# St. John's East-Quidi Vidi

St. John's East-Quidi Vidi is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2016 there were 14,381 people living in the district.
St. John's East-Quidi Vidi includes part of the city of St. John's. The district was created following the 2015 electoral districts boundaries review. The district includes parts of the former districts of St. John's East, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi and St. John's Centre.
The district was considered fairly safe for the NDP and was represented by Newfoundland and Labrador NDP leader Alison Coffin until the 2021 election, when she was defeated by Liberal John Abbott. With the margin of victory only 53 votes, Coffin requested a recount, but was denied by the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court, as the province's electoral law stated that recounts were only automatically triggered if the margin of victory was less than 10 votes.

## Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from St. John's East, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, and St. John's Centre. |||||
| 48th | 2015–2019 | Lorraine Michael | New Democratic |
| 49th | 2019–2021 | Alison Coffin | New Democratic |
| 50th | 2021–present | John Abbott | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Abbott | 2,447 | 42.95 | +9.57 |
| | New Democratic | Alison Coffin | 2,394 | 42.02 | −1.46 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Vaughn Hammond | 856 | 15.03 | −8.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,697 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | −5.52 |
| 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 | Alison Coffin | 2,699 | 43.48 | −8.17 |
| | Liberal | George Murphy | 2,072 | 33.38 | −6.83 |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Porter | 1,436 | 23.14 | +15.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,207 | 99.12 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 55 | 0.88 | −0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,262 | 58.03 | +1.23 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,791 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −0.67 |
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador |||||||
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Lorraine Michael | 3,038 | 51.66 |
| | Liberal | Paul Antle | 2,365 | 40.21 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joshua Collier | 478 | 8.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,881 | 98.99 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 60 | 1.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,941 | 56.80 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,459 |
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador |||||||