St. John's East-Quidi Vidi

St. John's East-Quidi Vidi is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2016 there were 14,381 people living in the district.[1]

St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
John Abbott
Liberal
District created2015
First contested2015
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)14,443[1]
Electors (2015)10,459
Area (km²)10[2]
Census division(s)Division No. 1
Census subdivision(s)St. John's (part)

St. John's East-Quidi Vidi includes part of the city of St. John's. The district was created following the 2015 electoral districts boundaries review. The district includes parts of the former districts of St. John's East, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi and St. John's Centre.[2]

The district was considered fairly safe for the NDP and was represented by Newfoundland and Labrador NDP leader Alison Coffin until the 2021 election, when she was defeated by Liberal John Abbott.[3] With the margin of victory only 53 votes, Coffin requested a recount, but was denied by the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court, as the province's electoral law stated that recounts were only automatically triggered if the margin of victory was less than 10 votes.[4]

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly Years Member Party
48th 2015–2019     Lorraine Michael New Democratic
49th 2019–2021 Alison Coffin
50th 2021–present     John Abbott Liberal

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%±%
LiberalJohn Abbott2,44742.95+9.57
New DemocraticAlison Coffin2,39442.02−1.46
Progressive ConservativeVaughn Hammond85615.03−8.11
Total valid votes 5,697
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing −5.52
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%±%
New DemocraticAlison Coffin2,69943.48−8.17
Liberal George Murphy2,07233.38−6.83
Progressive ConservativeDavid Porter1,43623.14+15.01
Total valid votes 6,20799.12
Total rejected ballots 550.88−0.13
Turnout 6,26258.03+1.23
Eligible voters 10,791
New Democratic hold Swing −0.67
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5]
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticLorraine Michael3,03851.66
LiberalPaul Antle2,36540.21
Progressive ConservativeJoshua Collier4788.13
Total valid votes 5,88198.99
Total rejected ballots 601.01
Turnout 5,94156.80
Eligible voters 10,459
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6]

References
  1. "St. John's East-Quidi Vidi Overlay District Map" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. Kennedy, Alex (Mar 30, 2021). "'We pulled it off': Meet the candidates who took down the opposition leaders". CBC News. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. "Judge denies request for recount in N.L. riding where NDP leader lost by 53 votes". Toronto Star. 2021-05-12.
  4. "Official Results of the 2019 Provincial Election" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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