| Placentia—St. Mary's | |
| Province: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Coordinates: | 47.249°N -53.587°W |
| Prov-Status: | Active |
| Prov-Created: | 1995 |
| Prov-Election-First: | 1996 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 2021 |
| Prov-Rep: | Sherry Gambin-Walsh |
| Prov-Rep-Party: | Liberal |
| Prov-Rep-Party-Link: | Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Demo-Census-Date: | 2006 |
| Demo-Pop: | 11,115 |
| Demo-Electors: | 7,361 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2011 |
| Demo-Csd: | Placentia |
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.[1]
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.[2] The district is currently held by Liberal MHA and former Cabinet Minister Sherry Gambin-Walsh.[3] [4]
| 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 | ||||
| 33rd | 1962-1966 | |||||
| 34th | 1966-1971 | |||||
| 35th | 1972 | Joseph R. Smallwood | ||||
| 36th | 1972-1975 | Fintan Aylward | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 37th | 1975-1979 | William Patterson | ||||
| 38th | 1979-1982 | |||||
| 39th | 1982-1985 | |||||
| 40th | 1985-1989 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2006-2007 | Felix Collins | |||||
| 46th | 2007-2011 | |||||
| 47th | 2011-2015 | |||||
| 48th | 2015-2019 | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | Liberal | |||
| 49th | 2019-2021 | |||||
| 50th | 2021-Present | |||||
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | ||||
| 31st | 1956-1959 | Dr. James McGrath | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1959-1961 | |||
| 33rd | 1962-1966 | |||
| 34th | 1966-1971 | |||
| 35th | 1972 | Gerald Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative | |
| 36th | 1972-1975 | |||
| St. Mary's - The Capes | ||||
| 37th | 1975-1979 | Walter C. Carter | Progressive Conservative | |
| 38th | 1979 | |||
| 1979-1982 | Derrick Hancock | Liberal | ||
| 39th | 1982-1985 | Loyola Hearn | Progressive Conservative | |
| 40th | 1985-1989 | |||
| 41st | 1989-1993 | |||
| 42nd | 1993-1996 | Fabian Manning | ||
|-|-|NDP|Jennifer Coultas|align="right"|812|align="right"|20.83|align="right"||- bgcolor="white"!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|3,098!align="right"|100.0%!align="right"||}
|-|-|Independent|Nick Careen|align="right"|1,641|align="right"|33.8|align="right"||-|- bgcolor="white"!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|4,850!align="right"|100.0%!align="right"||}
|-|-|-|NDP|Janet Stringer|align="right"|152|align="right"|2.66|align="right"||- bgcolor="white"!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|5,710!align="right"|100.0%!align="right"||}
|-|-|-|- bgcolor="white"!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|6,517!align="right"|100.0%!align="right"||}[5]