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.[1]

Virginia Waters-Pleasantville

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Bernard Davis Liberal
District created	2015
First contested	2015
Last contested	2019
Demographics
Population (2011)	14,152[1]
Electors (2015)	9,904
Area (km²)	15[2]
Census division(s)	Division No. 1
Census subdivision(s)	St. John's

Virginia Waters-Pleasantville 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 Virginia Waters.[2]

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
48th	2015-2019		Bernard Davis	Liberal
49th	2019-present

Election results

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bernard Davis
	Progressive Conservative	Victor Lawlor
	New Democratic	Jenn Deon
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on the lists

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bernard Davis	2,761	44.25	-0.79
	Progressive Conservative	Beth Crosbie	2,217	35.53	+3.00
	New Democratic	Jenn Deon	1,262	20.22	-2.21
Total valid votes			6,240	99.46
Total rejected ballots			34	0.54	+0.22
Turnout			6,274	63.64	+6.79
Electors on the lists			9,858	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		-1.89
Source: Elections Newfoundland & Labrador[3]

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Bernard Davis	2,528	45.04
	Progressive Conservative	Beth Crosbie	1,826	32.53
	New Democratic	Bob Buckingham	1,259	22.43
Total valid votes			5,613	99.68
Total rejected ballots			18	0.32
Turnout			5,631	56.86
Eligible voters			9,904
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4]

References

1. "Virginia Waters-Pleasantville Legal Description" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
2. "Virginia Waters-Pleasantville Overlay District Map" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
4. "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.