Pleasantville (electoral district)
Pleasantville was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It existed from 1975 to 1996. The district was located in the north end of St. John's.
The riding was created for the 1975 election out of parts of St. John's East Extern and St. John's Centre. It was abolished before the 1996 election, mostly into Virginia Waters and St. John's East, with small parts going to Cape St. Francis and St. John's North.
Members of the House of Assembly[]
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
Member | Party | Term | |
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Jerome W. Dinn | Progressive Conservative | 1975-1989 | |
Walter Noel | Liberal | 1989-1996 |
Election results[]
1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Walter Noel | 3,483 | 46.07 | -1.06 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Randy Pearcey | 3,232 | 42.75 | +0.10 | ||||
New Democratic | Elaine Price | 846 | 11.19 | +0.96 | ||||
Total valid votes | 7,561 | 99.72 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.28 | +0.02 | |||||
Turnout | 7,582 | 81.25 | +6.38 | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,332 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.58 | ||||||
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[1] |
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Walter Noel | 3,483 | 47.12 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Stephen Stafford | 3,232 | 42.65 | |||||
New Democratic | Dennis MacKay | 846 | 10.23 | |||||
Total valid votes | 6,969 | 99.74 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.26 | ||||||
Turnout | 6,987 | 74.87 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 9,332 | |||||||
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[2] |
References[]
External links[]
- Elections Newfoundland and Labrador Website
- Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
Categories:
- Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts
- Politics of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador