Burgeo-La Poile is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 7,527 eligible voters living within the district. The district was first created when Newfoundland joined confederation in 1949 as Burgeo and La Poile, and existed until 1975. It was recreated in 1995 following a reduction in the number of seats in the House of Assembly from 52 to 48, forming from the amalgamation of the former districts of La Poile and Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir.
The district 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 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. The district contains intra-provincial ferries servicing Grey River, Ramea, and La Poile.
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 of Cabot Strait, north of Cape Ray; Thence running in a general easterly direction along the sinuosities of the southwest coast to the point of beginning, together with Burgeo Island, the Ramea Islands and all other islands adjacent thereto.; Newfoundland and Labrador Boundaries Commission, 2006; Elections Newfoundland & Labrador; retrieved March 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 within the federal district of Long Range Mountains.
Communities
Members of the House of Assembly
District of Burgeo-Lapoile Assembly Years Member Party 43rd 1996–1999 Bill RamsayLiberal 44th 1999–2003Kelvin Parsons 45th 2003–2007 46th 2007–2011 47th 2011–2015Andrew Parsons 48th 2015–2019 49th 2019–2021 50th 2021–2025 51st2025–presentMichael King
Former District of Lapoile Assembly Years Member Party 29th 1949–1951 Herman QuintonLiberal 30th 1951–1956 George Norman 31st 1956–1959John T. Cheeseman 32nd 1959–1962 33rd 1962–1966Walter Hodder 34th 1966–1971 35th 1971–1972 Allan EvansProgressive Conservative 36th 1972–1975 37th 1975–1976Steve Neary Independent 1976–1979 Liberal 38th 1975–1979 39th 1979–1982 40th 1982–1985 41st 1985–1989 Calvin Mitchell Progressive Conservative 41st 1989–1993 Bill RamsayLiberal 42nd 1993–1996
Former District of Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir Assembly Years Member Party 38th 1975–1979 Roger SimmonsLiberal 39th 1979–1982 40th 1982–1985 Harold Andrews Progressive Conservative 41st 1985–1989 David GilbertLiberal 42nd 1989–1993 43rd 1983–1996 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
Election results
|}Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
As District of La Poile
As District of Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir
See also List of Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
External links Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly