Placentia—St. Mary's is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011, there were 7,361 eligible voters living within the district.

Placentia and St. Mary's includes the former U.S. naval base at Argentia, as well as Voisey Bay Nickel's planned processing facility at Long Harbour. Communities include: Admiral's Beach, Angel's Cove, Argentia, Branch, Coote Pond, Colinet, Cuslett, Dunville, Forest Field, Freshwater, Fox Harbour, Gaskiers, Great Barasway, Harricott, Jerseyside, Little Barasway, Mall Bay, Mitchell's Brook, Mount Carmel, New Bridge, North Harbour, O'Donnells, Patrick's Cove, Peter's River, Placentia, Point Verde, Point Le Haye, Point Lance, Riverhead, Ship Cove, Ship Harbour, St. Bride's, St. Catherine's, St. Mary's, St. Joseph's, St. Stephen's, and St. Vincent's.

Placentia and St. Mary's is a Tory stronghold, but many constituents backed rebel MHA Fabian Manning, who was ejected from the PC caucus in 2005 after splitting with Premier Danny Williams on fisheries policies. The district is currently held by Liberal MHA and former Cabinet Minister Sherry Gambin-Walsh."Placentia-St. Mary’s sees red". The Telegram, November 30, 2015."Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.

Members of the House of Assembly Assembly Years Member Party Placentia and St. Mary's 29th 1949–1951     Leonard J. Miller Progressive Conservative 30th 1951–1956 Greg Power Liberal Placentia East 31st 1956–1959 Greg PowerLiberal 32nd 1959–1962Alain Frecker 33rd 1962–1966 34th 1966–1971 35th 1972 Joseph R. Smallwood 36th 1972–1975     Fintan AylwardProgressive Conservative 37th 1975–1979William Patterson 38th 1979–1982 39th 1982–1985 40th 1985–1989 41st 1989–1993 William Hogan Liberal 42nd 1993–1996     Nick CareenProgressive Conservative Placentia - St. Mary's 43rd 1996–1999 Anthony Sparrow Liberal 44th 1999–2003    Fabian ManningProgressive Conservative 45th 2003–2006 2006–2007Felix Collins 46th 2007–2011 47th 2011–2015 48th 2015–2019Sherry Gambin-WalshLiberal 49th 2019–2021 50th 2021–2025 51st 2025–Present

Former District of St. Mary's/St. Mary's - The Capes Assembly Years Member Party St. Mary's 31st 1956–1959Dr. James McGrathLiberal 32nd 1959–1961 33rd 1962–1966 34th 1966–1971 35th 1972    Gerald OttenheimerProgressive Conservative 36th 1972–1975 St. Mary's - The Capes 37th 1975–1979    Walter C. CarterProgressive Conservative 38th 1979 1979–1982 Derrick Hancock Liberal 39th 1982–1985    Loyola HearnProgressive Conservative 40th 1985–1989 41st 1989–1993 42nd 1993–1996 Fabian Manning

Election results

|NDP |Jennifer Coultas |align="right"|812 |align="right"|20.83 |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|3,098 !align="right"|100.0% !align="right"|

|Independent |Nick Careen |align="right"|1,641 |align="right"|33.8 |align="right"|

|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|4,850 !align="right"|100.0% !align="right"|

|NDP |Janet Stringer |align="right"|152 |align="right"|2.66 |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|5,710 !align="right"|100.0% !align="right"|

|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|6,517 !align="right"|100.0% !align="right"| |}General Election Reports . Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

See also List of Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

External links Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Map of Placentia—St. Mary's riding as of 2015, from Elections NL