St. John's South (provincial electoral district)

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St. John's South
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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St. John's South in relation to other districts in St. John's
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
Last contested 2011
Demographics
Population (2006)11,832
Electors (2011)7,923

St. John's South is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of its final contest in 2011, there were 7,923 eligible voters living within the district. [1]

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The riding was created prior to the 1956 election out of parts of St. John's West and Ferryland.

Historically working class in nature, St. John's South includes increasingly prosperous residential pockets. The district covers the traditional "west end" of St. John's (now geographically closer to the centre, due to city expansion), the western section of the downtown core and the south side of the harbour to Cape Spear, including the neighbourhood of Shea Heights. In the 2007 redistribution, four per cent of Kilbride was added. [2] The district was abolished in 2015 and largely replaced by Waterford Valley.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
31st 1956–1957   William Browne Progressive Conservative
1957–1959 Rex Renouf
32nd 1959–1962   John R. O'Dea United Newfoundland Party
33rd 1962–1966   Rex Renouf Progressive Conservative
34th 1966–1971   John A. Nolan Liberal
35th 1971–1972   Hugh J. Shea Progressive Conservative
36th 1972–1975 Robert Wells
37th 1975–1979 John Collins
38th 1979–1982
39th 1982–1985
40th 1985–1989
41st 1989–1993   Tom Murphy Liberal
42nd 1993–1996
43rd 1996–1999   Tom Osborne Progressive Conservative
43rd 1999–2003
44th 2003–2007
45th 2007–2011
46th 2011–2012
2012–2013   Independent
2013–2015   Liberal

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Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Osborne 2,96657.90%–
  NDP Keith Dunne1,99438.92%
Liberal Trevor Hickey1633.18%
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Osborne388779.6%–
  NDP Clyde Bridger57111.69%
Liberal Rex Gibbons4258.7%

[3]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Osborne4,532––
Liberal Dennis O'Keefe*756
  NDP Tom McGinnis676

[4]

1999 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Osborne4,04166.32%–
Liberal Patrick Kennedy156325.65%
  NDP Judy Vanata3746.14%
  Independent Jason Crummey1011.66%

[5]

1996 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tom Osborne2,52142.17%–
Liberal Tom Murphy2,41740.43%
  NDP Sue Skipton85814.35%
  Independent Bill Maddigan1552.59%

[5]

1993 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Murphy2,43247.97%
Progressive Conservative Jerome Quinlan2,04040.24%–
  NDP Bert Pitcher57611.36%

[5]

1989 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Murphy2107
Progressive Conservative Douglas Atkinson2105––
  NDP Linda Hyde679

[6]

1985 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Collins2466––
Liberal Dolores Linehan1145
  NDP Bob Matthews924

[6]

1982 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Collins2286––
Liberal Ernest Antle582
  NDP Barbara Roberts235

[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. JOHN'S SOUTH" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 General Election Reports Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine . Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

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