First contested 1996 Electors (2011) 9,938 MHA Cathy Bennett; Liberal Elector 9,938 | Last contested 2014 Census subdivisions St. John's Population (2006) 11,943 District created 1995 | |
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Census divisions Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's | ||
Virginia Waters is a 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 includes 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. As of 2011 there are 9,938 eligible voters living within the district.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly: