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Lin Paddock

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Lin Paddock
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Baie Verte-Green Bay
Assumed office
May 27, 2024
Preceded byBrian Warr
Personal details
Born (1966-11-17) November 17, 1966 (age 58)
Roberts Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationCanadian Armed Forces commander

Lin Paddock (Arlanda Malcolm Benjamin George Paddock) is a Canadian politician from the Progressive Conservative Party.[1] He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2024 Baie Verte-Green Bay provincial by-election.[2] Paddock ran for the same riding in the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election and lost to then-incumbent MHA Brian Warr of the Liberal Party. As of September 29, 2024, Paddock serves as the Official Opposition critic for Finance, Treasury Board, and the Public Service Commission.

A native of Roberts Arm, he was previously a Canadian Armed Forces commander.[3] His parents are Samuel Lloyd Paddock and Julia Edith Paddock. He was the second youngest of 8 kids. He graduated Dorset Collegiate in 1984.[citation needed]

Electoral record

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Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, May 27, 2024
Resignation of Brian Warr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lin Paddock 4,271 79.06 +31.13
Liberal Owen Burt 1,035 19.16 -32.90
New Democratic Riley Harnett 96 1.78
Total valid votes 5,402
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 56.49 +14.39
Eligible voters 9,562
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +32.01


2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Baie Verte-Green Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Warr 2,158 52.06 +2.34
Progressive Conservative Lin Paddock 1,987 47.94 +14.80
Total valid votes 4,145 99.38
Total rejected ballots 26 0.62 +0.22
Turnout 4,171 42.11 -17.85
Eligible voters 9,906
Liberal hold Swing -6.23
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"NL Election 2021 General Election Report" (PDF). Retrieved May 24, 2024.

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