St. John's West (provincial electoral district)

St. John's West
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
	St. John's West in relation to other districts in St. John's
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
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District created	1949
First contested	1949
Last contested	2019
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,805
Electors (2011)	7,741
Area (km²)	10
Census divisions	Division No. 1
Census subdivisions	St. John's

St. John’s West is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 7,741 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

The district is largely residential and middle class and includes the Cowan Heights area. Prior to 1956, the district was larger and elected two MHAs.

The district is represented by Cabinet Minister Siobhan Coady.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Member	Party	Term
Siobhán Coady	Liberal	2015–present
Dan Crummell	Progressive Conservative	2011–2015
Sheila Osborne	Progressive Conservative	1997-2011
Rex Gibbons	Liberal	1989-1997
Hal Barrett	Progressive Conservative	1979-1989
Hubert Kitchen	Liberal	1977-1979
John Crosbie	Progressive Conservative	1966-1977
William G. Adams	Liberal	1962-1966
Joseph R. Smallwood	Liberal	1959-1962
Malcolm Hollett	Progressive Conservative	1952-1959
Peter Cashin	Progressive Conservative	1951-1956
Oliver Vardy	Liberal	1949-1952
James Spratt	Liberal	1949-1951

[2]

Election results

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Siobhan Coady	2,393	45.7
	Progressive Conservative	Shane Skinner	2,211	42.2
	New Democratic	Brenda Walsh	633	12.1
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on the lists				–
Source: Elections Canada[3]

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Siobhán Coady	2,342	46.01	+26.76
	New Democratic	Earle McCurdy	1,384	27.19	-10.21
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Crummell	1,364	26.80	-16.55
Total valid votes			5,090	99.55
Total rejected ballots			23	0.45	+0.23
Turnout			5,113	55.59	-4.01
Eligible voters			9,198
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+21.66
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4]

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Dan Crummell	2,004	43.35	-29.33
	New Democratic	Chris Pickard	1,729	37.40	+30.50
	Liberal	George Joyce	890	19.25	-1.17
Total valid votes			4,623	99.78
Total rejected ballots			10	0.22
Turnout			4,633	59.60
Eligible voters			7,774

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Sheila Osborne	3,623	72.68	-0.47
	Liberal	George Joyce	1,018	20.42	-0.08
	New Democratic	Joan Scott	344	6.90	-0.39

[5]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Sheila Osborne	4,557	72.21	–
Liberal	Tom Hann	1,294	20.50
NDP	Raj Sharan	460	7.29

[6]

1999 Newfoundland general election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Sheila Osborne	3,206	49.8	–
Liberal	Tom Moore	2,532	39.3
NDP	Pat Lynch	683	10.6

[7]

1996 Newfoundland general election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Liberal	Rex Gibbons	4,152
Progressive Conservative	Bren Kelly	1,648	–	–
NDP	Pat Lynch	651

[8]

1993 Newfoundland general election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Liberal	Rex Gibbons	3,094
Progressive Conservative	Paul Sears	2,485	–	–
NDP	Bonnie MacGillivray	835

[8]

1989 Newfoundland general election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Liberal	Rex Gibbons	3,389
Progressive Conservative	Hal Barrett	2,583	–	–
NDP	Larry Power	380

[8]

1985 Newfoundland general election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Harold Barrett	3,382	–	–
Liberal	Gerald Moore	1,595
NDP	Thomas O'Leary	1,508

[8]

1982 Newfoundland general election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Harold Barrett	2,475	–	–
Liberal	Ronald Pumphrey	755
NDP	Ronald Lewis	225

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References

"Summary of Polling Divisions ST. JOHN'S WEST" (PDF). 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
"2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
General Election Reports Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador.
Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

External links

Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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[1] "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. JOHN'S WEST" (PDF). 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[2] CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles

[4] "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[cbcnews-5] Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

[cbcnews2-6] Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

[govnl-7] General Election Reports Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador.

[govnl2-8] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.