St. John's East (federal electoral district)

Demographics

Source:Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released November 15, 2023.

https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed August 31, 2024).

Ethnic groups: 89.3% White

Languages: 94.3% English, 4.3% Other

Religions: 36.2% Catholic, 28.5% Protestant, 24.4% No affiliation

Median income: $41 200

2023 representation

According to the 2021 Canadian census

Languages: 92.1% English, 1.2% Arabic, 1.1% French

Race: 85.8% White, 3.5% Indigenous, 3.1% South Asian, 2.4% Black, 1.4% Chinese, 1.3% Arab

Religions: 70.2% Christian (36.2% Catholic, 14.4% Anglican, 9.0% United Church, 2.1% Pentecostal, 2.0% Methodist, 6.5% other), 3.3% Muslim, 24.4% none

Median income: $41,200 (2020)

Average income: $58,700 (2020)

Geography

The district includes the extreme northeastern part of the Avalon Peninsula including the northern half of the City of St. John's, and the eastern half of the Town of Conception Bay South. It also includes Bell Island, Little Bell Island and Kelly's Island.

The neighbouring ridings are Avalon and Cape Spear.

According to Elections Canada, the geographic boundaries for this riding as of the 39th General Election are:

:"All that area consisting of:

::(a) the towns of Bauline, Flatrock, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Pouch Cove, Torbay and Wabana;

::(b) that part of the Town of Paradise lying northeasterly and northerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the easterly limit of the Town of Paradise with Topsail Road; thence generally westerly along said road to Paradise Road; thence generally northwesterly along said road to Camrose Drive; thence northerly along said drive to the northerly limit of said town; and

::(c) that part of the City of St. John's lying northwesterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of the City of St. John's with Kenmount Road coincident with the northerly limit of the City of Mount Pearl; thence northeasterly and easterly along said road and Freshwater Road to Lemarchant Road; thence southerly along said road to Barter's Hill; thence generally southeasterly along Barter's Hill to Waldegrave Street; thence easterly and northeasterly along said street to Water Street; thence northerly and northeasterly along said street to Temperance Street; thence northwesterly along said street to Duckworth Street; thence northeasterly along said street to Signal Hill Road; thence northeasterly along said road to Cabot Avenue; thence northeasterly in a straight line to a point on Signal Hill at approximate latitude 47°34'31"N and longitude 52°41'21"W (on the northern boundary of the Johnson Geo Centre lot); thence due east in a straight line to the Atlantic Ocean."

See the map of the St. John's East riding.

History

The riding was created when Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949 and has historically been a conservative stronghold. St. John's East was won by Liberal Bonnie Hickey in 1993 election, who was defeated by Progressive Conservative Norman Doyle in the 1997 election. Doyle held the riding for the PCs and then the Conservatives, but stood down in 2008 and was replaced in a landslide by New Democrat, Jack Harris. Harris held the riding until his defeat in the 2015 election by Nick Whalen. That result was considered one of the biggest surprises of the 2015 election.

Following the 2012 electoral redistribution, 21% of the riding was moved into Avalon, and it gained 5% from St. John's South—Mount Pearl.

Following the 2022 electoral redistribution, the riding lost all of its territory in Paradise to Cape Spear, and gained the rest of St. John's Harbour, the Wishingwell Park area and the Ayre Athletic Field area from St. John's South—Mount Pearl.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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Election results

St. John's East (2006–present)

2025

2021

2019

2015

2011

2008

2006

St. John's North (2004–2006)

2004

St. John's East (1949–2004)

2000

1997

1993

1988

1987 by-election

1984

1980

1979

1974

1972

1968

1965

1963

1962

1958

1957

1953

1949

Student vote results

2025

2021

2019

2015

2011

References

• St. John's East riding from Elections Canada
• Riding history for St. John's East (1949–1952) from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for St. John's East (1952–1987) from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for St. John's East (1987–2003) from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for St. John's North (2003–2004) from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for St. John's East (2004– ) from the Library of Parliament
• Election Financial Reports from Elections Canada

Notes

References

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2. (April 22, 2025). "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 6". Government of Canada.
3. "Archived copy".
4. (21 September 2021). "Liberals flip St. John's East, as Conservatives look to claim Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame". [[CBC News]].
5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2024-08-02). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - St. John's East [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Ontario".
6. (March 13, 2007). "Veteran St. John's MP Doyle retiring from politics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
7. (8 September 2008). "Former MP Harris sets sights on St. John's East". [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]].
8. (2 May 2011). "NDP's Harris landslide in St. John's East". [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]].
9. (October 20, 2015). "Just who is Nick Whalen?". The Telegram.
10. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders".
11. [http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1842 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections]
12. [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ovr2011/default.html Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011]
13. [http://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPF/EN/CC/SelectDistricts?act=C2&eventid=34&returntype=1&option=3 Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election]
14. "Student Vote Canada 2025".
15. "Student Vote Canada 2021".
16. "Student Vote Canada 2019".
17. "Student Vote".
18. "District Results".