Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi in relation to other districts in St. John's | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
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| District created | 1970 | ||
| First contested | 1971 | ||
| Last contested | 2011 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 11,718 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 8,137 | ||
Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there were 8,137 eligible voters living within the district.[1]
The district includes the east end of the downtown St. John's, and runs north to Newfoundland Drive. The residential mix ranges from apartments and refurbished townhouses in the older part of the city to the edges of suburban subdivisions in the east end.
The current MHA is the New Democratic Party leader, Lorraine Michael. This district was also represented by Former Newfoundland and Labrador NDP leader, Jack Harris from 1990 to 2006.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorraine Michael | New Democrat | 2006–present | |
| Jack Harris | New Democrat | 1995-2006 |
St. John's East
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Harris | New Democrat | 1990-1995 | |
| Shannie Duff | Progressive Conservative | 1989-1990 | |
| William Marshall | Progressive Conservative | 1970-1989 | |
| Gerald Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative | 1966-1970 | |
| James Greene | Progressive Conservative | 1959-1966 | |
| James Higgins | Progressive Conservative | 1956-1959 |
Results
Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | Lorraine Michael | 3,239 | 65.28% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Noseworthy | 1,550 | 31.24% | – | |
| Liberal | Drew Brown | 173 | 3.49% | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | Lorraine Michael | 3062 | 56.8 | +1.6 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Maria Afonso | 2135 | 39.6 | -5.2 | |
| Liberal | Maura Beam | 196 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| By-Election, November 1, 2006
On the resignation of Jack Harris, May, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democrat | Lorraine Michael | 1968 | 55.2 | +6.7 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jerome Kennedy | 1595 | 44.8 | +1.0 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democrat | Jack Harris | 2456 | 48.5 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Karen Carroll | 2221 | 43.8 | ||
| Liberal | Ray O'Neill | 391 | 7.7 | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| New Democrat | Jack Harris | 2,179 | |||
| Liberal | Pete Sousey | 2,010 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris O'Brien | 793 | |||
| Independent | Shaun Dunn | 53 | |||
| Independent | Paul David Hillier | 116 | |||
| Independent | John Whelan | 48 | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| New Democrat | Jack Harris | 2,800 | |||
| Liberal | Joan Cook | 1,661 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Cy Mills | 902 | |||
| Independent | Jason Crummey | 120 | |||
St. John's East
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| New Democrat | Jack Harris | 2,336 | |||
| Liberal | Joan Cook | 1,728 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Sean Fitzgerald | 1,285 | |||
| By-Election, December 11, 1990 - Resignation of Shannie Duff | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| New Democrat | Jack Harris | 1,977 | 49.24 | ||
| Liberal | Barbara Chalker | 1,237 | 30.81 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Ottenheimer | 801 | 19.95 | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1989 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Shannie Duff | 2397 | 41.7 | – | |
| NDP | Gene Long | 2137 | 37.2 | ||
| Liberal | Lynette Billard | 1212 | 21.1 | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1985 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | William Marshall | 2738 | 50.2 | – | |
| NDP | Gene Long | 1981 | 36.3 | ||
| Liberal | Hugh Shea | 738 | 13.5 | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1982 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | William Marshall | 2021 | 68.5 | – | |
| NDP | Nancy Riche | 546 | 18.5 | ||
| Liberal | Hugh Coady | 382 | 13.0 | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1979 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | William Marshall | 2111 | – | – | |
| Liberal | Jaime Wyatt | 520 | |||
| NDP | David Thompson | 353 | |||
References
- ↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions SIGNAL HILL - QUIDI VIDI" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ↑ Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ↑ Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.