Topsail (electoral district)

Infobox Canadian provincial riding
name = Topsail
province = Newfoundland and Labrador
legislature = Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly


member-type = MHA
party-colour = Progressive Conservative
member = Elizabeth Marshall
member-party = Progressive Conservative
census-date = 2006
pop = 12011
election-date = 2007
electors =
area =
popdens =
created = 1995
cdivision = Mount Pearl, Paradise, Conception Bay South
muns =

Topsail is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 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. 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 Conservative party received 83% of the popular vote in this district.

External links

* [http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/ Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]