title: Mount Pearl-Southlands
text: # 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.
  
  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 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 |
  | 48th | 2016–2019 | Paul Lane | Independent |
  | 49th | 2019–2021 | Paul Lane | Independent |
  | 50th | 2021–Present | Paul Lane | Independent |
  
  ## Election results
  
  vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Paul Lane | 3,445 | 59.60 | +15.85 |
  | | Liberal | Karla Hayward | 1,386 | 23.98 | -4.32 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Cindy Grant | 797 | 13.79 | -10.85 |
  | | New Democratic | Cara Krista Winsor | 152 | 2.63 | -0.69 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,780 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 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 | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Paul Lane | 2,823 | 43.75 | |
  | | Liberal | Hasan Hai | 1,826 | 28.30 | -19.10 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Gillian Pearson | 1,590 | 24.64 | -18.29 |
  | | New Democratic | David Brake | 214 | 3.32 | -6.35 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,435 | 99.51 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.49 | +0.11 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,485 | 63.24 | +6.53 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,255 |
  | | Independent gain from Liberal | Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +31.42 |
  
  2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Paul Lane | 2,559 | 47.40 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 2,318 | 42.93 |
  | | New Democratic | Roy Locke | 522 | 9.67 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,399 | 99.61 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.39 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,420 | 56.71 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,558 |
  | Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador |||||||
  