St. George's-Stephenville East

{{short description|Former provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador}}

{{Infobox Canada electoral district

|name = St. George's-Stephenville East

|province = Newfoundland and Labrador

|image = St. George's-Stephenville East.png

|imagemap =

|caption = St. George's-Stephenville East in relation to other districts in Newfoundland

|coordinates =

|coordinates_caption =

|coordinates_date =

|prov-status = defunct

|prov-created = 1995

|prov-abolished =

|prov-election-first = 1996

|prov-election-last = 2014

|prov-rep = Scott Reid

|prov-rep-link = Liberal

|prov-rep-party = Liberal

|prov-rep-party-link = Liberal

|demo-census-date = 2006

|demo-pop = 10878

|demo-electors = 7861

|demo-electors-date = 2011

|demo-area =

|demo-cd = Division No. 3, Division No. 4, Division No. 5

|demo-csd = Division No. 3, Subd. H, Division No. 4, Subd. A, Division No. 4, Subd. B, Division No. 4, Subd. C, Division No. 4, Subd. D, Division No. 5, Subd. A, Division No. 5, Subd. C, Gallants, Stephenville, Stephenville Crossing, St. George's

}}

St. George's-Stephenville East is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. Created in 1995 from the districts of St. George's and Stephenville. In 2011, there were 7,861 eligible voters living within the district.{{cite web|title=Summary of Polling Divisions ST. GEORGE'S - STEPHENVILLE EAST|url=http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/PDF/District.Descriptions/St%20Georges-Stephenville%20East_Polling%20Division%20Descriptions.pdf|publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador|accessdate=7 September 2011|date=3 August 2011}}

The district runs the length of Bay St. George (excluding Port au Port Peninsula) and all along the district of Humber West. Apart from parts of Stephenville, the district includes communities of Barachois Brook, Benoit's Siding, Black Duck Siding, Cape Anguille, Cartyville, Coal Brook, Codroy, Codroy Pond, Cold Brook, Doyles, Flat Bay, Great Codroy, Gypsumville, Heatherton, Highlands, Jeffrey's, Journois Brook, Loch Leven, Loch Lomond, Maidstone, Mattis Point, McDougals, McKay's, Millville, Noels Pond, O'Regan's, Red Rocks, Robinsons, Robinson's Station, St. Andrew, St. David's, St. Fintan's, St. George's, St. Teresa, St. Teresa's Station, Searston, South Branch, Stephenville Crossing, The Block, Tompkins, Upper Ferry, and Woodville.[http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/ridings/ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles ]

The district was abolished in 2015, and was succeeded by the new district of Stephenville-Port au Port.

Members of the House of Assembly

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!Member

!Party

!Term

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Scott Reid

|Liberal

|2014–2015

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Joan Shea (Burke)

|Progressive Conservative

|2003-2014

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Kevin Aylward

|Liberal

|1985-2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Fred Stagg

|Progressive Conservative

|1979-1985

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|William MacNeil

|Liberal

|1975-1979

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!Member

!Party

!Term

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Bud Hulan

|Liberal

|1993-1996

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Larry Short

|Liberal

|1989-1993

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Ron Dawe

|Progressive Conservative

|1979-1989

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Hazel McIsaac

|Liberal

|1975-1979{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1979.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202950/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1979.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Wayback Machine|archivedate=October 29, 2013|website=www.elections.gov.nl.ca}}

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Alexander Dunphy

|Progressive Conservative

|1971-1975

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|William J. Keough

|Liberal

|1949-1971

Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador

Election results

{{Election box begin | title=By-election August 26, 2014

On the resignation of Joan Shea, June 2, 2014}}

|-

{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Scott Reid |2211|59.15|+26.43}}

|-

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Wally Childs}}

|align="right"|948

|align="right"|25.36

|align="right"|-23.95

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Bernice Hancock

|align="right"|579

|align="right"|15.49

|align="right"|-1.03

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|3,739|  | | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Rejected| | | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout| | | }}

{{CANelec/gain|NL|Liberal|PC| +25.19}}

|}

{{Election box begin | title=2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}

|-

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Joan Burke |2,104 |49.31 |-25.44}}

|-

{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Kevin Aylward|1,396|32.72 |+7.46}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Bernice Hancock

|align="right"|705

|align="right"|16.52

|align="right"|N/A

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Independent|row}}

|Independent

|Dean Simon

|align="right"|62

|align="right"|1.45

|align="right"|N/A

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 4,267 |  | | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Rejected|20 | 0.47 | -0.05 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout| 4,287 | 53.86 | -4.99 }}

{{CANelec/hold|NL|PC| -16.45}}

|}

{{Election box begin | title=2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}

|-

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Joan Burke |3,143 |74.74 | +22.11 }}

|-

{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|George Lee|1,062|25.26 | -19.05}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 4,205 |  | | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Rejected|22 | 0.52 | +0.18 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout| 4,227 | 58.86 | -11.38 }}

{{CANelec/hold|NL|PC| +20.58}}

|}{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GeneralElection-October09-Report.pdf |title=Official Results |access-date=2014-08-21 |archive-date=2013-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032052/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GeneralElection-October09-Report.pdf |url-status=dead }}

{{Election box begin | title=2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}

|-

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Joan Burke |2,927 |52.63 |+12.43}}

|-

{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Ron Dawe|2,464|44.31 |-8.35}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Independent|row}}

|Independent

|Nancy Critchley

|align="right"|170

|align="right"|3.06

|align="right"|

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 5,561 |  | | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Rejected| 19 | 0.34 | -0.07 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout| 5,580 | 70.23 | +13.98 }}

{{CANelec/gain|NL|PC|Liberal| +10.39}}

|}{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport2003.pdf |title=Official Results |access-date=2014-08-22 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235752/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport2003.pdf |url-status=dead }}

{{Election box begin | title=1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}

|-

{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Kevin Aylward|2,546|52.66|-9.02}}

|-

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Leonard Muise |1,944 |40.21 |+11.35}}

{{CANelec |NL |NLFirst |Dave Johnson |345 |7.14 |–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 4,835 |  | | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Rejected| 20 | 0.41 | +0.17 }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout| 4,855 | 56.26 | -9.76 }}

{{CANelec/hold|NL|Liberal| -10.18}}

|}[http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1999.pdf Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142704/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1999.pdf |date=2014-04-13 }}. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved August 22, 2014.

{{Election box begin | title=1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}

|-

{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Kevin Aylward|3,505|61.68|}}

|-

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Cec Stein |1,650 |28.86 |–}}

{{CANelec |NL |Independent |Roy Spencer |538 |9.47 |–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 5,683 |  | | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Rejected| 14 | 0.25 | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout| 5,697 | 66.01 | }}

|}[http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1996.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111231845/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1996.pdf |date=2014-11-11 }}. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

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