Kilbride (electoral district)

Kilbride is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Kilbride

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Kilbride in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created	1975
First contested	1975
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,701
Electors (2011)	10,251

In 2011, there were 10,251 eligible voters living within the district.^[1]

The district was created prior to the 1975 election out of parts of St. John's South and St. John's North. It was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Waterford Valley, Mount Pearl-Southlands, Ferryland, Mount Pearl North and St. John's West.

The district made up the southern portion of the city of St. John's, including the rural neighbourhoods of the Goulds and Kilbride. Agriculture was an important industry in the district.

It was one of the strongest Progressive Conservative (PC) districts in the Newfoundland and Labrador, voting 85% for the Tories in the 2007 election. Since its creation, it had always returned a PC MHA to the House of Assembly.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
37th	1975–1979		Robert Wells	Progressive Conservative
38th	1979–1982		Bob Aylward
39th	1982–1985
40th	1985–1989
41st	1989–1993
42nd	1993–1996		Ed Byrne
43rd	1996–1999
43rd	1999–2003
44th	2003–2007
45th	2007–2011		John Dinn
46th	2011–2015

Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John Dinn	3,347	58.43	-26.05
	New Democratic	Paul Boundridge	1,927	33.64	+25.64
	Liberal	Brian Hanlon	454	7.93	+1.00
Total valid votes			5,728	99.81
Total rejected ballots			11	0.19	-0.11
Turnout			5,739	55.10	-2.25
Eligible voters			10,416
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-25.84

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John Dinn	4,443	84.48	+5.66
	New Democratic	Michelle Broderick	421	8.01	+1.43
	Liberal	Roger Linehan	364	6.92	-7.67
	Independent	Paul Perrier	31	0.59
Total valid votes			5,259	99.70
Total rejected ballots			16	0.30	-0.07
Turnout			5,275	57.35	+24.43
Eligible voters			9,198
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+2.11
[2]

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, February 8, 2007 Resignation of Ed Byrne
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John Dinn	2,744	78.83	+0.55
	Liberal	Bob Clarke	508	14.59	-1.18
	New Democratic	Gemma Schlamp-Hickey	229	6.58	+0.63
Total valid votes			3,481	99.63
Total rejected ballots			13	0.37	+0.17
Turnout			3,494	32.92	-37.63
Eligible voters			10,615
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+0.87

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ed Byrne	5,315	78.28	+16.28
	Liberal	Joe Wadden	1,071	15.77	-16.13
	New Democratic	David Reynolds	404	5.95	+1.63
Total valid votes			6,790	99.79
Total rejected ballots			14	0.21	+0.01
Turnout			6,804	70.54	-7.04
Eligible voters			9,645
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+16.21
[3]

1999 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ed Byrne	4,145	62.00	+14.32
	Liberal	Barbara Howlett	2,133	31.90	-14.77
	New Democratic	Lee Ingram	289	4.32	-1.34
	Independent	Vicki Stuckless	119	1.78
Total valid votes			6,686	99.81
Total rejected ballots			13	0.19	+0.03
Turnout			6,699	77.58	+0.08
Eligible voters			8,635
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+14.54

1996 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ed Byrne	3,185	47.67	+0.75
	Liberal	Gerry Glavine	3,118	46.67	+7.63
	New Democratic	Mary Snow	378	5.66	-8.38
Total valid votes			6,681	99.84
Total rejected ballots			11	0.16	-0.06
Turnout			6,692	77.60	-9.27
Eligible voters			8,635
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-3.44

1993 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Edward J. Byrne	3,709	46.92	-2.16
	Liberal	Gerald Glavine	3,086	39.04	-3.05
	New Democratic	Wayne Lucas	1,110	14.04	+5.21
Total valid votes			7,905	99.77
Total rejected ballots			18	0.23	-0.07
Turnout			7,923	86.77	+9.52
Eligible voters			9,131
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+0.44

1989 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Aylward	3,452	49.08	-7.63
	Liberal	Gerry Glavine	2,960	42.09	+24.00
	New Democratic	Kevin Janes	621	8.83	-16.37
Total valid votes			7,033	99.70
Total rejected ballots			21	0.30	+0.00
Turnout			7,054	77.25	+1.21
Eligible voters			9,131
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-15.81

1985 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Aylward	3,668	56.71	-24.74
	New Democratic	Alfred J. Sullivan	1,630	25.20
	Liberal	Joseph Sala	1,170	18.09	-0.47
Total valid votes			6,468	99.71
Total rejected ballots			19	0.29	-0.26
Turnout			6,487	76.04	+3.38
Eligible voters			8,531
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-24.97

References

1. "Summary of Polling Divisions KILBRIDE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "October 9, 2007 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF).
3. "Report on the October 21, 20023 General Election" (PDF).

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly