Kevin Pollard
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Canadian politician Kevin Pollard.png|
| name = Kevin Pollard
| caption =
| birth_date = 1958
| birth_place = Roddickton, Newfoundland and Labrador
| residence =
| assembly = Newfoundland and Labrador House of
| constituency_AM = Baie Verte-Springdale
| term_start = August 27, 2008
| term_end = November 30, 2015
| predecessor = Tom Rideout
| successor = District Abolished
| party = Progressive Conservative
| religion =
| occupation =
| website =
}}
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.{{cite news |title=Tories sweep Newfoundland and Labrador byelections |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/tories-sweep-newfoundland-and-labrador-byelections-1.757485 |publisher=CBC News |date=28 August 2008 |access-date=27 April 2014}} 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.{{cite news | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/springdale-mayor-earns-pc-nod-for-upcoming-byelection-1.738255 | title=Springdale mayor earns PC nod for upcoming byelection | publisher=CBC News | date=30 June 2008 | accessdate=5 March 2022 }}
Electoral record
{{Canadian election result/top|NL|2015|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Brian Warr|3,130|56.09|+18.31}}
{{CANelec|NL|PC|Kevin Pollard|2,197|39.37|-13.42}}
{{CANelec|NL|NDP|Matt Howse|253|4.53|-4.90}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,580|100%}}
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{{Election box begin | title=2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}
|-
{{CANelec |NL |PC |Kevin Pollard |2,553 |52.79 |-3.11}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}
|Neil Ward
|align="right"|1,827
|align="right"|37.78
|align="right"|+2.61
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}
|NDP
|Tim Howse
|align="right"|456
|align="right"|9.43
|align="right"|+0.46
|}
{{Election box begin | title=August 27, 2008 Baie Verte-Springdale By-election
Resignation of Tom Rideout}}
|-
{{CANelec |NL |PC |Kevin Pollard |1,979 |55.90 |–}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}
|Shaun Lane
|align="right"|1,245
|align="right"|35.17
|align="right"|
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}
|Tim Howse
|align="right"|316
|align="right"|8.97
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|3,540
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.pcpartynl.ca/person/kevin-pollard/ Kevin Pollard's PC Party biography]
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Category:Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs
Category:21st-century mayors of places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:21st-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
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