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Mount Pearl South 
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Mount Pearl South in relation to other districts in St. John's Provincial electoral district Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly MHA
Paul Lane
Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and LabradorDistrict created 1975 First contested 1975 Last contested 2011 Demographics Population (2006) 11,960 Electors (2011) 8,114 Area (km²) Census divisions Census subdivisions Mount Pearl South is a prosperous, mostly suburban provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to the 2007 provincial election, the district was known as Mount Pearl. Mount Pearl South includes the Donovans industrial park and has seen an expansion in big-box retail outlets in recent years. As of 2011, there are 8,114 eligible voters living within the district.[1]
The district was created in 1975 and was a Tory stronghold for two decades, with Progressive Conservative Neil Windsor holding the seat from 1975 to 1995. The seat went Liberal in 1996 when Brian Tobin won a large majority government, but returned to the Progressive Conservatives, under Dave Denine, in 2003 when the party swept back to power. Denine won re-election in 2007 and remains the district's MHA.
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Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
Member Party Term Paul Lane Progressive Conservative 2011-present Dave Denine Progressive Conservative 2003-2011 Julie Bettney Liberal 1996-2003 Neil Windsor Progressive Conservative 1975-1995 Election results
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Paul Lane 2,375 54.61% NDP John Riche 1,675 38.51% Liberal Norm Snelgrove 299 6.88% Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Dave Denine 4,163 84.34 +3.04 Liberal Bill Reid 441 8.93 -2.53 NDP Tom McGinnis 332 6.73 -0.51 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003: Mount Pearl Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Dave Denine 5,662 81.30 Liberal Wayne Ralph 798 11.46 NDP Roy Locke 504 7.24 References
- ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions MOUNT PEARL SOUTH". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/PDF/District.Descriptions/Mount%20Pearl%20South_Polling%20Division%20Descriptions.pdf. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
External links
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- Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts
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