St. John's North (provincial electoral district)

St. John's North

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
St. John's North in relation to other districts in St. John's
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,673
Electors (2011)	8,779

St. John’s North is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there were 8,779 eligible voters living within the district.

The district included a large section of central-northern St. John's. Includes commercial areas such as Kenmount Road, the Avalon Mall and the O’Leary industrial park. Stretches along Thorburn Road and takes in half of Pippy Park, including the Health Science Centre and the northern half of Memorial University. It was replaced in 2015 largely by the district of Mount Scio.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
31st	1956–1959		George M. Nightingale	Liberal
32nd	1959–1962
33rd	1962–1966		Geoffrey Carnell
34th	1966–1971		Nathaniel S. Noel
35th	1971–1972		John Carter	Progressive Conservative
36th	1972–1975
37th	1975–1979
38th	1979–1982
39th	1982–1985
40th	1985–1989
41st	1989–1993		Phil Warren	Liberal
42nd	1993–1996		Lloyd Matthews
43rd	1996–1999
43rd	1999–2003
44th	2003–2007		Bob Ridgley	Progressive Conservative
45th	2007–2011
46th	2011–2013		Dale Kirby	New Democratic
	2013–2014			Independent
	2014–2015			Liberal

Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Dale Kirby	2,595	55.20	+45.22
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Ridgley	1,905	40.52	-37.02
	Liberal	Elizabeth Scammel Reynolds	201	4.28	-8.20
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+41.12

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Ridgley	3488	77.55%	–
	Liberal	Simon Lono	561	12.47%
	NDP	Matt Power	449	9.98%

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Ridgley	3107	–	–
	Liberal	Jeff Brace	1433
	NDP	Liam Walsh	820

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lloyd Matthews	2304
	Progressive Conservative	Ray Andrews	1971	–	–
	NDP	Dale Kirby	788

1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lloyd Matthews	2789	56.4
	Progressive Conservative	Ian Carter	1649	33.3	–
	NDP	Raj Sharan	510	10.3

1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lloyd Matthews	2520
	Progressive Conservative	Warren Babb	1704	–	–
	NDP	Sara Rich	810

1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Warren	2705
	Progressive Conservative	Thomas Osbourne	1937	–	–
	NDP	Dorothy Inglis	495

1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John Carter	2631	–	–
	NDP	Dorothy Inglis	1431
	Liberal	Judi Murphy	1347

1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John A. Carter	2520	–	–
	Liberal	Norman Whalen	1095
	NDP	Austin Scott	165

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly