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.^[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.

Burgeo-La Poile

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Burgeo-La Poile in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Vacant
District created	1995
First contested	1996
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Population (2006)	10,600
Electors (2011)	7,527

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

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

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

Communities

1. Burgeo
2. Burnt Islands
3. Cape Ray
4. Channel-Port aux Basques
5. Diamond Cove
6. East Bay
7. Fox Roost
8. Grand Bruit
9. Grey River
10. Harbour Le Cou
11. Isle aux Morts
12. La Poile
13. Margaree
14. Petites
15. Ramea
16. Rose Blanche

Members of the House of Assembly

District of Burgeo-Lapoile

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	2021-2025

Former District of Lapoile

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		Allan 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

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

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

v t e 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

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

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%	–