Paul Lane

Paul Lane
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Mount Pearl South
In office October 27, 2011 – November 5, 2015
Preceded by	Dave Denine
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Mount Pearl-Southlands
Incumbent
Assumed office November 30, 2015
Preceded by	first member
Personal details
Born	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political party	Progressive Conservative (2011–2014) Liberal Party (2014–2016) Independent (2016–Present)
Residence	Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador

Paul Lane is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, who represents the electoral district of Mount Pearl South in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.

First elected in the 2011 provincial election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador,^[1] on January 20, 2014 he crossed the floor to the Liberal Party to protest the leadership of Premier Kathy Dunderdale.^[2] In 2016 he was suspended from the Liberal caucus due to his opposition to the 2016–17 budget.^[3]

Born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Lane resides in the suburban community of Mount Pearl, where he was a city councillor and deputy mayor prior to his election to the provincial legislature.

Electoral record

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Lane	2,375	54.61%	-29.73%
	NDP	John Riche	1,675	38.51%	+31.78%
	Liberal	Norm Snelgrove	299	6.88%	-2.05%

References

1. "Plenty of new faces heading to Confederation Building". CBC News. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
2. "Newfoundland Tory switches to Liberals, blames Premier Dunderdale". The Globe and Mail, January 20, 2014.
3. http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=62669

External links

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