St. John's West

St. John's West
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1949
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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Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
21st 1949-1953     William J. Browne
1st term		 Progressive Conservative
22nd 1953-1957     James Augustine Power Liberal
23rd 1957-1958     William J. Browne
2nd term		 Progressive Conservative
24th 1958-1962
25th 1962-1963     Richard Cashin Liberal
26th 1963-1965
27th 1965-1968
28th 1968-1972     Walter Carter Progressive Conservative
29th 1972-1974
30th 1974-1975
1975-1979     John Crosbie Progressive Conservative
31st 1979-1980
32nd 1980-1984
33rd 1984-1988
34th 1988-1993
35th 1993-1997     Jean Payne Liberal
36th 1997-2000     Charlie Power Progressive Conservative
37th 2000-2004     Loyola Hearn Progressive Conservative
2004     Conservative

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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