St. John's West

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St. John's West
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1949
District abolished 2003
First contested 1949
Last contested 2000


For the provincial electoral district please see St. John's West (provincial electoral district)

St. John's West was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 2003.

This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation.

It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Avalon and St. John's South ridings.

It initially consisted of the Districts of Placentia-St. Mary's and Ferryland and a part of St. John's. In 1952, it was redefined to include also the Iona Islands in the District of Placentia West. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the provincial districts of St. John's South, Ferryland, St. Mary's and Placentia East, and those parts of the provincial districts of St. John's West, St. John's North and St. John's Centre not included in the electoral district of St. John's East.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. William J. Browne, Progressive Conservative (1949-1953)
  2. James Augustine Power, Liberal (1953-1957)
  3. William J. Browne, Progressive Conservative (1957-1962)
  4. Richard Cashin, Liberal (1962-1968)
  5. Walter Carter, Progressive Conservative (1968-1975)
  6. John C. Crosbie, Progressive Conservative 1975-1993)
  7. Jean Payne, Liberal (1993-1997)
  8. Charlie Power, Progressive Conservative (1997-2000)
  9. Loyola Hearn, Progressive Conservative (2000-2003)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Joseph Browne 10,344
     Liberal Gregory J. Power 9,828


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal James Augustine Power 9,965
     Progressive Conservative William Joseph Browne 9,025


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Joseph Browne 10,539
     Liberal James Augustine Power 8,449
     Co-operative Commonwealth E.E. Thoms 321


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative William Joseph Browne 15,953
     Liberal Leonard Miller 10,338
     Co-operative Commonwealth E.E. Thoms 240


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Richard Cashin 12,650
     Progressive Conservative William J. Browne 12,626
     New Democrat Stanley H. Ross 281


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Richard Cashin 14,724
     Progressive Conservative Art Harnett 10,997
     New Democrat James J. Walsh 466


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Richard Cashin 14,481
     Progressive Conservative Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer 10,054
     New Democrat Esau E. Thoms 580
     Social Credit S. Carey Skinner 115


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Carter 15,379
     Liberal Richard Cashin 11,150
     New Democrat John Lorne Connors 597


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Carter 16,818
     Liberal David Bruce Porter 7,230
     New Democrat Moses L. Ingram 1,668
     Not affiliated Hugh J. Shea 1,637


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Walter Carter 14,550
     Liberal Lilian Bouzane 8,864
     New Democrat Walter Noel 3,415
     Social Credit S. Carey Skinner 143


By-election on 18 October 1976

On Mr. Carter's resignation, 3 September 1975
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative John Crosbie 11,719
     New Democrat Tom Mayo 8,597
     Liberal Robert Innes 3,971


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative John Crosbie 17,236
     Liberal Patrick O'Flaherty 10,024
     New Democrat Tom Mayo 9,033


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative John Crosbie 19,067
     Liberal Aidan Hennebury 11,423
     New Democrat J. Michael Maher 3,967
     Marxist-Leninist Tony Seed 86


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative John Crosbie 33,696
     Liberal Walter Carter 8,699
     New Democrat Nina P. Patey 1,926


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative John Crosbie 24,194
     Liberal Genevieve M. Payne 12,787
     New Democrat Alfred J. Sullivan 2,333


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jean Payne 24,021
     Progressive Conservative Loyola Hearn 16,380
     New Democrat Sharon Walsh 1,740
     Reform Dana Tucker 1,041
     Natural Law Guy Harvey 459


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Charlie Power 19,393
     Liberal Rex Gibbons 16,317
     New Democrat Lee Ingram 6,866
     Reform Harold Silas Ruby 1,113
     Natural Law Michael Rendell 319


By-election on 15 May 2000

Resignation of Charles J. Power, 31 January 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Loyola Hearn 11,392
     New Democrat Greg Malone 11,036
     Liberal Anthony G. Sparrow 8,032
     Canadian Alliance Frank Hall 1,315
     Not affiliated E. Sailor White 332


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Loyola Hearn 22,959
     Liberal Chuck Furey 14,137
     New Democrat Dave Curtis 4,744
     Canadian Alliance Eldon Drost 840
     Natural Law Michael Rendell 141

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