Virginia Waters (electoral district)

Virginia Waters is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was represented by former premier Kathy Dunderdale.

Not to be confused with Virginia Water.
Virginia Waters
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Virginia Waters in relation to the other St. John's districts
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1995
District abolished2015
First contested1996
Last contested2014
Demographics
Population (2006)11,943
Electors (2011)9,938
Census division(s)Division 1
Census subdivision(s)St. John's

A residential district in the northeast end of St. John's, the area included Airport Heights, Wedgewood Park, residential areas off Newfoundland Drive, as well as a fairly wealthy enclave near Virginia Lake. The district was created in 1995 from parts of the districts of Pleasantville, St. John's East Extern and Mount Scio Road-Bell Island.[1] Virginia Waters retained 80 per cent of its original territory in the 2007 redistribution, while taking in 14 per cent of Cape St. Francis. In 2011 there were 9,938 eligible voters living within the district.[2][3]

The district was abolished in 2015, into new districts of Windsor Lake and Virginia Waters-Pleasantville.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly Years Member Party
43rd 1996–1999     Walter Noel Liberal
43rd 1999–2003
44th 2003–2007     Kathy Dunderdale Progressive Conservative
45th 2007–2011
46th 2011–2014
2014–2015     Cathy Bennett Liberal

Election results

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By-election April 9, 2014 On the resignation of Kathy Dunderdale, February 28, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalCathy Bennett1,93239.88+30.33
Progressive ConservativeDanny Breen 1,892 39.05 -20.99
  NDP Sheilagh O'Leary 1,021 21.07 -9.35
Total valid votes 4,895 99.84
Rejected 80.16-0.14
Turnout 4,85349.25-6.14
Eligible voters 9,853
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +25.66
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeKathy Dunderdale3,37160.04-13.01
  NDP Dave Sullivan 1,708 30.42 +17.59
LiberalSheila Miller5369.55+1.80
Total valid votes 5,615 99.70
Rejected 17 0.30 +0.09
Turnout 5,632 55.39 -0.73
Eligible voters 10,168
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.30
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeKathy Dunderdale4,04373.04+14.95
  NDP David Sullivan 710 12.83 +3.60
LiberalDrew Brown4297.75-24.92
  Independent Fred Wilcox 353 6.38 -
Total valid votes 5,535 99.78
Rejected 12 0.22 +0.05
Turnout 5,547 56.12 -13.03
Eligible voters 9,885
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.67

^ Change is not from redistributed results.

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeKathy Dunderdale4,19358.10+21.77
LiberalWalter Noel2,35832.67-14.76
  NDP David Sullivan 666 9.23 -4.92
Total valid votes 7,21799.83
Rejected 120.17-0.01
Turnout 7,22969.14-3.94
Eligible voters 10,455
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.27
1999 Newfoundland general election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalWalter Noel2,97347.43-8.24
Progressive ConservativePaul Walsh2,27736.33+0.41
  NDP Amanda Will 887 14.15 +5.74
  Independent Deanne Stapleton 131 2.09
Total valid votes 6,26899.82
Rejected 110.18-0.01
Turnout 6,27973.08-3.14
Eligible voters 8,592
Liberal hold Swing -4.32
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalWalter Noel3,63955.67
Progressive ConservativeBev LeMoine2,34835.92
  NDP Bob Buckingham 550 8.41
Total valid votes 6,53799.82
Rejected 120.18
Turnout 6,54976.22
Eligible voters 8,592
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6]

References
  1. "CBC.ca | Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007 | District Profiles". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12.
  2. "Summary of Polling Divisions VIRGINIA WATERS" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  3. "District Profile - Virginia Waters". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  4. "District Profile - Virginia Waters". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  5. Robert Jenkins (9 November 1999). "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly February 9, 1999" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 99–100. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  6. https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1996.pdf

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