St. John's West Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district |  | | Defunct federal electoral district | | Legislature | House of Commons | | District created | 1949 | | District abolished | 2003 | | First contested | 1949 | | Last contested | 2000
| - For the provincial electoral district please see St. John's West (provincial electoral district)
St. John's West was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 2003. This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Avalon and St. John's South ridings. It initially consisted of the Districts of Placentia-St. Mary's and Ferryland and a part of St. John's. In 1952, it was redefined to include also the Iona Islands in the District of Placentia West. In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the provincial districts of St. John's South, Ferryland, St. Mary's and Placentia East, and those parts of the provincial districts of St. John's West, St. John's North and St. John's Centre not included in the electoral district of St. John's East. [edit] Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: - William J. Browne, Progressive Conservative (1949-1953)
- James Augustine Power, Liberal (1953-1957)
- William J. Browne, Progressive Conservative (1957-1962)
- Richard Cashin, Liberal (1962-1968)
- Walter Carter, Progressive Conservative (1968-1975)
- John C. Crosbie, Progressive Conservative 1975-1993)
- Jean Payne, Liberal (1993-1997)
- Charlie Power, Progressive Conservative (1997-2000)
- Loyola Hearn, Progressive Conservative (2000-2003)
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