St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
Provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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St. John's East-Quidi Vidi is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2016 there were 14,381 people living in the district.[1]
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Location in the St. John's area | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 14,443[1] | ||
| Electors (2015) | 10,459 | ||
| Area (km²) | 10[2] | ||
| Census division | Division No. 1 | ||
| Census subdivision | St. John's (part) | ||
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.[2]
The district is 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.[3] Abbott announced on June 11, 2025, that he would step down to resolve a legal battle resulting from the 2021 election.[4] On August 15, 2025, Abbott resigned. In the 2025 election, St. John's Deputy Mayor and NDP candidate Sheilagh O'Leary was elected.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | 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 | ||
| 50th | 2021–2025 | John Abbott | Liberal | |
| 51st | 2025–present | Sheilagh O'Leary | New Democratic | |
Election results
View source data.
Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or did not run consistently are omitted)
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sheilagh O'Leary | 2,886 | 49.90 | +7.87 | ||||
| Liberal | John Whelan | 2,458 | 42.50 | -0.45 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alex Cepovski | 440 | 7.61 | -7.42 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,784 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.17 | ||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
| 2021 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 | 5,697 | 99.34 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 38 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,735 | 50.76 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,299 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | −5.52 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved March 27, 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 | 6,207 | 99.12 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 55 | 0.88 | −0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,262 | 58.03 | +1.23 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,791 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −0.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6] | ||||||||
| 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 | 5,881 | 98.99 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 60 | 1.01 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,941 | 56.80 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,459 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[7] | ||||||||
