Virginia Waters-Pleasantville
Virginia Waters-Pleasantville is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,152 people living in the district.[1]
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|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2019 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 14,152[1] | ||
| Electors (2015) | 9,904 | ||
| Area (km²) | 15[2] | ||
| Census divisions | Division No. 1 | ||
| Census subdivisions | St. John's | ||
Virginia Waters-Pleasantville includes part of the city of St. John's. The district was created following the 2015 electoral districts boundaries review. The district includes parts of the former districts of St. John's East, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, and Virginia Waters.[2]
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48th | 2015-2019 | Bernard Davis | Liberal | |
| 49th | 2019-present | |||
Election results
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Bernard Davis | 2,761 | 44.2 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Beth Crosbie | 2,217 | 35.5 | |||||
| New Democratic | Jenn Deon | 1,262 | 20.2 | |||||
| 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 | Bernard Davis | 2,528 | 45.04 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Beth Crosbie | 1,826 | 32.53 | |||||
| New Democratic | Bob Buckingham | 1,259 | 22.43 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,613 | 99.68 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.32 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,631 | 56.86 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 9,904 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4] | ||||||||
References
- "Virginia Waters-Pleasantville Legal Description" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- "Virginia Waters-Pleasantville Overlay District Map" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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