# Ferryland (electoral district)

Ferryland is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 8,571 eligible voters living within the district.
This was the most strongly anti-Confederation area of the province in the late 1940s, but turned Liberal in the 1950s and 1960s. It is historically a fishing district, but tourism has been growing. Ferryland contains part of the City of St. John's in the area of Lower Goulds as well as the communities of: Admiral's Cove, Aquaforte, Bay Bulls, Bauline East, Biscay Bay, Brigus South, Burnt Cove, Calvert, Cape Broyle, Cappahayden, Daniel's Point, Fermeuse, Ferryland, Kingman's Cove, La Manche, Mobile, Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove, Port Kirwan, Portugal Cove South, Renews, St. Michael's, St. Shotts, Tors Cove, Trepassey and Witless Bay. The district is considered a Progressive Conservative (PC) stronghold.
Bordering districts include Conception Bay South, Harbour Main, Mount Pearl-Southlands, Placentia-St. Mary's and Waterford Valley.

## Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 29th | 1949–1951 | Peter John Cashin | Independent |
| 29th | 1951 | Peter John Cashin | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1951–1952 | Augustine Michael Duffy | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1952–1956 | Myles Murray | Liberal |
| 31st | 1956-1959 | Myles Murray | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1959-1962 | Myles Murray | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1962-1966 | Myles Murray | Liberal |
| 34th | 1966-1971 | Aiden Joseph Maloney | Liberal |
| 35th | 1971-1972 | Thomas Mershon Doyle | Progressive Conservative |
| 36th | 1972-1975 | Thomas Mershon Doyle | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 1975-1979 | Charles J. Power | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 1979-1982 | Charles J. Power | Progressive Conservative |
| 39th | 1982-1985 | Charles J. Power | Progressive Conservative |
| 40th | 1985-1989 | Charles J. Power | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 1989-1992 | Charles J. Power | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 1992-1993 | Loyola Sullivan | Progressive Conservative |
| 42nd | 1993-1996 | Loyola Sullivan | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 1996-1999 | Loyola Sullivan | Progressive Conservative |
| 44th | 1999-2003 | Loyola Sullivan | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 2003-2006 | Loyola Sullivan | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 2007 | Keith Hutchings | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 2007-2011 | Keith Hutchings | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 2011-2015 | Keith Hutchings | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 2015-2019 | Keith Hutchings | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 2019–2021 | Loyola O'Driscoll | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 2021-Present | Loyola O'Driscoll | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Loyola O'Driscoll | 3,197 | 52.33 | -8.26 |
| | Liberal | Cheryl O'Brien | 2,696 | 44.43 | +9.18 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Murphy | 216 | 3.54 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,109 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -8.72 |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Loyola O'Driscoll | 4,074 | 60.59 | +10.76 |
| | Liberal | Janice Ryan | 2,350 | 34.95 | -6.13 |
| | Independent | Chris Molloy | 300 | 4.46 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,724 | 99.23 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 52 | 0.77 | +0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,776 | 69.27 | +6.97 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,782 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.45 |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Hutchings | 3,093 | 49.83 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Marshall | 2,550 | 41.08 |
| | New Democratic | Mona Rossiter | 564 | 9.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,207 | 99.82 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 11 | 0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,218 | 62.30 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,981 |
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador |||||||
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Hutchings | 3,640 | 72.15 | -11.65 |
| NDP | Chris Molloy | 1.224 | 24.26 | +17.35 |
| Liberal | Dianne Randell | 181 | 3.59 | -5.7 |
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Hutchings | 4,256 | 83.8% | +8.7% |
| Liberal | Kevin Bennett | 472 | 9.29% | -10.9% |
| NDP | Grace Bavington | 351 | 6.91% | +1.95% |
By-election - February 8, 2007 On the resignation of Loyola Sullivan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Hutchings | 2,770 | 75.10% | -11.24% |
| Liberal | Kevin Bennett | 715 | 19.38% | +10.97% |
| NDP | Rick Boland | 183 | 4.96% | -0.19% |
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Loyola Sullivan | 5,167 | 86.34 | – |
| Liberal | Andrea Kavanagh | 504 | 8.41 | |
| NDP | Lois Martin | 309 | 5.15 | |
| Independent | Pilar Riego-Hickey | 11 | 0.18 | |
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Loyola Sullivan | 4,482 | 66.0% | – |
| Liberal | Harold Mulloney | 2,141 | 31.5% | |
| NDP | Gerry Ryan | 147 | 2.2% | |
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | L Sullivan | 4834 | 68.36% | – |
| | Liberal | T Best | 2237 | 31.63% | |
1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | L Sullivan | 3675 | 74.00% | – |
| Liberal | MC O'Brien | 1125 | 22.65% | |
| NDP | V Silk | 166 | 0.32% | |