Virginia Waters is a defunct
provincial 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
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
, Canada. The district was represented by former premier
Kathy Dunderdale
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.
A residential district in the northeast end of
St. John's, the area included Airport Heights,
Wedgewood Park
Wedgewood Park is a neighbourhood in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, located north of the city centre.
A former town, Wedgewood Park was amalgamated into the city along with other areas, most notably the town Goulds, in 1991.
Wedgewood ...
, residential areas off Newfoundland Drive, as well as a fairly wealthy enclave near Virginia Lake. The district was created in 1995 from parts of the districts of
Pleasantville,
St. John's East Extern
Cape St. Francis ( af, Kaap St Francis) is a village in South Africa, situated on a headland in the Eastern Cape Province. It is popular for its clean beaches and as a surfing location.
The village is home to the Seal Point Lighthouse.
The I ...
and
Mount Scio Road-Bell Island. Virginia Waters retained 80 per cent of its original territory in the 2007 redistribution, while taking in 14 per cent of
Cape St. Francis. In 2011 there were 9,938 eligible voters living within the district.
The district was abolished in 2015, into new districts of
Windsor Lake
Windsor Lake is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,187 people living in the district. Windsor Lake includes part of the city of St. John's suburban east end, covering the neighbourhoods of Clo ...
and
Virginia Waters-Pleasantville
Virginia Waters-Pleasantville is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,152 people living in the district.
Virginia Waters-Pleasantville includes part of the city of St. John's. The district was cr ...
.
Members of the House of Assembly
The
district
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has elected the following
Members of the House of Assembly:
Election results
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* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
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NDP
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* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
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, Dave Sullivan
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NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
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, David Sullivan
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Independent
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NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
, David Sullivan
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NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
, Amanda Will
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Independent
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Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
, Deanne Stapleton
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NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National ...
, Bob Buckingham
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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