Cape St. Francis (electoral district)

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

Cape St. Francis

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Location in St. John's
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Kevin Parsons Progressive Conservative
District created	1962
First contested	1962
Last contested	2019
Demographics
Population (2011)	13,215
Electors (2015)	8,671
Area (km²)	150
Census division(s)	Division No. 1
Census subdivision(s)	Torbay, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, Pouch Cove, Flatrock, Bauline

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. Prior to 1996, the district was named St. John's East Extern, though that riding did not contain the actual Cape St. Francis prior to 1975. That district was created in 1962 from St. John's East.

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.

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:

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
St. John's East Extern
33rd	1962-1966		William Joseph Browne	Progressive Conservative
34th	1966-1971		Tom Hickey
35th	1972
36th	1972-1975
37th	1975-1979
38th	1979-1982
39th	1982-1985
40th	1985-1986
	1986-1989		Kevin Parsons, Sr.
41st	1989-1993
42nd	1993-1996		Jack Byrne
Cape St. Francis
43rd	1996-1999		Jack Byrne	Progressive Conservative
44th	1999-2003
45th	2003-2007
46th	2007-2008
	2008-2011		Kevin Parsons
47th	2011-2015
48th	2015-2019
49th	2019–Present

Election results

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Parsons	4,539	72.24	+5.90
	Liberal	Michael Duffy	1,115	17.75	-8.44
	New Democratic	Peter Beck	396	6.30	-1.17
	NL Alliance	Ryan Lane	233	3.71	–
Total valid votes			6,283	99.43
Total rejected ballots			36	0.57	+0.08
Turnout			6,319	71.40	+0.03
Eligible voters			8,850
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+7.17

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Parsons	4,086	66.34	+6.97
	Liberal	Geoff Gallant	1,613	26.19	+23.26
	New Democratic	Mark Gruchy	460	7.47	-30.22
Total valid votes			6,159	99.52	–
Total rejected ballots			30	0.48	-0.04
Turnout			6,189	71.38	+5.85
Eligible voters			8,671
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-8.15
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[1]

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
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
Eligible voters			10,676
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-11.94
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[2]

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, August 27, 2008 upon the death of Jack Byrne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Parsons	2,865	68.97	-8.87
	New Democratic	Kathleen Connors	972	23.40	+12.78
	Liberal	Tonia Power-Mercer	317	7.63	-3.91
Total valid votes			4,154	99.74	–
Total rejected ballots			11	0.26	–
Turnout			4,165	42.01	-29.00
Eligible voters			9,914
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-10.83
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3]

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Byrne	4,983	77.84	+6.70
	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	71.01
Eligible voters			9,061
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+5.80
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Byrne	5,604	71.14	+9.47
	Liberal	Bill Tapper	1,294	16.43	-15.44
	New Democratic	Ralph Tapper	980	12.44	+5.98
Total valid votes			7,878	99.58	–
Total rejected ballots			33	0.42	–
Turnout			7,911	66.49	+4.31
Eligible voters			11,898
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+12.46
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5]

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Byrne	4,197	61.67	+10.58
	Liberal	Jim Martin	2,169	31.87	-17.04
	New Democratic	Shawn Sullivan	440	6.46	+6.46
Total valid votes			6,806	99.72	–
Total rejected ballots			19	0.27	–
Turnout			6,825	62.18	-10.81
Eligible voters			10,171
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+13.81
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6]

1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Byrne	3,299	51.09	+4.05
	Liberal	Jim Martin	3,158	48.91	+10.51
Total valid votes			6,457	99.41	–
Total rejected ballots			38	0.59	–
Turnout			6,495	72.99	-4.46
Eligible voters			8,898
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+7.28
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[7]

1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Byrne	4,144	47.04	-1.80
	Liberal	Sam Connors	3,383	38.40	+6.75
	New Democratic	Cle Newhook	1,283	14.56	-4.95
Total valid votes			8,810	99.64	–
Total rejected ballots			32	0.36	–
Turnout			8,842	77.45	-8.12
Eligible voters			11,416
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-4.28
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[8]

1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Parsons, Sr.	3,750	48.84	+2.77
	Liberal	John O'Brien	2,430	31.65	+9.57
	New Democratic	Cle Newhook	1,498	19.51	-12.34
Total valid votes			7,678	99.84	–
Total rejected ballots			12	0.16	–
Turnout			7,690	85.57	+17.16
Eligible voters			8,987
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+6.17
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[9]

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, December 9, 1986 upon the resignation of Tom Hickey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Parsons, Sr.	2,462	46.07	-9.59
	New Democratic	Cle Newhook	1,702	31.85	+10.00
	Liberal	Roger W. Carter	1,180	22.08	-0.41
Total valid votes			5,344	99.87	–
Total rejected ballots			7	0.13	–
Turnout			5,351	68.41	-12.09
Eligible voters			7,812
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-9.80
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[10]

1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Hickey	3,489	55.66	-16.98
	Liberal	Thomas Fred Littlejohn	1,410	22.49	+2.22
	New Democratic	Robert Anderson	1,370	21.85	+14.76
Total valid votes			6,269	99.68	–
Total rejected ballots			20	0.32	–
Turnout			6,289	80.50	-0.38
Eligible voters			7,812
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-9.6
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[11]

1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Hickey	4,795	72.64	+11.01
	Liberal	David Wheeler	1,338	20.27	-10.17
	New Democratic	Robert Anderson	468	7.09	-0.84
Total valid votes			6,601	99.77	–
Total rejected ballots			15	0.23	–
Turnout			6,616	80.88	+1.54
Eligible voters			8,180
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+10.59
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[12]

1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Hickey	3,989	61.63	-3.65
	Liberal	Roland James Manning	1,970	30.44	-4.28
	New Democratic	Ed Roche	513	7.93	+7.93
Total valid votes			6,472	99.72	–
Total rejected ballots			18	0.28	–
Turnout			6,490	79.34	-2.71
Eligible voters			8,180
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-3.97
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[13]

1975 Newfoundland general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Hickey	3,318	65.28	-13.64
	Liberal	Michael J. Laurie	1,765	34.72	+13.64
Total valid votes			5,083	99.22	–
Total rejected ballots			40	0.78	–
Turnout			5,123	82.05	+9.04
Eligible voters			6,244
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-13.64
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[14]

1972 Newfoundland general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Hickey	8,039	78.92
	Liberal	Austin Ryan	2,147	21.08
Total valid votes			10,186	99.35	–
Total rejected ballots			67	0.65	–
Turnout			10,253	73.01
Eligible voters			14,042
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[15]

References

1. "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
2. "Report on the Provincial General Election, October 11, 2011" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
3. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Baie Verte-Springdale and Cape St. Francis By-Elections, August 27, 2008" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
4. "Report on the Provincial General Election, October 9, 2007" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 7 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
5. "Report on the October 21, 2003 General Election" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
6. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly, February 9, 1999" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 November 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
7. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Third General Assembly, February 22, 1996" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 28 October 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
8. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Second General Assembly, May 3, 1993" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
9. "Election Statistics 1989" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
10. "Election Statistics 1986, By-Elections Held December 9, 1986 in the Electoral Districts of St. John's East, and St. John's East Extern" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
11. "Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 22 October 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
12. "Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 August 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
13. "Election Returns 1979" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 12 October 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
14. "Election Returns 1975" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 30 April 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
15. "General Election Returns, March 24, 1972" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly