St. John's East-Quidi Vidi

St. John's East-Quidi Vidi

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Vacant
District created	2015
First contested	2015
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Population (2011)	14,443 [1]
Electors (2015)	10,459
Area (km²)	10 [2]
Census division(s)	Division No. 1
Census subdivision(s)	St. John's (part)

St. John's East-Quidi Vidi is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2016 there were 14,381 people living in the district. ^[1]

St. John's East-Quidi Vidi includes part of the city of St. John's. The district was created following the 2015 electoral districts boundaries review. The district includes parts of the former districts of St. John's East, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi and St. John's Centre. ^[2]

The district was considered fairly safe for the NDP and was represented by Newfoundland and Labrador NDP leader Alison Coffin until the 2021 election, when she was defeated by Liberal John Abbott. ^[3] With the margin of victory only 53 votes, Coffin requested a recount, but was denied by the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court, as the province's electoral law stated that recounts were only automatically triggered if the margin of victory was less than 10 votes. ^[4] Abbott announced on June 11, 2025 that he would step down to resolve a legal battle resulting from the 2021 election. ^[5] On August 15, 2025, Abbott resigned.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from St. John's East, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, and St. John's Centre.
48th	2015–2019		Lorraine Michael	New Democratic
49th	2019–2021		Alison Coffin
50th	2021–2025		John Abbott	Liberal

Election results

Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

v t e 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Abbott	2,447	42.95	+9.57
	New Democratic	Alison Coffin	2,394	42.02	−1.46
	Progressive Conservative	Vaughn Hammond	856	15.03	−8.11
Total valid votes			5,697
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		−5.52
Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)" . Retrieved 27 March 2021.

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Alison Coffin	2,699	43.48	−8.17
	Liberal	George Murphy	2,072	33.38	−6.83
	Progressive Conservative	David Porter	1,436	23.14	+15.01
Total valid votes			6,207	99.12
Total rejected ballots			55	0.88	−0.13
Turnout			6,262	58.03	+1.23
Eligible voters			10,791
	New Democratic hold		Swing		−0.67
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [6]

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Lorraine Michael	3,038	51.66
	Liberal	Paul Antle	2,365	40.21
	Progressive Conservative	Joshua Collier	478	8.13
Total valid votes			5,881	98.99
Total rejected ballots			60	1.01
Turnout			5,941	56.80
Eligible voters			10,459
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [7]

References

1. "St. John's East-Quidi Vidi Legal Description" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
2. "St. John's East-Quidi Vidi Overlay District Map" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
3. Kennedy, Alex (Mar 30, 2021). "'We pulled it off': Meet the candidates who took down the opposition leaders". CBC News. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
4. "Judge denies request for recount in N.L. riding where NDP leader lost by 53 votes". Toronto Star. 2021-05-12.
5. Kennedy, Alex. "Liberal MHA John Abbott resigning to resolve lawsuit from the 2021 election". CBC News . Retrieved 2025-07-07.
6. "Official Results of the 2019 Provincial Election" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
7. "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.