St. John's East (provincial electoral district)

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St. John's East
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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St. John's East in relation to other districts in St. John's
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1949
First contested 1949
Last contested 2011
Demographics
Population (2006)11,739
Electors (2011)8,063

St. John's East was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011 there were 8,063 eligible voters living within the district. [1] The district was abolished in 2015 as Newfoundland and Labrador reduced the number of districts. Portions of the district are now within the district of St. John's East-Quidi Vidi.

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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:

For MHAs elected to the old St. John's East between 1956 and 1995 see Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi

St. John's Centre (1956-1995), St. John's East since 1995

Dual-Member District

LegislatureYearsMemberPartyMemberParty
St. John's Centre
29th 1949–1951   John Higgins Progressive Conservative    Frank Fogwill Progressive Conservative
30th 1952–1956 James D. Higgins

Single-Member District

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
St. John's Centre
31st 1956–1959   Augustine M. Duffy Progressive Conservative
32nd 1959–1962   United Newfoundland Party
33rd 1962–1966   Anthony Murphy Progressive Conservative
34th 1966–1971
35th 1971–1972
36th 1972–1975
37th 1975–1979Paddy McNicholas
38th 1979–1982
39th 1982–1985
40th 1985–1989
41st 1989–1993  Hubert Kitchen Liberal
42nd 1993–1996
St. John's East
43rd 1996–1999   John Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative
43rd 1999–2003
44th 2003–2007
45th 2007–2011 Ed Buckingham
46th 2011–2015   George Murphy New Democratic

[2]

Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP George Murphy 2,76652.11+35.51
Progressive Conservative Ed Buckingham2,17540.98-29.14
Liberal Michael Duffy3676.91-6.38
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +32.32
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ed Buckingham3,64970.11–
  NDP Gemma Schlamp-Hickey 86416.60
Liberal Peter Adams69213.29
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Ottenheimer 4,15169.85–
  NDP Bruce Clarke86414.54
Liberal George Murphy86214.50
  Independent Steve Durant661.11
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Ottenheimer 3,77463.40
Liberal Tom McGrath1,55926.19
  NDP Barry Darby60010.08
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Ottenheimer 2,98948.61–
Liberal Hubert Kitchen2,34038.05
  NDP Sean Murray79612.94
1993 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hubert Kitchen2,990
Progressive Conservative Paul Stapleton2,464––
  NDP Fraser March874
1989 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hubert Kitchen2,967
Progressive Conservative Patrick McNicholas2,838––
  NDP Vicky Silky625
1985 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Patrick McNicholas3,332––
Liberal Mary Frances Philpott2,229
  NDP Nina Patey976
1982 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Patrick McNicholas2357––
Liberal John Slattery657
  NDP Pobert Harry E. Cuff293

References

  1. ↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. JOHN'S EAST" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ↑ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
  3. ↑ "District Profiles - St. John's East". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 2 September 2011.

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