Topsail-Paradise

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Topsail–Paradise
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Paul Dinn
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested2015
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)14,830[1]
Electors (2019)10,119
Area (km²)25[2]
Census division(s)Division No. 1
Census subdivision(s)Conception Bay South, Paradise

Topsail–Paradise is a provincial

2011 there are 14,830 people living in the district.[1]

Topsail–Paradise includes part of the town of

Geography

The constituency is named after the community of Topsail in Conception Bay South, and the town of Paradise.

Members of the House of Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
48th 2015–2019 Paul Dinn Progressive Conservative
49th 2019–2021
50th 2021–Present

Election results

Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Paul Dinn 3,036 50.59 -10.39
Liberal Ken Carter 2,525 42.08 +13.13
New Democratic Kathleen Burt 440 7.33
Total valid votes 6,001
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -11.76
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF).
Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)"
. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Paul Dinn 3,476 60.98 -0.19
Liberal Patricia Hynes-Coates 1,650 28.95 -4.69
NL Alliance Lori Best-Moore 574 10.07
Total valid votes 5,700 99.46
Total rejected ballots 31 0.54 +0.32
Turnout 5,731 54.75 +19.74
Eligible voters 10,467
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.25
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, January 24, 2019
Resignation of Paul Davis, November 2, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Paul Dinn[3] 2,204 61.17 +2.87
Liberal Patricia Hynes-Coates[4] 1,212 33.64 -3.21
New Democratic Kathleen Burt[5] 187 5.19 +0.34
Total valid votes 3,603 99.78
Total rejected ballots 8 0.22 -0.24
Turnout 3,611 35.01 -22.56
Eligible voters 10,313
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.04
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Paul Davis 3,381 58.30
Liberal Rex Hillier 2,137 36.85
New Democratic Chris Bruce 281 4.85
Total valid votes 5,799 99.54
Total rejected ballots 27 0.46
Turnout 5,826 57.57
Eligible voters 10,119
Source:
Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Topsail-Paradise Overlay District Map" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Paradise councillor Paul Dinn wins PC nod for Topsail-Paradise byelection". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  3. ^ "MADD president nabs Liberal nomination for Topsail-Paradise". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Kathleen Burt is the NDP candidate for Topsail-Paradise byelection". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  5. ^ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.