Topsail-Paradise

Topsail–Paradise is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,830 people living in the district.[1]

Topsail–Paradise

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Paul Dinn Progressive Conservative
District created	2015
First contested	2015
Last contested	2019
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 includes part of the town of Paradise and the part of the town of Conception Bay South. The district was created following the 2015 electoral districts boundaries review. The majority of Topsail–Paradise was previously the district of Topsail. The district also includes former parts of the districts of Conception Bay East-Bell Island and Conception Bay South.[2]

Members of the House of Assembly

Topsail-Paradise
	Member	Party	Term
	Paul Dinn	Progressive Conservative	2019-Present
	Paul Davis	Progressive Conservative	2015-2018

Election results

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Dinn
	Liberal	Ken Carter
	New Democratic	Kathleen Burt
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

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. "Topsail-Paradise Legal Description" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
2. "Topsail-Paradise Overlay District Map" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
3. "Paradise councillor Paul Dinn wins PC nod for Topsail-Paradise byelection". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
4. "MADD president nabs Liberal nomination for Topsail-Paradise". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
5. "Kathleen Burt is the NDP candidate for Topsail-Paradise byelection". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
6. "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.