Placentia-St. Mary's
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
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Coordinates: | 47°14′56″N 53°35′13″W / 47.249°N 53.587°WCoordinates: 47°14′56″N 53°35′13″W / 47.249°N 53.587°W | ||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
MHA |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1995 | ||
First contested | 1996 | ||
Last contested | 2019 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 11,115 | ||
Electors (2011) | 7,361 |
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.[1]
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 | |
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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 | Fabian Manning | Progressive Conservative | |
44th | 1999-2003 | |||
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 | |
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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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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 | ||||||
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Source(s) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Felix Collins | 3,086 | 79.17 | – | |
NDP | Jennifer Coultas | 812 | 20.83 | ||
Total | 3,098 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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[]
- Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts