St. John's South (provincial electoral district)

St. John's South is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of its final contest in 2011, there were 7,923 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

St. John's South
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
St. John's South in relation to other districts in St. John's
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
Last contested2011
Demographics
Population (2006)11,832
Electors (2011)7,923

Historically working class in nature, St. John's South includes increasingly prosperous residential pockets. The district covers the traditional "west end" of St. John's (now geographically closer to the centre, due to city expansion), the western section of the downtown core and the south side of the harbour to Cape Spear, including the neighbourhood of Shea Heights. In the 2007 redistribution, four per cent of Kilbride was added.[2] The district was abolished in 2015 and largely replaced by Waterford Valley.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
31st1956–1957   William BrowneProgressive Conservative
1957–1959Rex Renouf
32nd1959–1962   John R. O'DeaUnited Newfoundland Party
33rd1962–1966   Rex RenoufProgressive Conservative
34th1966–1971   John A. NolanLiberal
35th1971–1972   Hugh J. SheaProgressive Conservative
36th1972–1975Robert Wells
37th1975–1979John Collins
38th1979–1982
39th1982–1985
40th1985–1989
41st1989–1993   Tom MurphyLiberal
42nd1993–1996
43rd1996–1999   Tom OsborneProgressive Conservative
43rd1999–2003
44th2003–2007
45th2007–2011
46th2011–2012
2012–2013   Independent
2013–2015   Liberal

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Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom Osborne2,96657.90%
 NDPKeith Dunne1,99438.92%
LiberalTrevor Hickey1633.18%
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom Osborne388779.6%
 NDPClyde Bridger57111.69%
LiberalRex Gibbons4258.7%

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2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom Osborne4,532
LiberalDennis O'Keefe*756
 NDPTom McGinnis676

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  • Dennis O'Keefe who ran as the Liberal candidate is not the same Dennis O'Keefe that served as Mayor of St. John's.
1999 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom Osborne4,04166.32%
LiberalPatrick Kennedy156325.65%
 NDPJudy Vanata3746.14%
 IndependentJason Crummey1011.66%

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1996 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom Osborne2,52142.17%
LiberalTom Murphy2,41740.43%
 NDPSue Skipton85814.35%
 IndependentBill Maddigan1552.59%

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1993 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalTom Murphy2,43247.97%
Progressive ConservativeJerome Quinlan2,04040.24%
 NDPBert Pitcher57611.36%

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1989 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalThomas Murphy2107
Progressive ConservativeDouglas Atkinson2105
 NDPLinda Hyde679

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1985 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Collins2466
LiberalDolores Linehan1145
 NDPBob Matthews924

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1982 Newfoundland general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Collins2286
LiberalErnest Antle582
 NDPBarbara Roberts235

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