District Profiles
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Current MHA: Keith Hutchings (PC) District profile: This was the most strongly anti-Confederation area of the province in the late 1940s, but turned Liberal in the 1950s and '60s. It's historically a fishing district, but tourism has been growing. Ferryland contains part of the City of St. John's in the area of Lower Goulds as well as the communities of: Admiral's Cove, Aquaforte, Bay Bulls, Bauline East, Biscay Bay, Brigus South, Burnt Cove, Calvert, Cape Broyle, Cappahayden, Daniel's Point, Fermeuse, Ferryland, Kingman's Cove, La Manche, Mobile, Petty-Harbour-Maddox Cove, Port Kirwan, Portugal Cove South, Renews, St. Michael's, Tors Cove, Trepassey and Witless Bay. The district remained intact in the 2007 redistribution, while adding small sections of Kilbride and Placentia-St. Mary's districts. Population: 11,901. Political history: A Tory stronghold, Ferryland district has been dominated by two Progressive Conservative mainstays: Charlie Power and Loyola Sullivan. Feb. 8, 2007: PC Keith Hutchings defeated Liberal Kevin Bennett by 2,056 votes, in a byelection called after the December resignation of then-finance minister Loyola Sullivan. 1992-2006: Loyola Sullivan, a former teacher, held Ferryland district for the Tories for more than 14 years. First elected in a 1992 byelection, Sullivan won four consecutive elections and went on to play a key role in the caucus in both opposition and government. In the 2003 election, Sullivan won 86 per cent of the vote. He served as finance minister before abruptly resigning in December 2006. (He was later appointed Canada’s ambassador for fisheries conservation.) 1975-1992: Charlie Power, a prominent figure in politics in the 1980s and early '90s, was first elected in 1975 by an eight-vote margin, with the results later invalidated. He won the subsequent byelection but those results were also deemed invalid. Power won the seat in a 1977 byelection, and was a key figure in Tory politics thereafter, serving in cabinet under Premier Brian Peckford. He resigned his seat in 1992. (The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
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| PC | 43 | 0 | 43 | 69.56% |
| LIB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21.98% |
| NDP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.21% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | .25% |
| Last Update:October 9, 10:58:12 PM NDT | ||||
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