Waterford Valley

For the provincial electoral district called Waterford Valley from 1996–2007, see Mount Pearl North.

For the neighbourhood, see Waterford Valley, St. John's.

Waterford Valley

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Jamie Korab Liberal
District created	2015
First contested	2015
Last contested	2024 by-election
Demographics
Population (2011)	14,601
Electors (2015)	9,907
Area (km²)	70
Census division(s)	Division No. 1
Census subdivision(s)	St. John's (part)

Waterford Valley is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election. It was created out of parts of St. John's South, Kilbride and Ferryland.

The riding is located in the southern part of St. John's, encompassing the neighbourhoods of Blackhead, Bowring Park, Freshwater Bay, Kilbride, Shea Heights, Southside, and part of Waterford Valley.

On July 5, 2024, Tom Osborne resigned. The by-election to replace him was scheduled for August 22, and was won by Jamie Korab.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
St. John's South, Kilbride, and Ferryland prior to 2015
48th	2015–2019		Tom Osborne	Liberal
49th	2019–2021
50th	2021–2024
	2024-present		Jamie Korab

Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, August 22, 2024 Resignation of Tom Osborne
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jamie Korab	2,067	45.76	-21.03
	Progressive Conservative	Jesse Wilkins	1,423	31.50	6.44
	New Democratic	Nicole Boland	1,027	22.74	14.59
Total valid votes			4,517
Total rejected ballots
Turnout				42.64	-10.16
Eligible voters			10,593
	Liberal hold		Swing		-13.73

Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Osborne	3,592	66.79	-1.77
	Progressive Conservative	Michael Holden	1,348	25.07
	New Democratic	Peter Young	438	8.14	-23.29
Total valid votes			5,378	99.13
Total rejected ballots			47	0.87	-1.42
Turnout			5,425	52.80	0.26
Eligible voters			10,274
	Liberal hold		Swing		-13.42
Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "2021 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2024.

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Osborne	3,487	68.56	2.63
	New Democratic	Matthew Cooper	1,599	31.44	11.92
Total valid votes			5,086	97.71
Total rejected ballots			119	2.29	1.79
Turnout			5,205	52.52	-2.66
Electors on the lists			9,906	–
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador
	Liberal hold		Swing		-4.65

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Tom Osborne	3,588	65.93
	New Democratic	Alison Coffin	1,062	19.51
	Progressive Conservative	Alison Stoodley	792	14.55
Total valid votes			5,442	99.51
Total rejected ballots			27	0.49
Turnout			5,469	55.20
Eligible voters			9,907
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador