Cape St. Francis (electoral district)

Cape St. Francis

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Cape St. Francis in relation to other district in Newfoundland
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Kevin Parsons Progressive Conservative
District created	1966
First contested	1966
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,777
Electors (2011)	10,444

Cape St. Francis is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

The vast majority of the district is made up of suburban communities neighbouring the provincial capital St. John's, though the district does take in the northeast end of the city. The majority of residents commute into St. John's daily for work. The district was known for many years as St. John's East-Extern.

The district's boundaries encompass the northeastern tip of Avalon Peninsula, including the outer stretches of St. John's as well as Bauline, Flatrock, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, Pouch Cove and Torbay. In 2011, 10,444 people were eligible to vote within the district.^[1]

The district has been a Progressive Conservative stronghold for over 40 years.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Kevin Parsons	Progressive Conservative	2008–present
	Jack Byrne	Progressive Conservative	1993-2008
	Kevin Parsons Sr.	Progressive Conservative	1986-1993
	Tom Hickey	Progressive Conservative	1966-1986

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Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Parsons	4,086	66.34	+6.96
	Liberal	Geoff Gallant	1,613	26.19	+23.26
	New Democratic	Mark Gruchy	460	7.47	30.22
Total valid votes			6,159	100.00

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Parsons	4,132	59.38	-9.59
	New Democratic	Geoff Gallant	2,623	37.69	+14.29
	Liberal	Joy Buckle	204	2.93	-4.70
Total valid votes			6,959	99.47
Total rejected ballots			37	0.53
Turnout			6,996	65.53
Electors on the lists			10,676	–

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, August 27, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Parsons	2,865	68.97	-8.86
	New Democratic	Kathleen Connors	972	23.40	+12.78
	Liberal	Tonia Power-Mercer	317	7.63	-3.91
Total valid votes			4,154

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Byrne	4,983	77.83	+6.7
	Liberal	Bill Tapper	739	11.54	-4.89
	New Democratic	Kathleen Connors	680	10.62	-1.82
Total valid votes			6,402	99.50
Total rejected ballots			32	0.50
Turnout			6,434	71.00
Electors on the lists			9,061	–

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Byrne	5,604	71.13	+9.47
	Liberal	Bill Tapper	1,294	16.43	-15.43
	NDP	Ralph Tapper	980	12.44	+5.98

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Byrne	4,197	61.66	+10.57
	Liberal	Jim Martin	2,169	31.86	-17.05
	NDP	Shawn Sullivan	440	6.46	+6.46

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Byrne	3,299	51.09	–
	Liberal	Jim Martin	3,158	48.91

References

1. "Summary of Polling Divisions CAPE ST. FRANCIS" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
2. "District Profile - Cape St. Francis". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly