Topsail–Paradise is a provincial
electoral district
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in
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
. As of
2011
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there are 14,830 people living in the district.
Topsail–Paradise includes part of the town of
Paradise
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and the part of the town of
Conception Bay South
Conception Bay South is a town located on the southern shore of Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is commonly called C.B.S. Concepti ...
. The district was created following the 2015 electoral districts boundaries review. The majority of Topsail–Paradise was previously the district of
Topsail
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Square rig
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. The district also includes former parts of the districts of
Conception Bay East-Bell Island
Conception commonly refers to:
* Concept, an abstract idea or a mental symbol
* Conception (biology), the process of becoming pregnant, involving fertilization and implantation of the embryo in the uterus
Conception may also refer to:
Entertain ...
and
Conception Bay South
Conception Bay South is a town located on the southern shore of Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is commonly called C.B.S. Concepti ...
.
Geography
The constituency is named after the community of Topsail in
Conception Bay South
Conception Bay South is a town located on the southern shore of Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is commonly called C.B.S. Concepti ...
, and the town of
Paradise
In religion, paradise is a place of exceptional happiness and delight. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical or eschatological or both, often compared to the miseries of human civilization: in paradis ...
.
Members of the House of Assembly
Election results
References
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Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts
Conception Bay South