Virginia Waters (electoral district)
# Virginia Waters (electoral district)

Virginia Waters is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was represented by former premier Kathy Dunderdale.

A residential district in the northeast end of St. John's, the area included Airport Heights, Wedgewood Park, 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 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 and Virginia Waters-Pleasantville.

## Members of the House of Assembly

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

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 43rd | 1996–1999 | Walter Noel | Liberal |
| 43rd | 1999–2003 | Walter Noel | Liberal |
| 44th | 2003–2007 | Kathy Dunderdale | Progressive Conservative |
| 45th | 2007–2011 | Kathy Dunderdale | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 2011–2014 | Kathy Dunderdale | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 2014–2015 | Cathy Bennett | Liberal |

## Election results

By-election April 9, 2014 On the resignation of Kathy Dunderdale, February 28, 2014 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Cathy Bennett | 1,932 | 39.88 | +30.33 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Danny Breen | 1,892 | 39.05 | -20.99 |
| | NDP | Sheilagh O'Leary | 1,021 | 21.07 | -9.35 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,895 | 99.84 |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 8 | 0.16 | -0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,853 | 49.25 | -6.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,853 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +25.66 |

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kathy Dunderdale | 3,371 | 60.04 | -13.01 |
| | NDP | Dave Sullivan | 1,708 | 30.42 | +17.59 |
| | Liberal | Sheila Miller | 536 | 9.55 | +1.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,615 | 99.70 |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 17 | 0.30 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,632 | 55.39 | -0.73 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,168 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -15.30 |

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kathy Dunderdale | 4,043 | 73.04 | +14.95 |
| | NDP | David Sullivan | 710 | 12.83 | +3.60 |
| | Liberal | Drew Brown | 429 | 7.75 | -24.92 |
| | Independent | Fred Wilcox | 353 | 6.38 | - |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,535 | 99.78 |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 12 | 0.22 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,547 | 56.12 | -13.03 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,885 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.67 |

^ Change is not from redistributed results.

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kathy Dunderdale | 4,193 | 58.10 | +21.77 |
| | Liberal | Walter Noel | 2,358 | 32.67 | -14.76 |
| | NDP | David Sullivan | 666 | 9.23 | -4.92 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,217 | 99.83 |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 12 | 0.17 | -0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,229 | 69.14 | -3.94 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,455 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +18.27 |

1999 Newfoundland general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Walter Noel | 2,973 | 47.43 | -8.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Walsh | 2,277 | 36.33 | +0.41 |
| | NDP | Amanda Will | 887 | 14.15 | +5.74 |
| | Independent | Deanne Stapleton | 131 | 2.09 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,268 | 99.82 |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 11 | 0.18 | -0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,279 | 73.08 | -3.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,592 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -4.32 |

1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Walter Noel | 3,639 | 55.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bev LeMoine | 2,348 | 35.92 |
| | NDP | Bob Buckingham | 550 | 8.41 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,537 | 99.82 |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 12 | 0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,549 | 76.22 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,592 |
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador |||||||
