St. John's East-Quidi Vidi is a provincial
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...
. As o
2016there were 14,381 people living in the district.
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.
The district was considered fairly safe for the NDP and was represented by
Newfoundland and Labrador NDP leader
Alison Coffin
Alison Coffin (born 1970) is a Canadian politician, who was formerly the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (NL NDP). She is a former member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. In her professional life, ...
until the 2021 election, when she was defeated by
Liberal John Abbott
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party.
Abbo ...
. With the margin of victory only 53 votes, Coffin requested a recount, but was denied by the
Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court, as the province's electoral law stated that recounts were only automatically triggered if the margin of victory was less than 10 votes.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following
members of the House of Assembly:
Election results
References
Notes
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Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts
Politics of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts established in 2015