Topsail (electoral district)
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district |
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| Topsail in relation to other districts in St. John's | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
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Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| District created | 1995 | ||
| First contested | 1996 | ||
| Last contested | 2011 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 12,011 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 11,080 | ||
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Topsail is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 11,080 eligible voters living in the district.[1]
Topsail lies on eastern shore of Conception Bay and includes parts of the city of Mount Pearl and the towns of Conception Bay South and Paradise. The residential mix is suburban and sometimes rural, although many residents commute to St. John's.
Topsail was created in a 1995 redistribution, incorporating much of Conception Bay South.
The 2007 redistribution changed the district significantly. Fifty-four per cent of it was retained, 32 per cent moved to Conception Bay South, 10 per cent moved to Mount Pearl North and four per cent shifted to Conception Bay East-Bell Island. The district also gained 16 per cent of both Waterford Valley and Conception Bay East-Bell Island. (CBC Electoral District Profile)
The district was represented by Liberal Ralph Wiseman, the current mayor of Paradise, from 1999 till 2003. Wiseman was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Elizabeth Marshall in the 2003 general election, Marshall was re-elected in a landslide victory in 2007 garnering 83% of the vote. In January 2010 Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Marshall to the Canadian Senate.
In the by-election held on on March 16, 2010 Progressive Conservative candidate Paul Davis easily held on to the seat for the governing Tory's winning over 81% of the vote.[2][3]
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[edit] Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Paul Davis | Progressive Conservative | 2010-present | |
| Elizabeth Marshall | Progressive Conservative | 2003-2010 | |
| Ralph Wiseman | Liberal | 1996-2003 | |
| Pat Cowan | Liberal | 1989-1996 | |
| John Butt | Progressive Conservative | 1979-1989 |
[edit] Election results
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Davis | 3860 | 68.35% | ||
| NDP | Brian Nolan | 1507 | 26.69% | ||
| Liberal | Nic Reid | 280 | 4.96% | ||
| By-Election - March 16, 2010
On the Senate appointment of Elizabeth Marshall, January 29, 2010 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Davis | 2737 | 81.42% | -1.62 | |
| NDP | Brian Nolan | 374 | 11.16% | +2.91 | |
| Liberal | Shane Kennedy | 238 | 7.10% | -1.61 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Elizabeth Marshall | 4892 | 83.04% | ||
| Liberal | Cynthia Layden-Barron | 513 | 8.71% | ||
| NDP | Kyle Rees | 486 | 8.25% | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Elizabeth Marshall | 5354 | 65.45% | ||
| Liberal | Ralph Wiseman | 2354 | 28.78% | ||
| NDP | Mike Kehoe | 472 | 5.77% | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Ralph Wiseman | 3381 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Fifield | 2533 | |||
| NDP | Mary Snow | 568 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions TOPSAIL". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/PDF/District.Descriptions/Topsail_Polling%20Division%20Descriptions.pdf. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ CBC: Conservatives win Topsail, N.L., byelection
- ^ Elections NL, Topsail by-election
- ^ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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