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

St. John’s West is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 7,741 eligible voters living within the district.
The district is largely residential and middle class and includes the Cowan Heights area. Prior to 1956, the district was larger and elected two MHAs.
The district is represented by Cabinet Minister Siobhan Coady.
From 1949 to 1975, it elected two MLAs through Block voting. Since 1975 it has elected a single MLA through First past the post.

## Members of the House of Assembly

The following members of the House of Assembly have been elected in St. John's West:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 29th | 1949–1951 | James Spratt | Liberal |
| 29th | 1949–1951 | Oliver Vardy | Liberal |
| 30th | 1949–1951 | Oliver Vardy | Liberal |
| 30th | 1951–1956 | Peter Cashin | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1951–1956 | Malcolm Hollett | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1956–1959 | Malcolm Hollett | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1959–1962 | Joseph R. Smallwood | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1962–1966 | William G. Adams | Liberal |
| 34th | 1966–1969 | John Crosbie | Liberal |
| 34th | 1969–1971 | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1972 | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative |
| 36th | 1972–1975 | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 1975–1977 | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 1977–1979 | Hubert Kitchen | Liberal |
| 38th | 1979–1982 | Hal Barrett | Progressive Conservative |
| 39th | 1982–1985 | Hal Barrett | Progressive Conservative |
| 40th | 1985–1989 | Hal Barrett | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 1989–1993 | Rex Gibbons | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1993–1996 | Rex Gibbons | Liberal |
| 43rd | 1996–1997 | Rex Gibbons | Liberal |
| 43rd | 1997–1999 | Sheila Osborne | Progressive Conservative |
| 44th | 1999–2003 | Sheila Osborne | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 2003–2007 | Sheila Osborne | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 2007–2011 | Sheila Osborne | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 2011–2015 | Dan Crummell | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 2015–2019 | Siobhán Coady | Liberal |
| 49th | 2019–2021 | Siobhán Coady | Liberal |
| 50th | 2021–present | Siobhán Coady | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Siobhán Coady | 2,679 | 57.82 | +12.13 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kristina Ennis | 1,484 | 32.03 | -10.19 |
| | New Democratic | Brenda Walsh | 470 | 10.14 | -1.94 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +11.16 |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Siobhán Coady | 2,393 | 45.69 | -0.32 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Shane Skinner | 2,211 | 42.22 | +15.42 |
| | New Democratic | Brenda Walsh | 633 | 12.09 | -15.10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,237 | 99.37 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.63 | +0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,270 | 57.31 | +1.73 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 9,195 | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -7.87 |
| Source: Elections Newfoundland & Labrador |||||||
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Siobhán Coady | 2,342 | 46.01 | +26.76 |
| | New Democratic | Earle McCurdy | 1,384 | 27.19 | -10.21 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dan Crummell | 1,364 | 26.80 | -16.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,090 | 99.55 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.45 | +0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,113 | 55.59 | -4.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,198 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +21.66 |
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador |||||||
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dan Crummell | 2,004 | 43.35 | -29.33 |
| | New Democratic | Chris Pickard | 1,729 | 37.40 | +30.50 |
| | Liberal | George Joyce | 890 | 19.25 | -1.17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,623 | 99.78 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 10 | 0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,633 | 59.60 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 7,774 |
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Sheila Osborne | 3,623 | 72.68 | -0.47 |
| Liberal | George Joyce | 1,018 | 20.42 | -0.08 |
| New Democratic | Joan Scott | 344 | 6.90 | -0.39 |
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Sheila Osborne | 4,557 | 72.21 | – |
| Liberal | Tom Hann | 1,294 | 20.50 | |
| NDP | Raj Sharan | 460 | 7.29 | |
1999 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Sheila Osborne | 3,206 | 49.8 | – |
| Liberal | Tom Moore | 2,532 | 39.3 | |
| NDP | Pat Lynch | 683 | 10.6 | |
1996 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rex Gibbons | 4,152 | | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bren Kelly | 1,648 | – | – |
| NDP | Pat Lynch | 651 | | |
1993 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rex Gibbons | 3,094 | | |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Sears | 2,485 | – | – |
| NDP | Bonnie MacGillivray | 835 | | |
1989 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rex Gibbons | 3,389 | | |
| Progressive Conservative | Hal Barrett | 2,583 | – | – |
| NDP | Larry Power | 380 | | |
1985 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Barrett | 3,382 | – | – |
| Liberal | Gerald Moore | 1,595 | | |
| NDP | Thomas O'Leary | 1,508 | | |
1982 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Barrett | 2,475 | – | – |
| Liberal | Ronald Pumphrey | 755 | | |
| NDP | Ronald Lewis | 225 | | |