# Placentia-St. Mary's

Placentia—St. Mary's is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 7,361 eligible voters living within the district.
Placentia and St. Mary's includes the former U.S. naval base at Argentia, as well as Voisey Bay Nickel's planned processing facility at Long Harbour. Communities include: Admiral's Beach, Angel's Cove, Argentia, Branch, Coote Pond, Colinet, Cuslett, Dunville, Forest Field, Freshwater, Fox Harbour, Gaskiers, Great Barasway, Harricott, Jerseyside, Little Barasway, Mall Bay, Mitchell's Brook, Mount Carmel, New Bridge, North Harbour, O'Donnells, Patrick's Cove, Peter's River, Placentia, Point Verde, Point Le Haye, Point Lance, Riverhead, Ship Cove, Ship Harbour, St. Bride's, St. Catherine's, St. Mary's, St. Joseph's, St. Stephen's and St. Vincent's.
Placentia and St. Mary's is a Tory stronghold, but many constituents backed rebel MHA Fabian Manning, who was ejected from the PC caucus in 2005 after splitting with Premier Danny Williams on fisheries policies. The district is currently held by Liberal MHA and former Cabinet Minister Sherry Gambin-Walsh.

## Members of the House of Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Placentia and St. Mary's |||||
| 29th | 1949-1951 | Leonard J. Miller | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1951-1956 | Greg Power | Liberal |
| Placentia East |||||
| 31st | 1956-1959 | Greg Power | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1959-1962 | Alain Frecker | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1962-1966 | Alain Frecker | Liberal |
| 34th | 1966-1971 | Alain Frecker | Liberal |
| 35th | 1972 | Joseph R. Smallwood | Liberal |
| 36th | 1972-1975 | Fintan Aylward | Progressive Conservative |
| 37th | 1975-1979 | William Patterson | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 1979-1982 | William Patterson | Progressive Conservative |
| 39th | 1982-1985 | William Patterson | Progressive Conservative |
| 40th | 1985-1989 | William Patterson | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 1989-1993 | William Hogan | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1993-1996 | Nick Careen | Progressive Conservative |
| Placentia - St. Mary's |||||
| 43rd | 1996-1999 | Anthony Sparrow | Liberal |
| 44th | 1999-2003 | Fabian Manning | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 2003-2006 | Fabian Manning | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 2006-2007 | Felix Collins | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 2007-2011 | Felix Collins | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 2011-2015 | Felix Collins | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 2015-2019 | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | Liberal |
| 49th | 2019-2021 | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | Liberal |
| 50th | 2021-Present | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | Liberal |

### Former District of St. Mary's/St. Mary's - The Capes

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| St. Mary's |||||
| 31st | 1956-1959 | Dr. James McGrath | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1959-1961 | Dr. James McGrath | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1962-1966 | Dr. James McGrath | Liberal |
| 34th | 1966-1971 | Dr. James McGrath | Liberal |
| 35th | 1972 | Gerald Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative |
| 36th | 1972-1975 | Gerald Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative |
| St. Mary's - The Capes |||||
| 37th | 1975-1979 | Walter C. Carter | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 1979 | Walter C. Carter | Progressive Conservative |
| 38th | 1979-1982 | Derrick Hancock | Liberal |
| 39th | 1982-1985 | Loyola Hearn | Progressive Conservative |
| 40th | 1985-1989 | Loyola Hearn | Progressive Conservative |
| 41st | 1989-1993 | Loyola Hearn | Progressive Conservative |
| 42nd | 1993-1996 | Fabian Manning | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | 2,552 | 50.85 | +3.45 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Calvin Manning | 2,336 | 46.54 | +8.04 |
| | NL Alliance | Clem J. Whittle | 131 | 2.61 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,019 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.30 |
| 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 | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | 2,764 | 47.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hilda Whelan | 2,245 | 38.5 |
| | Independent | Steve Thorne | 824 | 14.1 |
| 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 | |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | 3,789 | 66.00 | +45.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Judy Manning | 1,751 | 30.50 | -19.36 |
| | New Democratic | Peter Beck | 197 | 3.40 | -25.83 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,737 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain | Liberal gain | Swing | Swing | |
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Felix Collins | 2,516 | 49.86 | -29.31 |
| | New Democratic | Trish Dodd | 1,475 | 29.23 | +9.23 |
| | Liberal | Todd Squires | 1,055 | 20.91 | +20.91 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,046 | 100.0 |
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Felix Collins | 3,086 | 79.17 | – |
| | NDP | Jennifer Coultas | 812 | 20.83 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,098 | 100.0% | |
By-election, February 21, 2006 On the resignation of Fabian Manning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Felix Collins | 2,247 | 46.3 | – |
| | Independent | Nick Careen | 1,641 | 33.8 | |
| | Liberal | Kevin Power | 931 | 19.2 | |
| | Newfoundland and Labrador First | Tom Hickey | 31 | 0.6 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,850 | 100.0% | |
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fabian Manning | 3,746 | 65.60 | – |
| | Liberal | Kevin Power | 1,812 | 31.73 | |
| | NDP | Janet Stringer | 152 | 2.66 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,710 | 100.0% | |
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fabian Manning | 3,579 | 54.8% | – |
| | Liberal | Anthony Sparrow | 2,938 | 45.0% | |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,517 | 100.0% | |