Topsail is a defunct provincial

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for the

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, Canada. In 2011, there are 11,080 eligible voters living in the district. The district was abolished in 2015 and was mostly replaced by

Topsail-Paradise Topsail–Paradise is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,830 people living in the district. Topsail–Paradise includes part of the town of Paradise and the part of the town of Conception Bay ...

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, November 30, 2015. Parts of the riding were also redistributed into

Mount Scio Mount Scio is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,482 people living in the district. Mount Scio includes part of the town of Paradise and the part of the city of St. John's. The district was ...

Mount Pearl North Mount Pearl North, formerly known as Waterford Valley, is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 9,622 eligible voters living within the district. This suburban distr ...

and

Conception Bay South Conception Bay South is a town located on the southern shore of Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is commonly called C.B.S. Conception Bay South is the ...

. Topsail was located on the eastern shore of

Conception Bay Conception Bay (CB) is a bay on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The population (in 2011) of people living in municipalities (or unincorporated census subdivisions) located along the coast of Conception Bay was 90,490 making it on ...

and included parts of the city of Mount Pearl and the towns of Conception Bay South and

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. The residential mix was suburban and sometimes rural, although many residents had commutes to St. John's. Topsail was created in a 1995 redistribution, incorporating much of

and a small part of Mount Scio-Bell Island. 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

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

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Ralph Wiseman Ralph Wiseman is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2003, representing the electoral district of Topsail. Wiseman was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1996 ...

, from

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until

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. Wiseman was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Elizabeth Marshall in the 2003 general election, Marshall was re-elected in

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garnering 83% of the vote. In January 2010 Prime Minister

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appointed Marshall to the

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. 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.

Members of the House of Assembly

The

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has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly: CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
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Election results

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, Brian Nolan , align="right", 1,507 , align="right", 26.69 , align="right", +18.44 , - ^ Change is from 2007 } ,

, Brian Nolan , align="right", 374 , align="right", 11.17 , align="right", +2.92 , - , - , - ,

, Kyle Rees , align="right", 486 , align="right", 8.25 , align="right", +2.48 , - , - , - ,

, Mike Kehoe , align="right", 472 , align="right", 5.77 , align="right", -2.99 , - , - , - ,

, Mary Snow , align="right", 568 , align="right", 8.76 , align="right", , - , -

References

External links

Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
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