Kevin Parsons Jr. MHA (November 25, 1961 – 15 August 2024) was a Canadian politician from

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...

. He served as the Caucus Chair for the Progressive Conservative Party. Parsons had represented the electoral district of Cape St. Francis in the

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly () is the Unicameralism, unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Bu ...

since 2008. He had previously served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development. Prior to entering provincial politics Parsons was the Mayor of Flatrock. Parsons died on 15 August 2024.

Provincial politics

A member of the Progressive Conservative Party, Parsons was elected in a

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...

on August 27, 2008, following the death of longtime

and former cabinet minister Jack Byrne. His father Kevin Sr. represented the district from 1986 and 1993. Parsons was re-elected in the 2011 and 2015 provincial elections. He was re-elected again in the 2019 provincial election. In October 2020, Parsons announced he would not seek re-election in the 2021 provincial election.

Electoral record

References

External links

Kevin Parsons' PC Party biography
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