St. George's-Stephenville East
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district |
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| St. George's-Stephenville East in relation to other districts in Newfoundland | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
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Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| District created | 1995 | ||
| First contested | 1996 | ||
| Last contested | 2011 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 10,878 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 7,861 | ||
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St. George's-Stephenville East is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Created in 1995 from the districts of St. George's and Stephenville. As of 2011, there are 7,861 eligible voters living within the district.[1]
The district runs the length of Bay St. George (excluding Port au Port Peninsula) and all along the district of Humber West. Apart from parts of Stephenville, the district includes communities of Barachois Brook, Benoits Siding, Black Duck Siding, Cape Anguille, Cartyville, Coal Brook, Codroy, Cold Brook, Doyles, Flat Bay Brook, Flat Bay Brook East, Flat Bay Brook West, Great Codroy, Gypsumville, Heatherton, Highlands, Jeffreys, Journois Brook, Loch Lomond, Lock Leven, Maidstone, Mattis Point, McKays, Millville, Noels Pond, O'Regans, Robinsons, Robinson's Station, St. Andrew's, St. David's, St. Fintan's, St. George's, St. Teresa's, St. Teresa's Station, Searston, South Branch, Stephenville Crossing, The Block, Tompkins, Upper Ferry, and Woodville.[2]
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[edit] Members of the House of Assembly
[edit] St. George's-Stephenville East/Stephenville
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Joan Burke | Progressive Conservative | 2003- | |
| Kevin Aylward | Liberal | 1985-2003 | |
| Fred Stagg | Progressive Conservative | ? -1985 | |
| William MacNeil | Liberal | 1975-? |
[edit] St. George's/ St. Georges-Port-au-port
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Bud Hulan | Liberal | 1993-1996 | |
| Larry Short | Liberal | 1989-1993 | |
| Ron Dawe | Progressive Conservative | 1982-1989 | |
| Hazel McIsaac | Liberal | 1975-? | |
| Alexander Dunphy | Progressive Conservative | 1971-1975 | |
| William J. Keough | Liberal | 1949-1971 |
[edit] Election results
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Joan Burke | 2,104 | 49.29% | ||
| Liberal | Kevin Aylward | 1,397 | 32.72% | ||
| NDP | Bernice Hancock | 705 | 16.51% | ||
| Independent | Dean Simon | 63 | 1.48% | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Joan Burke | 3,143 | 74.74% | ||
| Liberal | George Lee | 1,062 | 25.26% | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Joan Burke | 2,927 | 52.63% | ||
| Liberal | Ron Dawe | 2,464 | 44.31% | ||
| Independent | Nancy Critchley | 170 | 3.06% | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Kevin Aylward | 2,546 | 52.4% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Leonard Muise | 1,944 | 40.0% | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador First | Dave Johnson | 345 | 7.1% | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. GEORGE'S - STEPHENVILLE EAST". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/PDF/District.Descriptions/St%20Georges-Stephenville%20East_Polling%20Division%20Descriptions.pdf. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ a b CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
- ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ General Election Reports. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
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