St. John's East

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St. John's East
St. John's-Est
 Canadian Federal electoral district  

St. John's East in relation to the other Newfoundland ridings.
Member of Parliament       Norman Doyle
Conservative
Population (2001) 81 007
Electors (2006) 68 026
Area (km²) 400
Pop. density (per km²) 202.5
Riding created 1949, admission of Newfoundland into Canada
Census divisions Division No. 1
Subdivisions Cities:
St. John's (north of Kenmount and Freshwater Roads and Quidi Vici Lake)
Towns:
Bauline
Conception Bay South (east of Conway Brook)
Flatrock
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
Paradise
Pouch Cove
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's
Torbay
Wabana

For the provincial electoral district please see St. John's East (provincial electoral district) or St. John's North (provincial electoral district).

St. John's East (French: St. John's-Est; formerly known as St. John's North) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.

It covers a part of St. John's, Newfoundland. Since 1997, it has been represented by Norman Doyle. For a brief period in 2003 and 2004, it was known as "St. John's North". [1]

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[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups: 97.2% White
Languages: 97.7% English, 1.9% Other
Religions: 47.1% Catholic, 46.0% Protestant, 4.9% No affiliation
Average income: $28 969

[edit] Geography

The district includes the extreme northeastern part of the Avalon Peninsula including the northern half of the City of St. John's, and the eastern half of the Town of Conception Bay South. It also includes Bell Island, Little Bell Island and Kelly's Island.

The neighbouring ridings are Avalon and St. John's South—Mount Pearl.

According to Elections Canada, the geographic boundaries for this riding as of the 39th General Election are:

"All that area consisting of:
(a) the towns of Bauline, Flatrock, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, Paradise, Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Pouch Cove, Torbay and Wabana;
(b) that part of the Town of Conception Bay South lying northeasterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the southeasterly limit of the Town of Conception Bay South with Conway Brook; thence generally northerly along said brook and Long Pond Harbour to Conception Bay; and
(c) that part of the City of St. John's lying northwesterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of the City of St. John's with Kenmount Road; thence northeasterly and easterly along said road, Freshwater Road and Longs Hill to Gower Street; thence northeasterly along said street to Kings Bridge Road; thence northerly along said road to Rennie's River; thence generally easterly along said river, Quidi Vidi Lake and the channel known locally as Quidi Vidi Gut to Quidi Vidi Harbour. Including Bell Island, Little Bell Island, Kelly's Island and all the other islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above described area."

See the map of the St. John's East riding.

[edit] History

The riding was created when Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949. St. John's East was won by Liberal Bonnie Hickey in 1993 election, who was defeated by Progressive Conservastive Norman Doyle in the 1997 election. Doyle is now the Conservative Party incumbent in the riding.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Dominion of Newfoundland prior to 1949
21st 1949-1953     Gordon Higgins Progressive Conservative
22nd 1953-1957     Allan Fraser Liberal
23rd 1957-1958     James Aloysius McGrath
1st term		 Progressive Conservative
24th 1958-1962
25th 1962-1963
26th 1963-1965     Joseph O'Keefe Liberal
27th 1965-1966
28th 1968-1972     James Aloysius McGrath
2nd term		 Progressive Conservative
29th 1972-1974
30th 1974-1979
31st 1979-1980
32nd 1980-1984
33rd 1984-1986
1987 By-election 1987-1988     Jack Harris New Democrat
34th 1988-1993     Ross Reid Progressive Conservative
35th 1993-1997     Bonnie Hickey Liberal
36th 1997-2000     Norman Doyle Progressive Conservative
37th 2000-2003
2003-2004     Conservative
38th 2004-2006
39th 2006-

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Residence Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Norman Doyle St. John's 19 110 46.6% +5.2% $73 098.04
     Liberal Paul Antle St. John's 14 345 34.9% -1.8% $73 917.22
     New Democratic Party Mike Kehoe Paradise 7190 17.5% -2.3% $14 912.00
     Green Stephen Eli Harris St. John's 402 1.0% -1.2% $0.00
Total valid votes 41 047 100.0%
Total rejected ballots 111 0.27%
Turnout 41 158 61.5% +7.1%


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Norman Doyle 15 073 41.4 -12.5 $67 659.82
     Liberal Walter Noel 13 343 36.7 +4.1 $71 182.88
     New Democrat Janine Piller 7198 19.8 +7.1 $17 703.60
     Green Scott Vokey 791 2.2 n/a $564.31
Total 36 405 54.4%

Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Norman Doyle 23 606
     Liberal Peter Miller 13,835
     New Democrat Carol Cantwell 5395
     Canadian Alliance Garry Hartle 1144
     Independent Judy Day 254
     Natural Law Michael Rayment 122


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Norman Doyle 17 286
     New Democrat Ted Warren 12 460
     Liberal Bonnie Hickey 12 048
     Reform David Tulett 1977
     Green Jonathan C. Whalen 388
     Natural Law Michael T. Rayment 191


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Bonnie Hickey 19 511
     Progressive Conservative Ross Reid 18 355
     New Democrat Bob Buckingham 2839
     Reform J. Leonard Barron 1271
     National Bill Vetter 1211
     Natural Law Michael Rayment 374
     Christian Heritage Bob Tremblett 339


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Ross Reid 21 503
     New Democrat Jack Harris 17 198
     Liberal Jim Baird 9285
     Christian Heritage Robert Tremblett 739


By-Election: Resignation of Hon. James A. McGrath, 4 September 1986

By-election on 20 July 1987
Party Candidate Votes
     New Democrat Jack Harris 15 842
     Progressive Conservative Thomas V. Hickey 11 971
     Liberal Steve Neary 5894
     Rhino Peter Francis Quinlan 527


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative James Aloysius McGrath 30 866
     Liberal Elizabeth Reynolds 5644
     New Democrat Christine Oliver 2584
     Libertarian Paul Paquet 325


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative James Aloysius McGrath 20 007
     Liberal Ernest J. Bishop 8320
     New Democrat George P. Corbett 3973
     Independent Ann Margaret Barney 270
     Marxist-Leninist Carol Hodge 91


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative James Aloysius McGrath 20 262
     Liberal John Dustan 7734
     New Democrat Stratford G. Canning 6684


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative James Aloysius McGrath 16 941
     Liberal Norman Whalen 10 187
     New Democrat George Corbett 2783
     Independent J. Wayne Saint John 242


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative James Aloysius McGrath 17 728
     Liberal Margaret Dunn 9887
     New Democrat R. Graham Kelly 1563
     Social Credit Norman W. King 139


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative James Aloysius McGrath 18 153
     Liberal Joseph O'Keefe 10 558
     New Democrat Mary Summers 956
     Social Credit Norman W. King 126


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Joseph O'Keefe 16 182
     Progressive Conservative William J. Browne 11 894
     New Democrat Cyril W. Strong 602
     Social Credit Norman William King 233


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Joseph O'Keefe 14 768
     Progressive Conservative James Aloysius McGrath 13 911


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative James Aloysius McGrath 14 821
     Liberal Brian White 12 907
     New Democrat James J. Walsh 435
     Social Credit Eric Dixon Cave Hiscock 158


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative James Aloysius McGrath 17 894
     Liberal J. Gregory O'Grady 9197
     Independent Liberal David Ignatius Jackman 263


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative James Aloysius McGrath 10 312
     Liberal Allan M. Fraser 9073


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Allan M. Fraser 8310
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Francis Higgins 6691
     Independent Peter John Cashin 4459


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Francis Higgins 9912
     Liberal Ambrose John Dalton Shea 7913
     Co-operative Commonwealth William W. Gillies 197

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in Newfoundland and Labrador
Liberal

Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor | Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte | Labrador | Random—Burin—St. George's
Conservative

Avalon | St. John's East | St. John's South—Mount Pearl
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