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Burgeo-La Poile

Coordinates: 47°51′30″N 58°13′59″W / 47.8583°N 58.233°W / 47.8583; -58.233
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Burgeo-La Poile
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Burgeo-La Poile in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Andrew Parsons
Liberal
District created1995
First contested1996
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2006)10,600
Electors (2011)7,527

Burgeo-La Poile is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 7,527 eligible voters living within the district.[1] The district was first created when Newfoundland joined confederation in 1949 as Burgeo and La Poile, and existed until 1975. It was recreated in 1995 following a reduction in the number of seats in the House of Assembly from 52 to 48, forming from the amalgamation of the former districts of La Poile and Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir.

The district takes in the southwestern corner of Newfoundland, stretching from the town of Burgeo in the east to Cape Ray in the west. Its largest community, Port aux Basques, is the island's link to continental North America through the Marine Atlantic ferry service.

The population in the region dropped by about 15 per cent between 1996 and 2001. The size of the district grew significantly in the 2007 redistribution as the eastern border pushed out an extra 37 kilometers.

The district is one of the strongest Liberal regions of the province, and was one of only three districts to return a Liberal MHA in the 2007 election.[2][3] The district contains intra-provincial ferries servicing Grey River, Ramea, and La Poile.[4][5][6][7]

Geography

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The district includes the part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador bounded as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection with the Meridian of 57 degrees West Longitude and the shoreline of the southwest coast, located east of the community of Grey River; Thence running due north along the Meridian of 57 degrees West Longitude to its intersection with the Parallel of 48 degrees 30 minutes North Latitude; Thence running west along the Parallel of 48 degrees 30 minutes North Latitude to its intersection with the Meridian of 58 degrees West Longitude; Thence running in a southwesterly direction to the point of land known as Red Rocks, located on the eastern shoreline of Cabot Strait, north of Cape Ray; Thence running in a general easterly direction along the sinuosities of the southwest coast to the point of beginning, together with Burgeo Island, the Ramea Islands and all other islands adjacent thereto.[8]

All geographic coordinates being scaled and referenced to the Universal Transverse Mercator Map Projection and the North American Datum of 1983.

Federal riding

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The provincial boundary of this district falls within the federal district of Long Range Mountains.[9]

Communities

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Members of the House of Assembly

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District of Burgeo-Lapoile

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Assembly Years Member Party
43rd 1996-1999     Bill Ramsay Liberal
44th 1999-2003 Kelvin Parsons
45th 2003-2007
46th 2007-2011
47th 2011-2015 Andrew Parsons
48th 2015-2019
49th 2019-2021
50th 2021-Present

Former District of Lapoile

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Assembly Years Member Party
29th 1949-1951     Herman Quinton Liberal
30th 1951-1956 George Norman
31st 1956-1959 John T. Cheeseman
32nd 1959-1962
33rd 1962-1966 Walter Hodder
34th 1966-1971
35th 1971-1972     Allen Evans Progressive Conservative
36th 1972-1975
37th 1975-1976     Steve Neary Independent
1976-1979     Liberal
38th 1975-1979
39th 1979-1982
40th 1982-1985
41st 1985-1989     Calvin Mitchell Progressive Conservative
41st 1989-1993     Bill Ramsay Liberal
42nd 1993-1996

Former District of Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir

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Assembly Years Member Party
38th 1975-1979     Roger Simmons Liberal
39th 1979-1982
40th 1982-1985     Harold Andrews Progressive Conservative
41st 1985-1989     David Gilbert Liberal
42nd 1989-1993
43rd 1983-1996

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Election results

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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 Andrew Parsons 1,992 87.10 +3.64
Progressive Conservative Ethan Maxwell Wheeler-Park 235 10.28 -6.26
New Democratic Judy Vanta 60 2.62
Total valid votes 2,287
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +4.95
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Parsons 2,947 83.5 -12.3
Progressive Conservative Deborah Ann Turner 584 16.5 +14.3
Total valid votes 3,531 100
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Parsons 3,998 96.48% +44.36
Progressive Conservative Georgia Darmonkow 93 2.24% -41.03
New Democratic Kelly McKeown 53 1.28% -3.33
Total valid votes 4,144 100.00
Liberal hold Swing +42.70
Burgeo-La Poile - 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Parsons 2,228 52.12% -7.54
Progressive Conservative Colin Short 1,850 43.27% +4.69
New Democratic Matt Fuchs 197 4.16% +2.40
Total valid votes 4,275 100.00
Burgeo-La Poile - 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kelvin Parsons 2,882 59.66% -21.10
Progressive Conservative Colin Short 1,864 38.58%
New Democratic June Hiscock 85 1.76%
Burgeo-La Poile - 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kelvin Parsons 4,233 80.76% +21.28%
Progressive Conservative Stephen P. Mackenzie 1,008 19.23%
Burgeo-La Poile - 1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kelvin Parsons 3,421 59.48%
Progressive Conservative Greg Sheaves 1,988 34.57%
New Democratic O. Marsden 342 5.95%
Burgeo-La Poile - 1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Ramsay 3598 60.17%
Progressive Conservative Cheryl Stagg 2382 39.83%

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As District of La Poile

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La Poile - 1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Ramsay 2,706 49.98%
Progressive Conservative Cal Mitchell 1,403 25.91%
Independent Paul Gillingham 1,206 22.28%
New Democratic Janet Francis 99 1.83%

As District of Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir

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Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir - 1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David S. Gilbert 2,980 64.54%
Progressive Conservative James Oxford 1,450 31.41%
New Democratic Sam Organ 187 4.05%

References

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  1. ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions BURGEO - LA POILE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Former minister calls Liberal collapse 'catastrophic'". CBC News. October 10, 2007. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  3. ^ "Jones takes on interim Liberal leadership". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ Bird, Lindsay (Aug 20, 2020). "Fighting for first pay raise in 8 years, some ferry captains in N.L. look to strike on Friday". CBC News. Retrieved Nov 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "No deal: Provincial government ushers in essential service ferry schedule as of Tuesday morning". CBC News. Aug 24, 2020. Retrieved Nov 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Stoodley, Allan (Oct 25, 2020). "Decades after resettlement, tiny communities still dot Newfoundland's 'forgotten coast'". CBC News. Retrieved Nov 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Tait, Bryan. "Ramea-Burgeo ferry back on course". Saltwire.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. ^ ; Newfoundland and Labrador Boundaries Commission, 2006; Elections Newfoundland & Labrador; retrieved March 29, 2008.
  9. ^ Report – Newfoundland and Labrador
  10. ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
  11. ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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47°51′30″N 58°13′59″W / 47.8583°N 58.233°W / 47.8583; -58.233