Mount Pearl-Southlands

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Mount Pearl-Southlands
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Paul Lane
Independent
District created2015
First contested 2015
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2016)14,386 [1]
Electors (2015)9,558
Area (km²)25 [2]
Census division(s) Division No. 1
Census subdivision(s) Mount Pearl, St. John's

Mount Pearl-Southlands is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2016 there are 14,386 people living in the district. [1]

Contents

Mount Pearl-Southlands includes part of the City of Mount Pearl and the Southlands portion of the City of St. John's. The district was created following the 2015 electoral districts boundaries review. The majority of Mount Pearl-Southlands was previously the district of Mount Pearl South. The district also includes parts of the former district of Kilbride [2] and a small part of Mount Pearl North.

Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
48th 2015–2016   Paul Lane Liberal
2016–2019 Independent
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Lane 3,44559.60+15.85
Liberal Karla Hayward1,38623.98-4.32
Progressive Conservative Cindy Grant79713.79-10.85
New Democratic Cara Krista Winsor1522.63-0.69
Total valid votes 5,780
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Independent hold Swing +10.09
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Lane2,82343.75
Liberal Hasan Hai1,82628.30-19.10
Progressive Conservative Gillian Pearson1,59024.64-18.29
New Democratic David Brake2143.32-6.35
Total valid votes6,43599.51
Total rejected ballots320.49+0.11
Turnout6,48563.24+6.53
Eligible voters10,255
Independent gain from Liberal Swing +31.42
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Paul Lane 2,55947.40
Progressive Conservative Jim Lester 2,31842.93
New Democratic Roy Locke5229.67
Total valid votes5,39999.61
Total rejected ballots210.39
Turnout5,42056.71
Eligible voters9,558
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Pearl-Southlands Overlay District Map" (PDF). 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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