Mount Pearl-Southlands

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]

Mount Pearl-Southlands
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Location in the St. John's area
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Paul Lane
Independent
District created2015
First contested2015
Last contested2021
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 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:

Assembly Years Member Party
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
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentPaul Lane3,44559.60+15.85
LiberalKarla Hayward1,38623.98-4.32
Progressive ConservativeCindy Grant79713.79-10.85
New DemocraticCara 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
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentPaul Lane2,82343.75
LiberalHasan Hai1,82628.30-19.10
Progressive ConservativeGillian Pearson1,59024.64-18.29
New DemocraticDavid Brake2143.32-6.35
Total valid votes 6,43599.51
Total rejected ballots 320.49+0.11
Turnout 6,48563.24+6.53
Eligible voters 10,255
Independent gain from Liberal Swing +31.42
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalPaul Lane2,55947.40
Progressive ConservativeJim Lester2,31842.93
New DemocraticRoy Locke5229.67
Total valid votes 5,39999.61
Total rejected ballots 210.39
Turnout 5,42056.71
Eligible voters 9,558
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3]

References
  1. "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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