Dec 18, 2020 12:25 PM Matthew Chapman has beaten out former Premier Paul Davis for the Conservative nomination in the riding of Avalon. According to the information posted on Davis’ Facebook page, it was a tight race with only an 18 vote difference between the two hopefuls. Chapman, who ran for the Tories in the riding in the 2019 election, says the next election will be a “referendum on the future of our province,” noting there are many issues on the table.