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Paul Dinn
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Topsail-Paradise
Assumed office
February 19, 2019
Preceded byPaul Davis
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
OccupationPublic Servant

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.

Before entering provincial politics Dinn was a director within the Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour.

He 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.

Electoral record

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
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
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
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By-election - January 24, 2019
On the resignation of Paul Davis, November 2, 2018
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

  1. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Paul Dinn wins Topsail-Paradise byelection | The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ "Paradise councillor Paul Dinn wins PC nod for Topsail-Paradise byelection". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ^ "MADD president nabs Liberal nomination for Topsail-Paradise". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Kathleen Burt is the NDP candidate for Topsail-Paradise byelection". CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.