Waterford Valley

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Waterford Valley
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Tom Osborne
Liberal
District created2015
First contested 2015
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)14,601
Electors (2015)9,907
Area (km²)70
Census division(s) Division No. 1
Census subdivision(s) St. John's (part)

Waterford Valley is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election. It was created out of parts of St. John's South, Kilbride and Ferryland.

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On May 24, 2024, current MHA Tom Osborne announced his retirement effective in July 2024.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
St. John's South, Kilbride, and Ferryland prior to 2015
48th 2015–2019   Tom Osborne Liberal
49th 2019–2021
50th 2021–Present

Election results

Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Osborne 3,59266.79-1.77
Progressive Conservative Michael Holden1,34825.07
New Democratic Peter Young4388.14-23.29
Total valid votes 5,378
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing -13.42
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
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Tom Osborne3,48768.6
New Democratic Matthew Cooper1,59931.4
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on the lists
Source: Elections Canada [1]
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Osborne 3,58865.93
New Democratic Alison Coffin 1,06219.52
Progressive Conservative Alison Stoodley79214.55
Total valid votes5,44299.51
Total rejected ballots270.49
Turnout5,46955.20
Eligible voters9,907
Liberal notional hold Swing
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [2]

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