Placentia—St. Mary's

Placentia—St. Mary's

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Placentia—St. Mary's in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Felix Collins Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
District created	1995
First contested	1996
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,115
Electors (2011)	7,361
Area (km²)
Census divisions
Census subdivisions

Placentia—St. Mary’s is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 7,361 eligible voters living within the district.

Placentia and St. Mary’s includes the former U.S. naval base at Argentia, as well as Voisey Bay Nickel's planned processing facility at Long Harbour. Communities include: Admiral's Beach, Angel's Cove, Argentia, Branch, Coote Pond, Colinet, Cuslett, Dunville, Forest Field, Freshwater, Fox Harbour, Gaskiers, Great Barasway, Harricott, Jerseyside, Little Barasway, Mall Bay, Mitchell's Brook, Mount Carmel, New Bridge, North Harbour, O'Donnells, Patrick's Cove, Peter's River, Placentia, Point Verde, Point Le Haye, Point Lance, Riverhead, Ship Cove, Ship Harbour, St. Bride's, St. Catherine's, St. Mary's, St. Joseph's, St. Shott's, St. Stephen's and St. Vincent's.

Placentia and St. Mary’s is a Tory stronghold, but many constituents backed rebel MHA Fabian Manning, who was ejected from the PC caucus in 2005 after splitting with Premier Danny Williams on fisheries policies. It is an economically troubled area.

Members of the House of Assembly

	Member	Party	Term
	Felix Collins	Progressive Conservative	2006-
	Fabian Manning	Progressive Conservative	1999-2006
	Anthony Sparrow	Liberal	1996-1999
	Fabian Manning	Progressive Conservative	1993-1996
	Gregory Power	Liberal	1951-1956
	Leonard J. Miller	Progressive Conservative	1949-1951

St. Mary's/St. Mary's-the Capes

	Member	Party	Term
	Loyola Hearn	Progressive Conservative	1982-1993
	Walter Carter	Progressive Conservative	1975-1982
	Gerald Ottenheimer	Progressive Conservative	1971-1975
	Dr. James McGrath	Liberal	1956-1971

Placentia East/Placentia

	Member	Party	Term
	Nick Careen	Progressive Conservative	1993-1996
	William Hogan	Liberal	1989-1993
	William Patterson	Progressive Conservative	1975-1989
	Finton Alyward	Progressive Conservative	1972-1975
	Joseph R. Smallwood	Liberal	1971-1972
	Alain Frecker	Liberal	1959-1971
	Gregory Power	Liberal	1956-1959

Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Felix Collins	2,516	49.86%
	NDP	Trish Dodd	1,475	29.23%
	Liberal	Todd Squires	1,055	20.91%
Total				100.0%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Felix Collins	3,086	79.17%
	NDP	Jennifer Coultas	812	20.83%
Total			3,098	100.0%

By-election, February 21, 2006 On the resignation of Fabian Manning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Felix Collins	2,247	46.3
	Independent	Nick Careen	1,641	33.8
	Liberal	Kevin Power	931	19.2
	NL First	Tom Hickey	31	0.6
Total			4,850	100.0%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Fabian Manning	3,746	65.60
	Liberal	Kevin Power	1,812	31.73
	NDP	Janet Stringer	152	2.66
Total			5,710	100.0%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Fabian Manning	3,579	54.8%
	Liberal	Kevin Power	2,938	45.0%
Total			6,517	100.0%

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly