April 9, 2014 By-Election Report:Virginia Waters
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
September 23, 2014
Honourable Wade VergeActing SpeakerHouse of AssemblyMain Floor, East BlockConfederation BuildingSt. John’s, NL
Dear Speaker:
Section 214 of the Elections Act, 1991 states that, “the Chief Electoral Officer shall publish within 9 months after each general election and each by-election a book containing pertinent statistics of the election, including poll by poll results of each electoral district.” In accordance with this, I am pleased to present you with this report on the April 9, 2014 by-election in the electoral district of Virginia Waters.
I have arranged for copies to be distributed to all Members of the House of Assembly. I trust this meets with your approval.
Sincerely,
Victor Powers Chief Electoral Officer
On Tuesday, March 18, 2014, a Writ of Election was issued for a by-election in the electoral district of Virginia Waters. The by-election, set for April 9, 2014, was called to fill a vacancy resulting from the resignation of Progressive Conservative Member of the House of Assembly, Kathy Dunderdale, on February 28, 2014.
The preliminary list of electors for the district, dated March 18, 2014, contained 9823 names. Updates to the list continued during the election period until 8 p.m. on April 2, 2014 (Advance Poll day), resulting in a final revised list of electors containing 9853 names. The final revised list included electors who applied to vote by Special Ballot, voted at the advance polls and applied to be added to the list (and also included other changes such as elector moves or corrections to electors’ names and/or addresses).
On April 4, 2014, the final revised list was given to the district Returning Officer for distribution to the political parties and candidates. This list was used by the Returning Officer and all election officials as the Official List of Electors on polling day.
Official Nomination day was Monday, March 31, 2014. At the close of nominations three candidates had completed the official nomination process and were added to the ballot for the by-election:
Cathy Bennett – Liberal Party Danny Breen – Progressive Conservative Party Sheilagh O’Leary - New Democratic Party
Voters in the by-election had the opportunity to vote by one of three methods:
• at one of the 35 regular polls held on April 9, 2014 • at one of the four advance polls held on April 2, 2014 • by Special Ballot (from March 18, 2014 to April 5, 2014)
Special Ballot applications were available on the Elections Newfoundland and Labrador website, by mail, or during specified hours at Elections Newfoundland and Labrador’s head office in St. John’s or the District Returning Office in Virginia Waters. Once a Special Ballot application was approved, a Special Ballot Voting kit was issued, and the applicant was then unable to vote by any other method. A completed Special Ballot voting kit could be returned by mail or dropped off at either of the above noted office locations within the specified deadlines.
• A total of 116 Special Ballot applications were processed at Special Ballot locations. Of the 116 applications processed, all 114 ballots were returned by the specified deadlines. • A total of 604 ballots were cast at the four advance polls held on April 2, 2014. 604 ballots were cast at the four advance polls in St. John’s • A total of 4135 ballots were cast at the 35 regular polls held on April 9, 2014 • A combined total of 612 electors were sworn in at the advance polls, Special Ballot polls and regular polls on polling day.
The preliminary count on election night indicated a total of 4853 votes were cast resulting in 1932 votes for Cathy Bennett, 1892 votes for Danny Breen and 1021 votes for Sheilagh O’Leary. Eight ballots were rejected.
The official addition of the votes took place on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at the district Returning Office which confirmed the preliminary vote counts were correct for all candidates. Therefore, the official results for the by-election
(which represented a 49.7 per cent turnout) were: Cathy Bennett - 1932 Danny Breen - 1892 Sheilagh O’Leary - 1021 Rejected ballots - 8
Total - 4853
On May 5, 2014, Liberal candidate Cathy Bennett was sworn in as a member of the House of Assembly.
Currently, representation in the House of Assembly consists of 30 Progressive Conservative Members, 13 Liberal Members, 3 New Democratic Members and two vacant seats.
The Chief Electoral Officer would like to extend appreciation to the district staff for overseeing an efficient by-election: Stan Foote (Returning Officer), Ruby Hill (Election Clerk) and Thomas White (Special Ballot Officer). Thanks are also extended to the many other district election workers and to the staff at the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer for a job well done.
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PC
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n’s
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- 68
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- St.
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’s
10
86
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- St.
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6
66
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TOTA
LS
9853
61
2 19
32
1892
10
21
8 48
53
Polli
ng D
ivis
ion
Boun
dary
Des
crip
tions
Regi
ster
ed E
lect
ors
1ST
. JO
HN'S
: O
ttaw
a St
reet
; Esc
ason
i Pla
ce (i
nclu
ding
Esc
ason
i Bui
ldin
g, 1
0 Es
caso
ni P
lace
); Po
rtug
al C
ove
Road
(e
ven
num
bers
232
to 2
68 th
e ea
st si
de o
f Por
tuga
l Cov
e Ro
ad fr
om M
acDo
nald
Driv
e to
New
foun
dlan
d Dr
ive
incl
udin
g Ch
ance
llor P
ark,
270
Por
tuga
l Cov
e Ro
ad b
ut e
xclu
ding
Hoy
les B
uild
ing)
.
275
2ST
. JO
HN'S
: Sy
dney
Pla
ce; Y
ello
wkn
ife S
tree
t; Pa
rliam
ent S
tree
t; Va
ncou
ver S
tree
t; La
wlo
r Pla
ce; a
nd R
egin
a Pl
ace.
277
3ST
. JO
HN'S
: Ca
lgar
y St
reet
; Hal
ifax
Stre
et; Q
uebe
c St
reet
; Fre
deric
ton
Plac
e; M
erce
r's D
rive;
and
Mac
Dona
ld
Driv
e (n
orth
side
of M
acDo
nald
Driv
e fr
om P
ortu
gal C
ove
Road
to T
orba
y Ro
ad, N
umbe
r 158
onl
y).
278
4ST
. JO
HN'S
: Ba
nff P
lace
; Jas
per S
tree
t; Ch
eshi
re S
tree
t ; a
nd W
inni
peg
Stre
et.
278
5ST
. JO
HN'S
: To
ront
o St
reet
; Edm
onto
n Pl
ace;
Prin
ce C
harle
s Pla
ce; C
harlo
ttet
own
Plac
e; a
nd P
rince
ss A
nne
Plac
e.26
5
6ST
. JO
HN'S
: De
xter
Pla
ce; R
usse
ll St
reet
; Bot
woo
d Pl
ace;
and
Stir
ling
Cres
cent
.32
9
7ST
. JO
HN'S
: Ha
lley
Driv
e; C
ough
lan
Plac
e; L
edin
gham
Pla
ce; L
awto
n Cr
esce
nt; a
nd In
glis
Plac
e.31
6
8ST
. JO
HN'S
: N
ewfo
undl
and
Driv
e (e
ven
and
odd
num
bers
446
to 5
67 fr
om P
ortu
gal C
ove
Road
to T
orba
y Ro
ad);
and
Mus
grav
e St
reet
.31
5
9ST
. JO
HN'S
: Tr
acey
Pla
ce; K
ingf
isher
Pla
ce; K
ersh
aw P
lace
; Lun
enbu
rg S
tree
t; Sa
ckvi
lle S
tree
t; St
rath
ie S
tree
t ;
and
Wed
gepo
rt R
oad.
280
10ST
. JO
HN'S
: W
hite
hors
e Pl
ace;
Par
liam
ent P
lace
; Hoy
les B
uild
ing
(230
Por
tuga
l Cov
e Ro
ad).
80
11ST
. JO
HN'S
: G
ilmor
e St
reet
; Ayl
war
d's L
ane;
With
ers P
lace
; Bel
l's T
urn
(odd
and
eve
n nu
mbe
rs 2
9 to
57
nort
h sid
e of
Hig
gins
Lin
e); P
inse
nt P
lace
; and
Por
tuga
l Cov
e Pl
ace
(incl
udin
g G
reyc
liffe
, 304
Por
tuga
l Cov
e Pl
ace)
.22
6
12ST
. JO
HN'S
: Hu
nt's
Lane
; Kel
ly S
tree
t; Br
ophy
Pla
ce; D
ohen
ey P
lace
; Geo
ffrey
Pla
ce; a
nd K
ildar
e Pl
ace.
211
13ST
. JO
HN'S
: Fo
x Av
enue
(eve
n nu
mbe
rs 4
to 8
0); B
lack
woo
d Pl
ace;
Hig
gins
Lin
e (o
dd n
umbe
rs 1
51 to
169
from
Fo
x Av
enue
to P
ortu
gal C
ove
Road
); Hu
nt P
lace
; Rid
ge R
oad
(eve
n nu
mbe
rs 3
8 to
84)
; and
McG
rath
Pla
ce E
ast.
200
Sum
mar
y of
Pol
ling
Div
isio
nsVI
RGIN
IA W
ATER
STo
tal N
umbe
r of P
olin
g Di
visi
ons i
n Di
stric
t: 35
Tota
l Num
ber o
f Reg
iste
red
in D
istr
ict:
9853
Polli
ng D
ivis
ion
Boun
dary
Des
crip
tions
Regi
ster
ed E
lect
ors
Sum
mar
y of
Pol
ling
Div
isio
nsVI
RGIN
IA W
ATER
STo
tal N
umbe
r of P
olin
g Di
visi
ons i
n Di
stric
t: 35
Tota
l Num
ber o
f Reg
iste
red
in D
istr
ict:
9853
14ST
. JO
HN'S
: G
louc
este
r Str
eet;
Alic
e Dr
ive;
Fer
gus P
lace
; and
Edg
ecom
be D
rive.
217
15ST
. JO
HN'S
: Br
ansc
ombe
Str
eet;
Vent
ura
Plac
e; R
hodo
ra S
tree
t; an
d La
ncas
ter S
tree
t.32
3
16ST
. JO
HN'S
: Pe
nney
Cre
scen
t; Sl
ade
Plac
e; Ja
ckso
n Pl
ace;
Hon
eygo
ld P
lace
; Ray
son
Plac
e; R
uste
d Pl
ace;
and
Pe
nney
Lan
e (e
ven
num
bers
2 to
6).
333
17ST
. JO
HN'S
: To
rbay
Est
ates
Apa
rtm
ents
A, B
, C, D
, and
E (1
Pen
ney
Lane
).20
1
18ST
. JO
HN'S
: Hig
hlan
d Dr
ive.
296
19ST
. JO
HN'S
: Bi
rchw
ynd
Stre
et; G
lene
yre
Stre
et; L
edre
w's
Road
; Pr
im P
lace
; Har
bour
Vie
w A
venu
e; a
nd T
orba
y Ro
ad (o
dd a
nd e
ven
num
bers
266
to 4
67 fr
om N
ewfo
undl
and
Driv
e to
the
inte
rsec
tion
of T
orba
y Ro
ad a
nd th
e O
uter
Rin
g Ro
ad e
xclu
ding
Tor
bay
Esta
tes)
;
283
20ST
. JO
HN'S
: Du
nlea
Str
eet;
Ross
com
mon
Pla
ce; V
irgin
ia R
oad;
Woo
dwyn
d St
reet
; and
Bra
emer
e St
reet
.25
5
21ST
. JO
HN'S
: Br
ight
on P
lace
; and
Pad
dy D
obbi
n Dr
ive.
230
22ST
. JO
HN'S
: Ea
stbo
urne
Cre
scen
t; Er
rol P
lace
; and
Ron
ayne
Pla
ce.
322
23ST
. JO
HN'S
: Co
nnem
ara
Plac
e; A
spen
Pla
ce; H
eath
er P
lace
; Oak
ridge
Driv
e; O
'Mar
a Pl
ace;
and
Tam
arac
k St
reet
.30
5
24ST
. JO
HN'S
: Bi
ndon
Pla
ce; B
avid
ge S
tree
t; Da
rcy
Stre
et; K
ilmor
y Pl
ace;
Tyr
one
Plac
e; a
nd E
lton
Plac
e.25
4
25ST
. JO
HN'S
: Ca
rric
k Dr
ive
(odd
and
eve
n nu
mbe
rs 7
5 to
164
); N
orfo
lk P
lace
; Har
low
Pla
ce; a
nd S
heffi
eld
Plac
e.28
5
26ST
. JO
HN'S
: Ca
nter
bury
Pla
ce; C
heyn
e Dr
ive;
Heb
bard
Pla
ce; S
tone
brid
ge P
lace
; Jul
iean
n Pl
ace
(eve
n nu
mbe
rs
54 a
nd g
reat
er a
nd o
dd n
umbe
rs 6
5 an
d gr
eate
r); K
atie
Pla
ce (o
dd a
nd e
ven
num
bers
1 to
9);
Rege
nt S
tree
t (e
ven
num
bers
2 to
58,
odd
num
bers
3 to
57)
; Lee
ds P
lace
; and
Log
y Ba
y Ro
ad (o
dd n
umbe
rs 4
59 to
465
in
clud
ing
East
Poi
nt L
andi
ng C
ondo
s).
409
27ST
. JO
HN'S
: B
aker
Str
eet;
Harr
ogat
e Pl
ace;
Sur
rey
Plac
e; G
ardi
ner P
lace
; Reg
ent S
tree
t (od
d nu
mbe
rs 5
9 to
89,
ev
en n
umbe
rs 6
0 to
120
); an
d Ch
este
r Pla
ce.
311
Polli
ng D
ivis
ion
Boun
dary
Des
crip
tions
Regi
ster
ed E
lect
ors
Sum
mar
y of
Pol
ling
Div
isio
nsVI
RGIN
IA W
ATER
STo
tal N
umbe
r of P
olin
g Di
visi
ons i
n Di
stric
t: 35
Tota
l Num
ber o
f Reg
iste
red
in D
istr
ict:
9853
28ST
. JO
HN'S
: Ca
rric
k Dr
ive
(odd
num
bers
1 to
73,
eve
n nu
mbe
rs 4
0 to
72)
; Ham
pshi
re P
lace
; Coa
ker P
lace
; N
ewfo
undl
and
Driv
e (e
ven
num
bers
342
to 3
64);
Balm
oral
Pla
ce; K
ensin
gton
Driv
e; D
umfr
ies P
lace
; Pa
ddin
gton
Pla
ce; R
unne
ymed
e Pl
ace;
and
Kilk
enny
Str
eet.
324
29ST
. JO
HN’S
: Ai
rpor
t Hei
ghts
Driv
e; C
anso
Pla
ce; A
rgus
Pla
ce; a
nd E
lder
berr
y Pl
ace.
314
30ST
. JO
HN’S
: N
avaj
o Pl
ace;
Pip
er S
tree
t; Vi
scou
nt S
tree
t; Fa
lcon
Pla
ce; C
essn
a St
reet
; Sem
inol
e Dr
ive;
Car
avel
le
Plac
e; a
nd L
egac
y Pl
ace.
276
31ST
. JO
HN’S
: Ca
hill
Driv
e; Je
ssea
u Pl
ace;
Hal
l's R
oad;
McN
iven
Pla
ce; D
umba
rton
Pla
ce; B
en A
von
Plac
e; a
nd
Durn
ess S
tree
t .30
8
32ST
. JO
HN’S
: Cr
ambr
ae S
tree
t; Tu
rnbe
rry
Stre
et; K
inca
id S
tree
t; G
airlo
ck S
tree
t; an
d M
acbe
th D
rive.
309
33ST
. JO
HN’S
: O
tter
Driv
e; C
hero
kee
Driv
e; C
edar
Driv
e; F
irdal
e Dr
ive;
Oak
mou
nt S
tree
t; an
d Ba
rnw
ell S
tree
t.41
6
34ST
. JO
HN’S
: Pe
neta
ngui
shen
e Ro
ad; S
abre
Str
eet;
New
hook
Pla
ce; B
urry
Por
t Str
eet;
Herc
ules
Pla
ce;
and
Amel
ia S
tree
t .24
7
35ST
. JO
HN’S
: Sa
vann
ah P
ark
Driv
e; F
orde
Driv
e; A
utum
n Dr
ive;
Gal
axy
Cres
cent
; Ald
er P
lace
; Mal
ka D
rive;
and
Pa
rker
’s P
ond
Road
.30
5
Tota
l Ele
ctor
s fo
r Virg
inia
Wat
ers:
98
53