Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi

Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there were 8,137 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi in relation to other districts in St. John's
Coordinates:47.600°N 52.691°W / 47.600; -52.691
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1996
District abolished2015
First contested1996
Last contested2011
Demographics
Population (2006)11,718
Electors (2011)8,137

The district included the east end of the downtown St. John's, and ran north to Newfoundland Drive. The residential mix ranged from apartments and refurbished townhouses in the older part of the city to the edges of suburban subdivisions in the east end.

The last MHA was New Democratic Party MHA, Lorraine Michael. This district was also represented by former Newfoundland and Labrador NDP leader, Jack Harris from 1990 to 2006. The district was abolished in 2015, and became St. John's East-Quidi Vidi.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly Years Member Party
St. John's East
31st 1956–1959     James Higgins Progressive Conservative
32nd 1959–1962 James Greene
33rd 1962–1966
34th 1966–1970 Gerald Ottenheimer
1970–1971 William Marshall
35th 1971–1972
36th 1972–1975
37th 1975–1979
38th 1979–1982
39th 1982–1985
40th 1985–1986
1986–1989     Gene Long New Democratic
41st 1989–1990     Shannie Duff Progressive Conservative
1990–1993     Jack Harris New Democratic
42nd 1993–1996
Signal Hill–Quidi Vidi
43rd 1996–1999     Jack Harris New Democratic
43rd 1999–2003
44th 2003–2006
2006–2007 Lorraine Michael
45th 2007–2011
46th 2011–2015

Results

Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Lorraine Michael 3,239 65.28 +8.5
Progressive ConservativeJohn Noseworthy1,55031.24-8.4
LiberalDrew Brown1733.49-0.1
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Lorraine Michael 3,062 56.8 +1.6
  Progressive Conservative Maria Afonso 2,135 39.6 -5.2
LiberalMaura Beam1963.6+3.6

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By-Election, November 1, 2006 On the resignation of Jack Harris, May, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democrat Lorraine Michael 1,968 55.2 +6.7
  Progressive Conservative Jerome Kennedy 1,595 44.8 +1.0
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democrat Jack Harris 2,456 48.5
  Progressive Conservative Karen Carroll 2,221 43.8
LiberalRay O'Neill3917.7

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1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % +/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris 2,179 41.91 -9.2
LiberalPete Soucy2,01038.66+8.4
  Progressive Conservative Chris O'Brien 793 15.25 -1.2
  Newfoundland and Labrador Party Paul David Hillier 116 2.23 +2.2
  Independent Shaun Dunn 53 1.02 +1.0
  Independent John Whelan 48 0.92 +0.9
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % +/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris 2,800 51.07 +7.4
LiberalJoan Cook1,66130.29+2.0
  Progressive Conservative Cy Mills 902 16.45 -7.6
  Independent (Terra Nova Greens) Jason Crummey 120 2.19 +2.2

St. John's East
1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % +/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris 2,336 43.67 -5.6
LiberalJoan Cook1,72832.31+1.5
  Progressive Conservative Sean Fitzgerald 1,285 24.02 +4.1
By-Election, December 11, 1990 - Resignation of Shannie Duff
Party Candidate Votes % +/-
  New Democrat Jack Harris 1,977 49.24 +12.0
LiberalBarbara Chalker1,23730.81+9.6
  Progressive Conservative John Ottenheimer 801 19.95 -21.8
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeShannie Duff2,39741.7-8.5
  NDP Gene Long 2,137 37.2 +0.9
LiberalLynette Billard1,21221.1+7.7

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1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Marshall2,73850.2-18.3
  NDP Gene Long 1,981 36.3 +17.8
LiberalHugh Shea73813.5+0.5

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1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Marshall2,02168.5-2.2
  NDP Nancy Riche 546 18.5 +6.7
LiberalHugh Coady38213.0-4.4

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1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Marshall2,11170.7–
LiberalJaime Wyatt52017.4
  NDP David Thompson 353 11.8

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References
  1. "Summary of Polling Divisions SIGNAL HILL - QUIDI VIDI" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  3. Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  4. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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