Burgeo-La Poile

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. The district was first created 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.

Geography

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, Ramea Island and all other islands adjacent thereto.

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

Federal riding

The provincial boundary of this district falls entirely within the federal district of Random—Burin—St. George's. The federal district includes the south coast of the island of Newfoundland, the Stephenville area, the Burin Peninsula, and the west-central coast of Trinity Bay including Random Island, Brunette Island, Long Island, Merasheen Island, Red Island and the Ramea Islands.

Communities

4

Members of the House of Assembly

District of Burgeo-Lapoile

	Member	Party	Term
	Andrew Parsons	Liberal	2011–present
	Kelvin Parsons	Liberal	1999–2011
	Bill Ramsay	Liberal	1995–1999

Former District of Lapoile

	Member	Party	Term
	Bill Ramsay	Liberal	1989–1995
	Calvin Mitchell	Progressive Conservative	1985–1989
	Steve Neary	Liberal	1975-1985
	Allan Evans	Progressive Conservative	1971–1975
	Walter Hodder	Liberal	1962-1971
	John T. Cheeseman	Liberal	1956-1962
	George Norman	Liberal	1951-1956
	Herman Quinton	Liberal	1949-1951

Former District of Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir

	Member	Party	Term
	David Gilbert	Liberal	1985-1996
	Harold Andrews	Progressive Conservative	1979-1985
	Roger Simmons	Liberal	1975-1979

Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015
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 - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Parsons	2,228	52.12%	–
	Progressive Conservative	Colin Short	1,850	43.27%	+4.69
	New Democratic	Matt Fuchs	197	4.16%	–

Burgeo-La Poile - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007

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 - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kelvin Parsons	4,233	80.76%	+21.28%
	Progressive Conservative	Stephen P. Mackenzie	1,008	19.23%	–

Burgeo-La Poile - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999

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 - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Ramsay	3598	60.17%	–
	Progressive Conservative	Cheryl Stagg	2382	39.83%	–

As District of La Poile

La Poile - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1993

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

Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1993

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%	–

External links

• Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly