St. John's East (provincial electoral district)

St. John's East
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district

St. John's East in relation to other districts in St. John's
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created 1949
First contested 1949
Last contested 2011
Demographics
Population (2006) 11,739
Electors (2011) 8,063

St. John's East was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011 there were 8,063 eligible voters living within the district.[1] The district was abolished in 2015 as Newfoundland and Labrador reduced the number of districts. Portions of the district are now within the district of St. John's East - Quidi Vidi.

Prior to 1956, the district was larger and elected two MHAs.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

For MHAs elected to the old St. John's East between 1956 and 1995 see Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi

St. John's Centre (1956-1995), St. John's East since 1995

  Member Party Term
  John Higgins Progressive Conservative 1949-1951
  Frank Fogwill Progressive Conservative 1949-1956
  James D. Higgins Progressive Conservative 1951-1959
  Augustine M. Duffy Progressive Conservative 1956-1959
     Augustine M. Duffy United Newfoundland Party 1959-1962
  Anthony Murphy Progressive Conservative 1962-1979
  Paddy McNicholas Progressive Conservative 1979-1989
  Hubert Kitchen Liberal 1989-1996
  John Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative 1996-2007
  Ed Buckingham Progressive Conservative 2007-2011
     George Murphy New Democrat 2011–2015

[2]

Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     NDP George Murphy 2,766 52.11 +35.51
Progressive ConservativeEd Buckingham 2,175 40.98 -29.14
LiberalMichael Duffy 367 6.91 -6.38
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +32.32
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativeEd Buckingham 3,649 70.11 –
     NDP Gemma Schlamp-Hickey 864 16.60
LiberalPeter Adams 692 13.29
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativeJohn Ottenheimer 4,151 69.85 –
     NDP Bruce Clarke 864 14.54
LiberalGeorge Murphy 862 14.50
     Independent Steve Durant 66 1.11
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativeJohn Ottenheimer 3,774 63.40
LiberalTom McGrath 1,559 26.19
     NDP Barry Darby 600 10.08
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativeJohn Ottenheimer 2,989 48.61 –
LiberalHubert Kitchen 2,340 38.05
     NDP Sean Murray 796 12.94
Newfoundland general election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalHubert Kitchen 2,990
Progressive ConservativePaul Stapleton 2,464 – –
     NDP Fraser March 874
Newfoundland general election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalHubert Kitchen 2,967
Progressive ConservativePatrick McNicholas 2,838 – –
     NDP Vicky Silky 625
Newfoundland general election, 1985
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativePatrick McNicholas 3,332 – –
LiberalMary Frances Philpott 2,229
     NDP Nina Patey 976
Newfoundland general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativePatrick McNicholas 2357 – –
LiberalJohn Slattery 657
     NDP Pobert Harry E. Cuff 293

References

  1. ↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. JOHN'S EAST" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ↑ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
  3. ↑ "District Profiles - St. John's East". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 September 2011.

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