Kilbride (electoral district)

Kilbride
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Kilbride in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created	1975
First contested	1975
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,701
Electors (2011)	10,251

Kilbride is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 10,251 eligible voters living within the district.^[1]

The district makes up the southern portion of the city of St. John's, including the rural neighbourhoods of the Goulds and Kilbride. Agriculture is an important industry in the district.

It has been one of the strongest Progressive Conservative (PC) districts in the Newfoundland and Labrador, voting 85% for the Torys in the 2007 election. Since its creation, it has always returned a PC MHA to the House of Assembly.

Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:

Member	Party	Term
John Dinn	Progressive Conservative	2007–2015
Ed Byrne	Progressive Conservative	1993–2007
Bob Aylward	Progressive Conservative	1979–1993
Robert Wells	Progressive Conservative	1975–1979

Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	John Dinn	3,347	58.43%	–
NDP	Paul Boundridge	1,927	33.64%
Liberal	Brian Hanlon	454	7.93%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	John Dinn	4,443	84.48%	–
NDP	Michelle Broderick	421	8.01%
Liberal	Roger Linehan	364	6.92%
Independent	Paul Perrier	31	0.59%

^[2]

By-Election: February 8, 2007 On the resignation of Ed Byrne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	John Dinn	2,744	78.83	+0.55
	Liberal	Bob Clarke	508	14.59	-1.18
	NDP	Gemma Schlamp-Hickey	229	6.58	+0.63
Total			3,481	100%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Ed Byrne	5,315	–	–
Liberal	Joe Wadden	1,071
NDP	David Reynolds	404

^[3]

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Progressive Conservative	Ed Byrne	4145	–	–
Liberal	Barbara Howlett	2,133
NDP	Lee Ingram	289
Independent	Vicki Stuckless	289

References

↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions KILBRIDE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
↑ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
↑ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

External links

Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Electoral Districts

Baie Verte-Green Bay Bonavista Burgeo-La Poile Burin-Grand Bank Cape St. Francis Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair Conception Bay East - Bell Island Conception Bay South Corner Brook Exploits Ferryland Fogo Island-Cape Freels Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune Gander Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans Harbour Grace-Port de Grave Harbour Main Humber-Bay of Islands Humber-Gros Morne Labrador West Lake Melville Lewisporte-Twillingate Mount Pearl North Mount Pearl-Southlands Mount Scio Placentia-St. Mary's Placentia West-Bellevue St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows St. George's-Humber St. John's Centre St. John's East-Quidi Vidi St. John's West Stephenville-Port au Port Terra Nova Topsail-Paradise Torngat Mountains Virginia Waters-Pleasantville Waterford Valley Windsor Lake

See also: 2015 general election List of elections Politics

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