Topsail (electoral district)

Topsail

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Topsail in relation to other districts in St. John's
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created	1995
First contested	1996
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	12,011
Electors (2011)	11,080

Topsail is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 11,080 eligible voters living in the district.^[1]

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.

Topsail was created in a 1995 redistribution, incorporating much of Conception Bay South.

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 1999 till 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 Canadian Senate.

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.^[2][3]

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Paul Davis	Progressive Conservative	2010–2015
	Elizabeth Marshall	Progressive Conservative	2003-2010
	Ralph Wiseman	Liberal	1996-2003
	Pat Cowan	Liberal	1989-1996
	John Butt	Progressive Conservative	1979-1989

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Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Davis	3,860	68.35	–
	NDP	Brian Nolan	1,507	26.69
	Liberal	Nic Reid	280	4.96

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By-Election - March 16, 2010 On the Senate appointment of Elizabeth Marshall, January 29, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Davis	2,737	81.42	-1.62
	NDP	Brian Nolan	374	11.16	+2.91
	Liberal	Shane Kennedy	238	7.10	-1.61

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Elizabeth Marshall	4,892	83.04	–
	Liberal	Cynthia Layden-Barron	513	8.71
	NDP	Kyle Rees	486	8.25

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Elizabeth Marshall	5354	65.45	–
	Liberal	Ralph Wiseman	2,354	28.78
	NDP	Mike Kehoe	472	5.77

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ralph Wiseman	3,381
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Fifield	2,533	–	–
	NDP	Mary Snow	568

References

1. "Summary of Polling Divisions TOPSAIL" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
2. CBC: Conservatives win Topsail, N.L., byelection
3. Elections NL, Topsail by-election
4. CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
5. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
6. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly