 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Placentia—St. Mary's in relation to other districts in Newfoundland | |||
| Coordinates: | 47°14′56″N 53°35′13″W / 47.249°N 53.587°W / 47.249; -53.587 | ||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1995 | ||
| First contested | 1996 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 11,115 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 7,361 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Placentia | ||
Placentia—St. Mary's is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 7,361 eligible voters living within the district.
Placentia and St. Mary's includes the former U.S. naval base at Argentia, as well as Voisey Bay Nickel's planned processing facility at Long Harbour. Communities include: Admiral's Beach, Angel's Cove, Argentia, Branch, Coote Pond, Colinet, Cuslett, Dunville, Forest Field, Freshwater, Fox Harbour, Gaskiers, Great Barasway, Harricott, Jerseyside, Little Barasway, Mall Bay, Mitchell's Brook, Mount Carmel, New Bridge, North Harbour, O'Donnells, Patrick's Cove, Peter's River, Placentia, Point Verde, Point Le Haye, Point Lance, Riverhead, Ship Cove, Ship Harbour, St. Bride's, St. Catherine's, St. Mary's, St. Joseph's, St. Stephen's and St. Vincent's.
Placentia and St. Mary's is a Tory stronghold, but many constituents backed rebel MHA Fabian Manning, who was ejected from the PC caucus in 2005 after splitting with Premier Danny Williams on fisheries policies. The district is currently held by Liberal MHA and former Cabinet Minister Sherry Gambin-Walsh.
Members of the House of Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placentia and St. Mary's | ||||
| 29th | 1949-1951 | Leonard J. Miller | Progressive Conservative | |
| 30th | 1951-1956 | Greg Power | Liberal | |
| Placentia East | ||||
| 31st | 1956-1959 | Greg Power | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1959-1962 | Alain Frecker | ||
| 33rd | 1962-1966 | |||
| 34th | 1966-1971 | |||
| 35th | 1972 | Joseph R. Smallwood | ||
| 36th | 1972-1975 | Fintan Aylward | Progressive Conservative | |
| 37th | 1975-1979 | William Patterson | ||
| 38th | 1979-1982 | |||
| 39th | 1982-1985 | |||
| 40th | 1985-1989 | |||
| 41st | 1989-1993 | William Hogan | Liberal | |
| 42nd | 1993-1996 | Nick Careen | Progressive Conservative | |
| Placentia - St. Mary's | ||||
| 43rd | 1996-1999 | Anthony Sparrow | Liberal | |
| 44th | 1999-2003 | Fabian Manning | Progressive Conservative | |
| 45th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 2006-2007 | Felix Collins | |||
| 46th | 2007-2011 | |||
| 47th | 2011-2015 | |||
| 48th | 2015-2019 | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | Liberal | |
| 49th | 2019-2021 | |||
| 50th | 2021-Present | |||
Former District of St. Mary's/St. Mary's - The Capes
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | ||||
| 31st | 1956-1959 | Dr. James McGrath | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1959-1961 | |||
| 33rd | 1962-1966 | |||
| 34th | 1966-1971 | |||
| 35th | 1972 | Gerald Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative | |
| 36th | 1972-1975 | |||
| St. Mary's - The Capes | ||||
| 37th | 1975-1979 | Walter C. Carter | Progressive Conservative | |
| 38th | 1979 | |||
| 1979-1982 | Derrick Hancock | Liberal | ||
| 39th | 1982-1985 | Loyola Hearn | Progressive Conservative | |
| 40th | 1985-1989 | |||
| 41st | 1989-1993 | |||
| 42nd | 1993-1996 | Fabian Manning | ||
Election results
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| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | 2,552 | 50.85 | +3.45 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Calvin Manning | 2,336 | 46.54 | +8.04 | ||||
| NL Alliance | Clem J. Whittle | 131 | 2.61 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,019 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.30 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | 2,764 | 47.4 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hilda Whelan | 2,245 | 38.5 | |||||
| Independent | Steve Thorne | 824 | 14.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | 3,789 | 66.00 | +45.09 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Judy Manning | 1,751 | 30.50 | -19.36 | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Beck | 197 | 3.40 | -25.83 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,737 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain | Swing | |||||||
| 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Felix Collins | 2,516 | 49.86 | -29.31 | ||||
| New Democratic | Trish Dodd | 1,475 | 29.23 | +9.23 | ||||
| Liberal | Todd Squires | 1,055 | 20.91 | +20.91 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,046 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Felix Collins | 3,086 | 79.17 | – | |
| NDP | Jennifer Coultas | 812 | 20.83 | ||
| Total | 3,098 | 100.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Felix Collins | 2,247 | 46.3 | – | |
| Independent | Nick Careen | 1,641 | 33.8 | ||
| Liberal | Kevin Power | 931 | 19.2 | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador First | Tom Hickey | 31 | 0.6 | ||
| Total | 4,850 | 100.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Fabian Manning | 3,746 | 65.60 | – | |
| Liberal | Kevin Power | 1,812 | 31.73 | ||
| NDP | Janet Stringer | 152 | 2.66 | ||
| Total | 5,710 | 100.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Fabian Manning | 3,579 | 54.8% | – | |
| Liberal | Anthony Sparrow | 2,938 | 45.0% | ||
| Total | 6,517 | 100.0% | |||
References
- "Summary of Polling Divisions PLACENTIA - ST. MARY'S" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- "Manning ejected from Tory caucus". CBC News. May 5, 2005. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- "Placentia-St. Mary’s sees red". The Telegram, November 30, 2015.
- "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
- Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- General Election Reports Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
External links
- Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
- Map of Placentia—St. Mary's riding as of 2015, from Elections NL
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