# St. John's West (federal electoral district)

St. John's West was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 2004. This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation. It was abolished in 2003 when redistributed into Avalon and St. John's South—Mount Pearl ridings.
The riding initially consisted of the Districts of Placentia-St. Mary's and Ferryland and a part of St. John's. In 1952, it was redefined to include the Iona Islands in the District of Placentia West. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the provincial districts of St. John's South, Ferryland, St. Mary's and Placentia East, and those parts of the provincial districts of St. John's West, St. John's North and St. John's Centre not included in the electoral district of St. John's East.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| St. John's West |||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | William Joseph Browne | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | James Augustine Power | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | William Joseph Browne | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | William Joseph Browne | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Richard Cashin | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Richard Cashin | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Richard Cashin | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Walter C. Carter | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Walter C. Carter | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1975 | Walter C. Carter | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1976–1979 | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Jean Payne | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Charlie Power | Progressive Conservative |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Loyola Hearn | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Loyola Hearn | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Loyola Hearn | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Avalon and St. John's South |||||

## Election results

1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | William Joseph Browne | 10,344 |
| | Liberal | Greg Power | 9,828 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Augustine Power | 9,965 |
| | Progressive Conservative | William Joseph Browne | 9,025 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | William Joseph Browne | 10,539 |
| Liberal | James Augustine Power | 8,449 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | E.E. Thoms | 321 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | William Joseph Browne | 15,953 |
| Liberal | Leonard Miller | 10,338 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | E.E. Thoms | 240 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Richard Cashin | 12,650 |
| Progressive Conservative | William J. Browne | 12,626 |
| New Democratic | Stanley H. Ross | 281 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Richard Cashin | 14,724 |
| Progressive Conservative | Art Harnett | 10,997 |
| New Democratic | James J. Walsh | 466 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Richard Cashin | 14,481 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer | 10,054 |
| New Democratic | Esau E. Thoms | 580 |
| Social Credit | S. Carey Skinner | 115 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Carter | 15,379 |
| Liberal | Richard Cashin | 11,150 |
| New Democratic | John Lorne Connors | 597 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Carter | 16,818 |
| Liberal | David Bruce Porter | 7,230 |
| New Democratic | Moses L. Ingram | 1,668 |
| Independent | Hugh J. Shea | 1,637 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Carter | 14,550 |
| Liberal | Lilian Bouzane | 8,864 |
| New Democratic | Walter Noel | 3,415 |
| Social Credit | S. Carey Skinner | 143 |
By-election on 18 October 1976
On Mr. Carter's resignation, 3 September 1975 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Crosbie | 11,719 |
| New Democratic | Tom Mayo | 8,597 |
| Liberal | Robert Innes | 3,971 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Crosbie | 17,236 |
| Liberal | Patrick O'Flaherty | 10,024 |
| New Democratic | Tom Mayo | 9,033 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Crosbie | 19,067 |
| Liberal | Aidan Hennebury | 11,423 |
| New Democratic | J. Michael Maher | 3,967 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Tony Seed | 86 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Crosbie | 33,696 |
| Liberal | Walter Carter | 8,699 |
| New Democratic | Nina P. Patey | 1,926 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Crosbie | 24,194 |
| Liberal | Genevieve M. Payne | 12,787 |
| New Democratic | Alfred J. Sullivan | 2,333 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean Payne | 24,021 |
| Progressive Conservative | Loyola Hearn | 16,380 |
| New Democratic | Sharon Walsh | 1,740 |
| Reform | Dana Tucker | 1,041 |
| Natural Law | Guy Harvey | 459 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Charlie Power | 19,393 |
| Liberal | Rex Gibbons | 16,317 |
| New Democratic | Lee Ingram | 6,866 |
| Reform | Harold Silas Ruby | 1,113 |
| Natural Law | Michael Rendell | 319 |
By-election on 15 May 2000
Resignation of Charles J. Power, 31 January 2000 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Loyola Hearn | 11,392 |
| New Democratic | Greg Malone | 11,036 |
| Liberal | Anthony G. Sparrow | 8,032 |
| Alliance | Frank Hall | 1,315 |
| Independent (Extreme Wrestling) | Ed Sailor White | 332 |
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Loyola Hearn | 22,959 |
| Liberal | Chuck Furey | 14,137 |
| New Democratic | Dave Curtis | 4,744 |
| Alliance | Eldon Drost | 840 |
| Natural Law | Michael Rendell | 141 |