Lin Paddock

Arlanda "Lin" 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.

The Honourable Lin Paddock
Minister of Jobs and Growth
Incumbent
Assumed office October 29, 2025
Preceded by	Gerry Byrne
Minister of Francophone Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office October 29, 2025
Preceded by	Sarah Stoodley
Minister of Rural Development
Incumbent
Assumed office October 29, 2025
Preceded by	Pam Parsons
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Baie Verte-Green Bay
Incumbent
Assumed office May 27, 2024
Preceded by	Brian Warr
Personal details
Born	(1966-11-17) November 17, 1966 (age 58) Roberts Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	Canadian Armed Forces commander

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]}

Paddock was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.^[4]

On October 29, 2025 Paddock was appointed as Minister of Immigration, Minister of Jobs and Growth, Minister of Rural Development, Minister of Francophone affairs.^[5]

Electoral record

2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Baie Verte-Green Bay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lin Paddock	3,643	74.42	-4.64
	Liberal	Owen Burt	1,013	20.69	+1.54
	New Democratic	Sarah Hillier	239	4.88	+3.11
Total valid votes			4,895
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-3.09
[6]

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

v t e 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.