Mount Scio

47°33′36″N 52°42′41.2″W

Mount Scio
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Sarah Stoodley
Liberal
District created2015
First contested2015
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)14,482[1]
Electors (2015)8,648
Area (km²)35[2]
Census division(s)Division No. 1
Census subdivision(s)St. John's, Paradise

Mount Scio is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,482 people living in the district.[1]

Mount Scio includes part of the town of Paradise and part of the city of St. John's. The district was created following the 2015 electoral districts boundaries review. The majority of Mount Scio was previously the district of St. John's North. The district also includes parts of the former districts of Mount Pearl North, St. John's East and Topsail.[2]

Former Liberal Cabinet Minister Dale Kirby was the district's MHA from 2015 until he retired in 2019.[3] Sarah Stoodley, a insurance firm communications specialist, was elected for the Liberal Party in 2019.

Members of the House of Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party
48th 2015–2018     Dale Kirby Liberal
2018–2019 Independent
49th 2019–2021     Sarah Stoodley Liberal
50th 2021–Present

Election results
Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSarah Stoodley2,01146.60+4.93
Progressive ConservativeDamian Follett1,15226.70-10.52
New DemocraticSheilagh O'Leary1,07424.89+12.33
NL AllianceAndrea Newbury601.39-7.15
IndependentLarry Borne180.42
Total valid votes 4,315
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +7.72
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%±%
LiberalSarah Stoodley1,98141.68-5.41
Progressive ConservativeLloyd Power1,76937.22+9.84
New DemocraticJason R. Mercer59712.56-12.98
NL AllianceGraydon Pelley4068.54
Total valid votes 4,753 99.69
Total rejected ballots 15 0.31-0.08
Turnout 4,768 54.51+7.69
Electors on the lists 8,747–
Liberal hold Swing -7.63
Source: Elections Canada[4]
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDale Kirby1,89947.09
Progressive ConservativeRhonda Churchill Herder1,10427.37
New DemocraticSean Panting1,03025.54
Total valid votes 4,03399.60
Total rejected ballots 160.40
Turnout 4,04946.82
Electors on the lists 8,648–
Source: Elections Canada[4]

References
  1. "Mount Scio Overlay District Map" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
  3. https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport2015.pdf
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