Waterford Valley
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![]() Location in the St. John's area | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
MHA |
Liberal | ||
District created | 2015 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
Last contested | 2024 by-election | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 14,601 | ||
Electors (2015) | 9,907 | ||
Area (km²) | 70 | ||
Census division(s) | Division No. 1 | ||
Census subdivision(s) | St. John's (part) |
Waterford Valley is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election. It was created out of parts of St. John's South, Kilbride and Ferryland.
The riding is located in the southern part of St. John's, encompassing the neighbourhoods of Blackhead, Bowring Park, Freshwater Bay, Kilbride, Shea Heights, Southside, and part of Waterford Valley.
On July 5, 2024, Tom Osborne resigned. The by-election to replace him was scheduled for August 22,[1] and was won by Jamie Korab.[2]
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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St. John's South, Kilbride, and Ferryland prior to 2015 | ||||
48th | 2015–2019 | Tom Osborne | Liberal | |
49th | 2019–2021 | |||
50th | 2021–2024 | |||
2024-present | Jamie Korab |
Election results
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, August 22, 2024 Resignation of Tom Osborne | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Jamie Korab | 2,067 | 45.76 | -21.03 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jesse Wilkins | 1,423 | 31.50 | +6.44 | ||||
New Democratic | Nicole Boland | 1,027 | 22.74 | +14.59 | ||||
Total valid votes | 4,517 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 42.64 | -10.16 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 10,593 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -13.73 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Tom Osborne | 3,592 | 66.79 | -1.77 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Michael Holden | 1,348 | 25.07 | |||||
New Democratic | Peter Young | 438 | 8.14 | -23.29 | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,378 | 99.13 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 47 | 0.87 | -1.42 | |||||
Turnout | 5,425 | 52.80 | +0.26 | |||||
Eligible voters | 10,274 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -13.42 | ||||||
Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "2021 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2024. |
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Tom Osborne | 3,487 | 68.56 | +2.63 | ||||
New Democratic | Matthew Cooper | 1,599 | 31.44 | +11.92 | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,086 | 97.71 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 119 | 2.29 | +1.79 | |||||
Turnout | 5,205 | 52.52 | -2.66 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 9,906 | – | ||||||
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3] | ||||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.65 |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Tom Osborne | 3,588 | 65.93 | |||||
New Democratic | Alison Coffin | 1,062 | 19.51 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Alison Stoodley | 792 | 14.55 | |||||
Total valid votes | 5,442 | 99.51 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 27 | 0.49 | ||||||
Turnout | 5,469 | 55.20 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 9,907 | |||||||
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4] |
References
- ^ Kennedy, Alex (July 24, 2024). "Waterford Valley voters headed to the polls in late August for byelection". CBC News.
- ^ Arlette Lazarenko, "Jamie Korab holds Waterford Valley for the Liberals with byelection victory". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, August 22, 2024.
- ^ "2019 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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