St. George's-Stephenville East

Last updated
St. George's-Stephenville East
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
St. George's-Stephenville East.png
St. George's-Stephenville East in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1995
First contested 1996
Last contested2014
Demographics
Population (2006)10,878
Electors (2011)7,861
Census division(s) Division No. 3, Division No. 4, Division No. 5
Census subdivision(s) Division No. 3, Subd. H, Division No. 4, Subd. A, Division No. 4, Subd. B, Division No. 4, Subd. C, Division No. 4, Subd. D, Division No. 5, Subd. A, Division No. 5, Subd. C, Gallants, Stephenville, Stephenville Crossing, St. George's

St. George's-Stephenville East is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. Created in 1995 from the districts of St. George's and Stephenville. In 2011, there were 7,861 eligible voters living within the district. [1]

Contents

The district runs the length of Bay St. George (excluding Port au Port Peninsula) and all along the district of Humber West. Apart from parts of Stephenville, the district includes communities of Barachois Brook, Benoit's Siding, Black Duck Siding, Cape Anguille, Cartyville, Coal Brook, Codroy, Codroy Pond, Cold Brook, Doyles, Flat Bay, Great Codroy, Gypsumville, Heatherton, Highlands, Jeffrey's, Journois Brook, Loch Leven, Loch Lomond, Maidstone, Mattis Point, McDougals, McKay's, Millville, Noels Pond, O'Regan's, Red Rocks, Robinsons, Robinson's Station, St. Andrew, St. David's, St. Fintan's, St. George's, St. Teresa, St. Teresa's Station, Searston, South Branch, Stephenville Crossing, The Block, Tompkins, Upper Ferry, and Woodville. [2]

The district was abolished in 2015, and was succeeded by the new district of Stephenville-Port au Port.

Members of the House of Assembly

St. George's-Stephenville East/Stephenville

 MemberPartyTerm
  Scott Reid Liberal 2014–2015
  Joan Shea (Burke) Progressive Conservative 2003-2014
  Kevin Aylward Liberal 1985-2003
  Fred Stagg Progressive Conservative 1979-1985
  William MacNeil Liberal 1975-1979

[2]

St. George's/ St. Georges-Port-au-port

 MemberPartyTerm
  Bud Hulan Liberal 1993-1996
  Larry Short Liberal 1989-1993
  Ron Dawe Progressive Conservative 1979-1989
  Hazel McIsaac Liberal 1975-1979 [3]
  Alexander Dunphy Progressive Conservative 1971-1975
  William J. Keough Liberal 1949-1971

[4]

Election results

By-election August 26, 2014 On the resignation of Joan Shea, June 2, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Scott Reid 221159.15+26.43
Progressive Conservative Wally Childs94825.36-23.95
  NDP Bernice Hancock57915.49-1.03
Total valid votes3,739 
Rejected
Turnout
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +25.19
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Joan Burke 2,10449.31-25.44
Liberal Kevin Aylward 1,39632.72+7.46
  NDP Bernice Hancock70516.52N/A
  Independent Dean Simon621.45N/A
Total valid votes4,267 
Rejected200.47-0.05
Turnout4,28753.86-4.99
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -16.45
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Joan Burke 3,14374.74+22.11
Liberal George Lee1,06225.26-19.05
Total valid votes4,205 
Rejected220.52+0.18
Turnout4,22758.86-11.38
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +20.58

[5]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Joan Burke 2,92752.63+12.43
Liberal Ron Dawe 2,46444.31-8.35
  Independent Nancy Critchley1703.06
Total valid votes5,561 
Rejected190.34-0.07
Turnout5,58070.23+13.98
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.39

[6]

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kevin Aylward 2,54652.66-9.02
Progressive Conservative Leonard Muise1,94440.21+11.35
Newfoundland and Labrador First Dave Johnson3457.14–
Total valid votes4,835 
Rejected200.41+0.17
Turnout4,85556.26-9.76
Liberal hold Swing -10.18

[7]

1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kevin Aylward 3,50561.68
Progressive Conservative Cec Stein1,65028.86–
Independent Roy Spencer5389.47–
Total valid votes5,683 
Rejected140.25
Turnout5,69766.01

[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. GEORGE'S - STEPHENVILLE EAST" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
  3. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.elections.gov.nl.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
  5. ↑ "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  7. ↑ Official Results Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine . Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  8. ↑ Archived 2014-11-11 at the Wayback Machine . Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.