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St. John's Centre
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Jim Dinn
New Democratic
District created1956
First contested1956
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)14,354
Electors (2015)9,732
Area (km²)5
Census division(s)Division No. 1
Census subdivision(s)St. John's (part)

St. John’s Centre is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Much of the former district of St. John's Centre was renamed St. John's East in 1996. As of 2011 there were 7,846 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

The district is bounded largely by Columbus Drive to the west, LeMarchant Road to the south, Parade Street to the east and Empire Avenue to the north. The residents are mostly working and middle-class.

Historically voters in the district have elected a member on the government side. A Progressive Conservative bastion for many years after Confederation, and an anti-Confederation area before that, St. John’s Centre shifted Liberal during the Wells and Tobin eras, though by fairly small margins. In 2011, NDP star candidate Gerry Rogers defeated PC cabinet minister Shawn Skinner.[2][3][4] She was re-elected in 2015 and became NDP leader in 2018.[5][6] Rogers retired in 2019 but former Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association president Jim Dinn held the seat for the NDP.[7][8] Dinn became interim NDP leader in 2021,[9] and permanent leader in 2023.[10]

Members of the House of Assembly[edit]

The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:

Assembly Years Member Party
31st 1956–1959     Augustine Michael Duffy Progressive Conservative
32nd 1959-1962 United Newfoundland
33rd 1962-1966 Anthony Joseph Murphy Progressive Conservative
34th 1966-1971
35th 1972
36th 1972-1975
37th 1975-1979
38th 1979-1982 Patrick McNicholas
39th 1982-1985
40th 1985-1989
41st 1989-1993 Hubert Kitchen Liberal
42nd 1993-1996
43rd 1996-1999 Joan Marie Aylward
44th 1999-2003
45th 2003-2007 Shawn Skinner Progressive Conservative
46th 2007-2011
47th 2011-2015 Gerry Rogers New Democratic
48th 2015-2019
49th 2019–2021 Jim Dinn
50th 2021–present

Election results[edit]

Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jim Dinn 1,991 52.38 +5.45
Liberal Gemma Hickey 1,277 33.60 +8.06
Progressive Conservative Robyn LeGrow 533 14.02 -13.51
Total valid votes 3,801
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
New Democratic hold Swing -1.30
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jim Dinn 2,218 46.93 -0.70
Progressive Conservative Jonathan Galgay 1,301 27.53 +16.89
Liberal Seamus O'Keefe 1,207 25.54 -16.19
Total valid votes 4,726 99.56
Total rejected ballots 21 0.44 -0.12
Turnout 4,747 48.60 +0.99
Electors on the lists 9,767 –
New Democratic hold Swing -8.80
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[11]
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Gerry Rogers 2,195 47.64 -6.80
Liberal Lynn Sullivan 1,923 41.73 +39.42
Progressive Conservative Kathie Hicks 490 10.63 -32.62
Total valid votes 4,608 99.44 –
Total rejected ballots 26 0.56 –
Turnout 4,634 47.62 -14.90
Eligible voters 9,732
New Democratic hold Swing -23.11
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[12]
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Gerry Rogers 2,569 54.44 +39.52
Progressive Conservative Shawn Skinner 2,041 43.25 -33.24
Liberal Carly Bigelow 109 2.31 -6.28
Total valid votes 4,719 99.73 –
Total rejected ballots 13 0.27 –
Turnout 4,732 62.52 +4.63
Eligible voters 7,569
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +36.22
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[13]
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Shawn Skinner 3,332 76.49 +21.30
New Democratic Jane Robinson 650 14.92 -0.84
Liberal Lori Ann Campbell-Martino 374 8.59 -20.46
Total valid votes 4,356 99.41 –
Total rejected ballots 26 0.59 –
Turnout 4,382 57.89 -2.42
Eligible voters 7,569
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.07
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[14]
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Shawn Skinner 3,349 55.19 +15.61
Liberal Joan Marie Aylward 1,763 29.05 -13.22
New Democratic Carol Cantwell 956 15.76 -2.39
Total valid votes 6,068 99.33 –
Total rejected ballots 41 0.67 –
Turnout 6,109 59.68 -0.57
Eligible voters 10,236
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.42
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[15]
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joan Marie Aylward 2,609 42.27 -0.78
Progressive Conservative Paul Brown 2,443 39.58 +1.96
New Democratic Valerie Long 1,120 18.15 -1.18
Total valid votes 6,172 99.29 –
Total rejected ballots 44 0.71 –
Turnout 6,216 60.25 -5.63
Eligible voters 10,317
Liberal hold Swing -1.37
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[16]
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joan Marie Aylward 2,579 43.05 -4.20
Progressive Conservative Paul Brown 2,254 37.62 -1.32
New Democratic Wayne Lucas 1,158 19.33 +5.52
Total valid votes 5,991 99.42 –
Total rejected ballots 35 0.58 –
Turnout 6,026 65.88 -0.11
Eligible voters 9,147
Liberal hold Swing -2.76
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[17]
1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hubert Kitchen 2,990 47.25 +1.11
Progressive Conservative Paul Stapleton 2,464 38.94 -5.20
New Democratic Fraser March 874 13.81 +4.09
Total valid votes 6,328 99.45 –
Total rejected ballots 35 0.55 –
Turnout 6,363 65.99 -13.53
Eligible voters 9,643
Liberal hold Swing +3.16
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[18]
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hubert Kitchen 2,967 46.14 +12.04
Progressive Conservative Patrick McNicholas 2,838 44.14 -6.83
New Democratic Vicki Silk 625 9.72 -5.21
Total valid votes 6,430 99.84 –
Total rejected ballots 10 0.16 –
Turnout 6,440 79.52 +5.97
Eligible voters 8,099
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +9.44
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[19]
1985 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Patrick McNicholas 3,332 50.97 -20.30
Liberal Mary Frances Philpott 2,229 34.10 +14.23
New Democratic Nina Patey 976 14.93 +6.07
Total valid votes 6,537 99.68 –
Total rejected ballots 21 0.32 –
Turnout 6,558 73.55 +0.75
Eligible voters 8,916
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -17.27
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[20]
1982 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Patrick McNicholas 2,357 71.27 +11.13
Liberal John L. Slattery 657 19.87 -1.52
New Democratic Robert Harry E. Cuff 293 8.86 -3.57
Total valid votes 3,307 99.07 –
Total rejected ballots 31 0.93 –
Turnout 3,338 72.80 -6.61
Eligible voters 4,585
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.33
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[21]
1979 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Patrick McNicholas 2,173 60.14 +0.56
Liberal Hugh Joseph Shea 773 21.39 -2.69
New Democratic Valerie Anne Summers 449 12.43 +12.43
Independent Lewis Murphy 128 3.54 +3.54
Independent Dorothy Mary Wyatt 90 2.49 +2.49
Total valid votes 3,613 99.23 –
Total rejected ballots 28 0.77 –
Turnout 3,641 79.41 +13.33
Eligible voters 4,585
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.63
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[22]
1975 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Anthony Joseph Murphy 2,366 59.58 -16.88
Liberal William Doyle 956 24.08 +0.54
Reform Liberal John Coyle 649 16.34 +16.34
Total valid votes 3,971 99.45 –
Total rejected ballots 22 0.55 –
Turnout 3,993 66.08 -7.53
Eligible voters 6,043
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.71
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[23]
1972 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Anthony Joseph Murphy 3,580 76.46 +9.03
Liberal Denis Murphy 1,102 23.54 -5.41
Total valid votes 4,682 99.19 –
Total rejected ballots 38 0.81 –0.15
Turnout 4,720 73.61 -12.98
Eligible voters 6,412
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.22
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[24]
1971 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Anthony Joseph Murphy 3,708 67.43
Liberal Leonard Levitz 1,592 28.95
Independent David Owens 109 1.98
New Democratic Graham Kelly 90 1.64
Total valid votes 5,499 99.05
Total rejected ballots 53 0.95
Turnout 5,552 86.59
Eligible voters 6,412
Source: Canadian Elections Database[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions ST. JOHN'S CENTRE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Shawn Skinner loses seat to NDP" Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today. The Telegram, October 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "NDP celebrates historic gains". CBC News. October 11, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Skinner, Pottle lose but most PC ministers re-elected". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Gerry Rogers new provincial NDP leader". CBC News. April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "Gerry Rogers wins NDP leadership race". The Telegram. April 8, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  7. ^ MacEachern, Daniel (May 16, 2019). "Exuberant NDP celebrates 'new era' as it holds St. John's seats, and wins back Labrador West". CBC News. Retrieved Nov 25, 2020.
  8. ^ Roberts, Kelly-Anne (May 17, 2019). "'We have the balance of power,' Alison Coffin says as NDP wins three seats". NTV. Archived from the original on 2019-05-24.
  9. ^ "Alison Coffin steps down as leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's New Democrats". CTV Atlantic, October 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "Jim Dinn removes 'interim' tag after being acclaimed NDP leader". CBC News. 2023-03-28. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28.
  11. ^ "Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). November 30, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  12. ^ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Report on the Provincial General Election, October 11, 2011" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Report on the Provincial General Election, October 9, 2007" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Report on the October 21, 2003 General Election" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly, February 9, 1999" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 November 1999. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Third General Assembly, February 22, 1996" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 28 October 1996. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Second General Assembly, May 3, 1993" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1994. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  19. ^ "Election Statistics 1989" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1989. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  20. ^ "Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 22 October 1985. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 August 1982. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Election Returns 1979" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 12 October 1979. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  23. ^ "Election Returns 1975" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 30 April 1976. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  24. ^ "General Election Returns, March 24, 1972" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1973. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  25. ^ "1971 Newfoundland and Labrador Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

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