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Andrew Parsons
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Parsons speaking to a crowd of supporters in 2014
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Burgeo-La Poile
Assumed office
October 27, 2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Andrew Parsons 1,99287.10+3.64
Progressive Conservative Ethan Maxwell Wheeler-Park23510.28-6.26
New Democratic Judy Vanta602.62
Total valid votes2,287
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +4.95
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)" . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Andrew Parsons2,94783.5
Progressive Conservative Deborah Ann Turner58416.5
Total valid votes
Burgeo-La Poile - 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Andrew Parsons399896.48%+44.36
Progressive Conservative Georgia Darmonkow932.24%
New Democratic Kelly McKeown531.28%
Burgeo-La Poile - 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Andrew Parsons222852.12%
Progressive Conservative Colin Short185043.27%
New Democratic Matt Fuchs1974.16%

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