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Placentia-St. Mary's

Coordinates: 47°14′56″N 53°35′13″W / 47.249°N 53.587°W / 47.249; -53.587
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Placentia—St. Mary's
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Placentia—St. Mary's in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Coordinates:47°14′56″N 53°35′13″W / 47.249°N 53.587°W / 47.249; -53.587
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Sherry Gambin-Walsh
Liberal
District created1995
First contested1996
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2006)11,115
Electors (2011)7,361
Census subdivision(s)Placentia

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.[1]

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. 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.[2] The district is currently held by Liberal MHA and former Cabinet Minister Sherry Gambin-Walsh.[3][4]

Members of the House of Assembly

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Assembly Years Member Party
Placentia and St. Mary's
29th 1949-1951     Leonard J. Miller Progressive Conservative
30th 1951-1956 Greg Power Liberal
Placentia East
31st 1956-1959 Greg Power Liberal
32nd 1959-1962 Alain Frecker
33rd 1962-1966
34th 1966-1971
35th 1972 Joseph R. Smallwood
36th 1972-1975     Fintan Aylward Progressive Conservative
37th 1975-1979 William Patterson
38th 1979-1982
39th 1982-1985
40th 1985-1989
41st 1989-1993 William Hogan Liberal
42nd 1993-1996     Nick Careen Progressive Conservative
Placentia - St. Mary's
43rd 1996-1999 Anthony Sparrow Liberal
44th 1999-2003     Fabian Manning Progressive Conservative
45th 2003-2006
2006-2007 Felix Collins
46th 2007-2011
47th 2011-2015
48th 2015-2019 Sherry Gambin-Walsh Liberal
49th 2019-2021
50th 2021-Present

Former District of St. Mary's/St. Mary's - The Capes

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Assembly Years Member Party
St. Mary's
31st 1956-1959 Dr. James McGrath Liberal
32nd 1959-1961
33rd 1962-1966
34th 1966-1971
35th 1972     Gerald Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative
36th 1972-1975
St. Mary's - The Capes
37th 1975-1979     Walter C. Carter Progressive Conservative
38th 1979
1979-1982 Derrick Hancock Liberal
39th 1982-1985     Loyola Hearn Progressive Conservative
40th 1985-1989
41st 1989-1993
42nd 1993-1996 Fabian Manning

Election results

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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 % ±%
Liberal Sherry Gambin-Walsh 2,552 50.85 +3.45
Progressive Conservative Calvin Manning 2,336 46.54 +8.04
NL Alliance Clem J. Whittle 131 2.61
Total valid votes 5,019
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing -2.30
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 % ±%
Liberal Sherry Gambin-Walsh 2,764 47.4
Progressive Conservative Hilda Whelan 2,245 38.5
Independent Steve Thorne 824 14.1
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sherry Gambin-Walsh 3,789 66.00 +45.09
Progressive Conservative Judy Manning 1,751 30.50 -19.36
New Democratic Peter Beck 197 3.40 -25.83
Total valid votes 5,737 100.0
Liberal gain Swing
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Felix Collins 2,516 49.86 -29.31
New Democratic Trish Dodd 1,475 29.23 +9.23
Liberal Todd Squires 1,055 20.91 +20.91
Total valid votes 5,046 100.0
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election[5]
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
Newfoundland and Labrador First Tom Hickey 31 0.6
Total 4,850 100.0%
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
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%
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Fabian Manning 3,579 54.8%
Liberal Anthony Sparrow 2,938 45.0%
Total 6,517 100.0%

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References

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  1. ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions PLACENTIA - ST. MARY'S" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Manning ejected from Tory caucus". CBC News. May 5, 2005. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  3. ^ "Placentia-St. Mary’s sees red". The Telegram, November 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  6. ^ General Election Reports Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
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