Waterford Valley

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Waterford Valley
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Newfoundland 2015 Waterford Valley.svg
Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Jamie Korab
Liberal
District created2015
First contested 2015
Last contested2024 by-election
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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The riding is located in the southern part of St. John's, encompassing the neighbourhoods of Blackhead, Bowring Park, Freshwater Bay, Kilbride, Shea Heights, Southside, and part of Waterford Valley.

On July 5, 2024, Tom Osborne resigned. The by-election to replace him was scheduled for August 22, [1] and was won by Jamie Korab. [2]

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 2021–2024
2024-present Jamie Korab

Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, August 22, 2024
Resignation of Tom Osborne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jamie Korab 2,06745.76-21.03
Progressive Conservative Jesse Wilkins1,42331.50+6.44
New Democratic Nicole Boland1,02722.74+14.59
Total valid votes4,517
Total rejected ballots
Turnout42.64-10.16
Eligible voters10,593
Liberal hold Swing -13.73
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 99.13
Total rejected ballots 47 0.87-1.42
Turnout5,425 52.80+0.26
Eligible voters 10,274
Liberal hold Swing -13.42
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"2021 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Osborne3,48768.56+2.63
New Democratic Matthew Cooper1,59931.44+11.92
Total valid votes5,08697.71
Total rejected ballots1192.29+1.79
Turnout5,20552.52-2.66
Electors on the lists9,906
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [3]
Liberal hold Swing -4.65
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Tom Osborne 3,58865.93
New Democratic Alison Coffin 1,06219.51
Progressive Conservative Alison Stoodley79214.55
Total valid votes5,44299.51
Total rejected ballots270.49
Turnout5,46955.20
Eligible voters9,907
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [4]

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