Pleasantville was a
provincial
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electoral district
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for the
House of Assembly
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Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible governme ...
of
Newfoundland and Labrador
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, Canada. It existed from 1975 to 1996. The district was located in the north end of
St. John's.
The riding was created for the 1975 election out of parts of
St. John's East Extern
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The village is home to the Seal Point Lighthouse.
The I ...
and
St. John's Centre. It was abolished before the 1996 election, mostly into
Virginia Waters
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and
St. John's East
St. John's East (french: St. John's-Est; formerly known as St. John's North) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949.
It covers a part of St ...
, with small parts going to
Cape St. Francis and
St. John's North.
Members of the House of Assembly
The
district
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has elected the following
members of the House of Assembly:
Election results
References
External links
Elections Newfoundland and Labrador WebsiteWebsite of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
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Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts
Politics of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador