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Topsail (electoral district)


FieldValue
nameTopsail
provinceNewfoundland and Labrador
imageTopsail.png
captionTopsail in relation to other districts in St. John's
prov-statusdefunct
prov-created1995
prov-election-first1996
prov-election-last2011
prov-repPaul Davis
prov-rep-partyPC
demo-census-date2006
demo-pop12011
demo-electors11080
demo-electors-date2011

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Topsail is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011, there are 11,080 eligible voters living in the district. The district was abolished in 2015 and was mostly replaced by Topsail-Paradise. Parts of the riding were also redistributed into Mount Scio, Mount Pearl North and Conception Bay South.

Topsail was located on the eastern shore of Conception Bay and included parts of the city of Mount Pearl and the towns of Conception Bay South and Paradise. The residential mix was suburban and sometimes rural, although many residents had commutes to St. John's.

Topsail was created in a 1995 redistribution, incorporating much of Conception Bay South and a small part of Mount Scio-Bell Island.

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, from 1996 until 2003. Wiseman was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Elizabeth Marshall in the 2003 general election, Marshall was re-elected in 2007 garnering 83% of the vote. In January 2010 Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Marshall to the Senate of Canada.

In the by-election held on March 16, 2010 Progressive Conservative candidate Paul Davis held on to the seat for the governing Tories, winning over 81% of the vote.

Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
43rd1996–1999NLLiberalbackground}}Ralph Wiseman
43rd1999–2003
44th2003–2007NLPCbackground}}Elizabeth Marshall
45th2007–2010
2010–2011Paul Davis
46th2011–2015

Election results

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Brian Nolan
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NDP
Kyle Rees
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NDP
Mike Kehoe
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NDP
Mary Snow
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References

References

  1. (3 August 2011). "Summary of Polling Divisions TOPSAIL". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
  2. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/provincial-election-candidates-1.3343999 "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election"]. [[CBC News]], November 30, 2015.
  3. "Mount Scio Overlay District Map".
  4. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pcs-hold-topsail-in-byelection-1.872160 CBC: Conservatives win Topsail, N.L., byelection]
  5. [http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/TOPSAIL.Mar.2010.asp Elections NL, Topsail by-election] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-03-23)
  6. [http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/ridings/ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles ]
  7. [http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/riding/007/ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007]. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  8. [http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/riding/041/ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003]. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  9. (28 October 1996). "1996 Provincial General Election Report". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
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