- Burgeo-LaPoile
Infobox Canadian provincial riding
name = Burgeo—LaPoile
province = Newfoundland and Labrador
legislature = Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
member-type = MHA
party-colour = Liberal
member =Kelvin Parsons
member-party = Liberal
census-date = 2006
pop =
election-date = 2007
electors = 7762 [; [http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/Election_2007/no_district_electors_Final.asp Newfoundland and Labrador Registered Electors] ; "Elections Newfoundland and Labrador "; retrievedMarch 29 ,2008 .]
area = 10600
popdens =
created = 1995 (from districts of La Poile, St. George's, Windsor-Buchans, Humber Valley and Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir).
cdivision =
muns =Burgeo—LaPoile is a provincial
electoral district for the House of Assembly ofNewfoundland and Labrador ,Canada .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 district, especially the town of Burgeo, has been hit hard by the closure of groundfisheries.
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 kilometres.
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 ofCabot Strait , north ofCape Ray ; Thence running in a general easterly direction along the sinuosities of the southwest coast to the point of beginning, together withBurgeo Island ,Ramea Island and all other islands adjacent thereto. ; [http://www.justice.gov.nl.ca/ebc/edbc2006.pdf Newfoundland and Labrador Boundaries Commission, 2006] ; "Elections Newfoundland and Labrador "; retrievedMarch 29 ,2008 .]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, theBurin Peninsula , and the west-central coast of Trinity Bay includingRandom Island ,Brunette Island , Long Island,Merasheen Island ,Red Island and theRamea Islands .Communities
Election Results
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Liberal
PARSONS, Kelvin
align="right"|4233
align="right"|80.76%
align="right"|+21.28%
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Progressive Conservative
MACKENZIE, Stephen P.
align="right"|1008
align="right"|19.23%
align="right"|+15.34%-
Liberal
PARSONS, Kelvin
align="right"|3421
align="right"|59.48%
align="right"
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Progressive Conservative
SHEAVES, Greg
align="right"|1988
align="right"|34.57%
align="right"
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NDP
MARSDEN, O.
align="right"| 342
align="right"|5.95%
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Progressive Conservative
STAGG, Cheryl
align="right"
align="right"
align="right"
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Liberal
RAMSAY, Bill
align="right"
align="right"
align="right"References
External links
* [http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/ Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]
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