Virginia Waters (electoral district)

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Virginia Waters
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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Virginia Waters in relation to the other St. John's districts
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1995
District abolished2015
First contested 1996
Last contested2014
Demographics
Population (2006)11,943
Electors (2011)9,938
Census division(s) Division 1
Census subdivision(s) St. John's

Virginia Waters is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was represented by former premier Kathy Dunderdale.

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A residential district in the northeast end of St. John's, the area included Airport Heights, Wedgewood Park, residential areas off Newfoundland Drive, as well as a fairly wealthy enclave near Virginia Lake. The district was created in 1995 from parts of the districts of Pleasantville, St. John's East Extern and Mount Scio Road-Bell Island. [1] Virginia Waters retained 80 per cent of its original territory in the 2007 redistribution, while taking in 14 per cent of Cape St. Francis. In 2011 there were 9,938 eligible voters living within the district. [2] [3]

The district was abolished in 2015, into new districts of Windsor Lake and Virginia Waters-Pleasantville.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
43rd 1996–1999   Walter Noel Liberal
44th 1999–2003
45th 2003–2007   Kathy Dunderdale Progressive Conservative
46th 2007–2011
47th 2011–2014
2014–2015   Cathy Bennett Liberal

Election results

By-election April 9, 2014 On the resignation of Kathy Dunderdale, February 28, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cathy Bennett 1,93239.88+30.33
Progressive Conservative Danny Breen 1,89239.05-20.99
  NDP Sheilagh O'Leary1,02121.07-9.35
Total valid votes4,89599.84
Rejected80.16-0.14
Turnout4,85349.25-6.14
Eligible voters9,853
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +25.66
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kathy Dunderdale 3,37160.04-13.01
  NDP Dave Sullivan1,70830.42+17.59
Liberal Sheila Miller5369.55+1.80
Total valid votes5,61599.70
Rejected170.30+0.09
Turnout5,63255.39-0.73
Eligible voters10,168
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.30
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kathy Dunderdale 4,04373.04+14.95
  NDP David Sullivan71012.83+3.60
Liberal Drew Brown4297.75-24.92
  Independent Fred Wilcox3536.38-
Total valid votes5,53599.78
Rejected120.22+0.05
Turnout5,54756.12-13.03
Eligible voters9,885
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.67

^ Change is not from redistributed results.

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kathy Dunderdale 4,19358.10+21.77
Liberal Walter Noel 2,35832.67-14.76
  NDP David Sullivan6669.23-4.92
Total valid votes7,21799.83
Rejected120.17-0.01
Turnout7,22969.14-3.94
Eligible voters10,455
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.27
1999 Newfoundland general election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Walter Noel 2,97347.43-8.24
Progressive Conservative Paul Walsh2,27736.33+0.41
  NDP Amanda Will88714.15+5.74
  Independent Deanne Stapleton1312.09
Total valid votes6,26899.82
Rejected110.18-0.01
Turnout6,27973.08-3.14
Eligible voters8,592
Liberal hold Swing -4.32
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Walter Noel 3,63955.67
Progressive Conservative Bev LeMoine2,34835.92
  NDP Bob Buckingham5508.41
Total valid votes6,53799.82
Rejected120.18
Turnout6,54976.22
Eligible voters8,592
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [6]

References

  1. ↑ "CBC.ca | Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007 | District Profiles". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions VIRGINIA WATERS" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "District Profile - Virginia Waters". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "District Profile - Virginia Waters". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Robert Jenkins (9 November 1999). "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly February 9, 1999" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 99–100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  6. ↑ https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1996.pdf [ dead link ]
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