Neil King is a

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politician. He represented the electoral district of Bonavista in the

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as a member of the Liberal Party from 2015 until 2019."Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election"

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, November 30, 2015. He was elected in the 2015 provincial election for the district of Bonavista and was defeated in the 2019 provincial election. In the

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, King ran as an independent candidate after being rejected as the Liberal candidate. He lost, finishing third. King previously served in the

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