Kevin Pollard

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Kevin Pollard
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Baie Verte-Springdale
In office
August 27, 2008 – November 30, 2015
Preceded byTom Rideout
Succeeded byDistrict Abolished
Personal details
Born1958
Roddickton, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Kevin Pollard (born 1958 in Roddickton, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a by-election on August 27, 2008, representing the electoral district of Baie Verte-Springdale as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1] He was defeated in the 2015 election.

Pollard is an alumnus of A.C. Palmer Collegiate in Roddickton. Pollard attended and graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

He is a former mayor of Springdale.[2]

Electoral record[edit]

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Warr 3,130 56.09 +18.31
Progressive Conservative Kevin Pollard 2,197 39.37 -13.42
New Democratic Matt Howse 253 4.53 -4.90
Total valid votes 5,580 100%
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kevin Pollard 2,553 52.79 -3.11
  Liberal Neil Ward 1,827 37.78 +2.61
  NDP Tim Howse 456 9.43 +0.46
August 27, 2008 Baie Verte-Springdale By-election
Resignation of Tom Rideout
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kevin Pollard 1,979 55.90
  Liberal Shaun Lane 1,245 35.17
  New Democratic Party Tim Howse 316 8.97
Total 3,540

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tories sweep Newfoundland and Labrador byelections". CBC News. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Springdale mayor earns PC nod for upcoming byelection". CBC News. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

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