Paul Dinn
Paul Dinn is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Topsail-Paradise in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, for the Progressive Conservative Party.[1][2] He was first elected in a by-election in 2019.
Paul Dinn | |
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| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Topsail-Paradise | |
| Assumed office February 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Occupation | Public Servant |
Dinn was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election.[3] His brother Jim ran as the New Democratic Party candidate in St. John's Centre and was also elected.
Before entering provincial politics Dinn was a director within the Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour. He was also a town councillor in Paradise.
Electoral record
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Dinn | 3,476 | 61.0 | |||||
| Liberal | Patricia Hynes-Coates | 1,650 | 28.9 | |||||
| NL Alliance | Lori Best-Moore | 574 | 10.1 | |||||
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| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Dinn[4] | 2,204 | 61.17 | +2.87 | |
| Liberal | Patricia Hynes-Coates[5] | 1,212 | 33.64 | -3.21 | |
| New Democratic | Kathleen Burt[6] | 187 | 5.19 | +0.34 | |
| Total valid votes | 3,603 | 100.00 | |||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +3.04 | |||
References
- Jan 24, CBC News · Posted; January 25, 2019 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated. "PC candidate Paul Dinn takes Topsail-Paradise byelection | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- "Paul Dinn wins Topsail-Paradise byelection | The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- "Paradise councillor Paul Dinn wins PC nod for Topsail-Paradise byelection". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "MADD president nabs Liberal nomination for Topsail-Paradise". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "Kathleen Burt is the NDP candidate for Topsail-Paradise byelection". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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