Cal Mitchell (politician)

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Cal Mitchell MHA
Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for La Poile
In office 2 April 1985 (1985-04-02) –20 April 1989 (1989-04-20)
	Liberal	Bill Ramsay	2,706	49.98	1.21
	Progressive Conservative	Cal Mitchell	1,403	25.91	9.61
	Independent	Paul Gillingham	1,206	22.28	–
	New Democratic	Janet Francis	99	1.83	13.88
Total valid votes			5,414	99.71
Total rejected ballots			16	0.29
Total votes			5,430	77.70	6.81
Eligible voters			6,988
	Liberal hold		Swing		8.23

1989 Newfoundland general election: La Poile

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Ramsay	2,413	48.77	14.41
	Progressive Conservative	Cal Mitchell	1,757	35.52	5.36
	New Democratic	Stephen MacKenzie	777	15.71	9.05
Total valid votes			4,947	99.88
Total rejected ballots			7	0.12
Total votes			4,953	70.89	5.33
Eligible voters			6,988
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		9.61

1985 Newfoundland general election: La Poile ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Cal Mitchell	2,138	40.88	8.63
	Liberal	Noreen Saunders	1,797	34.36	16.13
	New Democratic	Stephen MacKenzie	1,295	24.76	23.42
Total valid votes			5,230	99.65
Total rejected ballots			18	0.35
Total votes			5,248	76.22
Eligible voters			6,885
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		16.06

References

1. "Rowe loses nomination". The Western Star. 18 March 1985. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
2. "Additional riding should be given to Avalon area". The Western Star. 22 January 1983. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
3. "Birds dropping". The Daily News. 19 September 1983. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
4. "Tories gearing up for federal election". The Daily News. 11 April 1984. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
5. "PCs select candidate to face Roger Simmons". The Daily News. 28 May 1984. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
6. "Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Elections NL . p. 117. Retrieved 31 March 2025.