noseworthy 1,55031.24-8.4
Liberal Drew Brown1733.49-0.1
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Lorraine Michael3,06256.8+1.6
  Progressive Conservative Maria Afonso2,13539.6-5.2
Liberal Maura Beam1963.6+3.6

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By-Election, November 1, 2006 On the resignation of Jack Harris, May, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  New Democrat Lorraine Michael1,96855.2+6.7
  Progressive Conservative Jerome Kennedy 1,59544.8+1.0
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  New Democrat Jack Harris 2,45648.5
  Progressive Conservative Karen Carroll2,22143.8
Liberal Ray O'Neill3917.7

[3]

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris2,17941.91-9.2
Liberal Pete Soucy 2,01038.66+8.4
  Progressive Conservative Chris O'Brien79315.25-1.2
 Newfoundland and Labrador PartyPaul David Hillier1162.23+2.2
  Independent Shaun Dunn531.02+1.0
  Independent John Whelan480.92+0.9
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris2,80051.07+7.4
Liberal Joan Cook 1,66130.29+2.0
  Progressive Conservative Cy Mills90216.45-7.6
 Independent (Terra Nova Greens)Jason Crummey1202.19+2.2

St. John's East

1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris 2,33643.67-5.6
Liberal Joan Cook 1,72832.31+1.5
  Progressive Conservative Sean Fitzgerald1,28524.02+4.1
By-Election, December 11, 1990 - Resignation of Shannie Duff
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris 1,97749.24+12.0
Liberal Barbara Chalker1,23730.81+9.6
  Progressive Conservative John Ottenheimer 80119.95-21.8
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Shannie Duff 2,39741.7-8.5
  NDP Gene Long2,13737.2+0.9
Liberal Lynette Billard1,21221.1+7.7

[4]

1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative William Marshall2,73850.2-18.3
  NDP Gene Long1,98136.3+17.8
Liberal Hugh Shea73813.5+0.5

[4]

1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative William Marshall2,02168.5-2.2
  NDP Nancy Riche54618.5+6.7
Liberal Hugh Coady38213.0-4.4

[4]

1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative William Marshall2,11170.7–
Liberal Jaime Wyatt52017.4
  NDP David Thompson35311.8

[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions SIGNAL HILL - QUIDI VIDI" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  3. ↑ Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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