Paul Dinn
Paul Dinn | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Relations | Jim Dinn (Brother) |
| Residence(s) | Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Occupation | Public Servant |
Paul C. 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.
Dinn was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 provincial elections.[3][4] His brother Jim ran as the New Democratic Party candidate in St. John's Centre and was also elected.[5] Dinn supported Eugene Manning in the 2023 provincial PC party leadership race.
As of September 22, 2024, Dinn serves as the Official Opposition critic for Education and for Children and Youth Services.
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
[edit]| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Topsail-Paradise | ||||||||
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| 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 | 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 | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Dinn[6] | 2,204 | 61.17 | +2.87 | |
| Liberal | Patricia Hynes-Coates[7] | 1,212 | 33.64 | -3.21 | |
| New Democratic | Kathleen Burt[8] | 187 | 5.19 | +0.34 | |
| Total valid votes | 3,603 | 100.00 | |||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +3.04 | |||
| 2017 municipal election | ||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Allan English | 2,765 | 11.20 |
| Elizabeth Laurie (X) | 2,554 | 10.34 |
| Paul Dinn (X) | 2,417 | 9.79 |
| Deborah Quilty (X) | 2,128 | 8.62 |
| Patrick Martin (X) | 1,842 | 7.46 |
| Sterling Willis (X) | 1,807 | 7.32 |
| Coreen Bennett | 1,761 | 7.13 |
| Kimberley Street | 1,568 | 6.35 |
| Scott Dawe | 1,533 | 6.21 |
| Sheldon Antle | 1,517 | 6.14 |
| Glen Carew | 1,238 | 5.01 |
| Neil Farrell | 1,162 | 4.71 |
| Reggie Lawrence | 956 | 3.87 |
| Jamie Thornhill | 591 | 2.40 |
| Tony Kelly | 560 | 2.27 |
| Anthony Pittman | 292 | 1.18 |
References
[edit]- ^ 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) - ^ "Paul Dinn wins Topsail-Paradise byelection | The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ "Crosbie breaks silence, backtracking from fiery speech on election night | CBC News".
- ^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
- ^ "There are 3 sets of siblings running in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 5, 2019.
- ^ "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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