St. John's North (provincial electoral district)

St. John's North

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
St. John's North in relation to other districts in St. John's
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,673
Electors (2011)	8,779

St. John’s North was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there were 8,779 eligible voters living within the district.^[1]

Includes a large section of central-northern St. John's. Includes commercial areas such as Kenmount Road, the Avalon Mall and the O’Leary industrial park. Stretches along Thorburn Road and takes in half of Pippy Park, including the Health Science Centre and the northern half of Memorial University.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	George M. Nightingale	Liberal	1956-1962
	Geoffrey Carnell	Liberal	1962-1966
	Nathaniel S. Noel	Liberal	1966-1971
	John Carter	Progressive Conservative	1971-1989
	Phil Warren	Liberal	1989-1993
	Lloyd Matthews	Liberal	1993-2003
	Bob Ridgley	Progressive Conservative	2003-2011
	Dale Kirby	NDP	2011–2013
		Independent	2013-2014
	Liberal	2014–2015

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Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	NDP	Dale Kirby	2,595	55.20	+45.22
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Ridgley	1,905	40.52	-37.02
	Liberal	Elizabeth Scammel Reynolds	201	4.28	-8.20
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+41.12

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Ridgley	3488	77.55%	–
	Liberal	Simon Lono	561	12.47%
	NDP	Matt Power	449	9.98%

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Ridgley	3107	–	–
	Liberal	Jeff Brace	1433
	NDP	Liam Walsh	820

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Lloyd Matthews	2304
	Progressive Conservative	Ray Andrews	1971	–	–
	NDP	Dale Kirby	788

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Lloyd Matthews	2789	56.4
	Progressive Conservative	Ian Carter	1649	33.3	–
	NDP	Raj Sharan	510	10.3

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1993

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Lloyd Matthews	2520
	Progressive Conservative	Warren Babb	1704	–	–
	NDP	Sara Rich	810

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1989

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Philip Warren	2705
	Progressive Conservative	Thomas Osbourne	1937	–	–
	NDP	Dorothy Inglis	495

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	John Carter	2631	–	–
	NDP	Dorothy Inglis	1431
	Liberal	Judi Murphy	1347

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	John A. Carter	2520	–	–
	Liberal	Norman Whalen	1095
	NDP	Austin Scott	165

References

1. "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. JOHN'S NORTH" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
2. CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
3. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
4. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly