The Political Record · Federal electoral districts
St. John's East
St. John’s-Est
Federal riding · NL · No. 10006 · 2023 representation order
- Member
- Joanne Thompson Liberal
- 2025 result
- Liberal hold by 16,740 votes
- Turnout
- 70.0% of 66,394 electors
- Population
- 84,965 2021 census
- Area
- 905 km²
- Figures as of
- 2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
- Highest turnout in Newfoundland and Labrador70.0% of 66,394 electors voted · 1st of 7 in Newfoundland and Labrador · 158th of 343 in Canada
- Most candidates on the ballot in Newfoundland and Labrador5 candidates stood · 1st of 7 in Newfoundland and Labrador · 156th of 343 in Canada
- Widest margin in Newfoundland and LabradorWon by 36.4 points (16,740 votes) · 2nd of 7 in Newfoundland and Labrador · 59th of 343 in Canada
- Smallest by area in Newfoundland and Labrador905 km² · 2nd of 7 in Newfoundland and Labrador · 196th of 343 in Canada
- Most populous in Newfoundland and Labrador84,965 people, 2021 census · 2nd of 7 in Newfoundland and Labrador · 308th of 343 in Canada
In brief
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Joanne Thompson
- Minister of Fisheries
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 1% of today's St. John's East came from ridings other than the old St. John's East.
Share of today's areaFormer riding
99.2%St. John's East 92% of it kept
0.8%St. John's South—Mount Pearl 1% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.
IIThe 2025 result
Liberal hold
Elected
Joanne Thompson
Liberal
28,681
62.3% of valid votes
Margin
16,740
votes · +36.4 pts
Runner-up
David Brazil
Conservative
11,941
25.9% of valid votes
Liberal 62.3% · Conservative 25.9% · New Democratic 11.2%
Turnout70.0% of 66,394 electors
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne Thompson | Liberal | 28,681 | 62.3% | 44.8% | +17.5 |
| David Brazil | Conservative | 11,941 | 25.9% | 18.0% | +7.9 |
| Mary Shortall | New Democratic | 5,172 | 11.2% | 34.6% | −23.4 |
2 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
| Otis Crandell | Green | 159 | 0.3% |
| Samuel Crête | Other | 98 | 0.2% |
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.
IIIHow close was it, really
Swing needed to flip
18.2 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
5,172 votes
New Democratic took fewer than the 16,740-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
18 of 171
1 poll ended in an exact tie.
Flip the seatHypothetical
It would have taken 8,371 voters switching from Liberal to Conservative — 18.2% of the 46,051 valid votes, 18.2 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
Liberal28,681
Conservative11,941
Still Liberal by 16,740 votes. Actual margin: 16,740.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 54.6% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Liberal56.5%69.2%+12.7
Conservative30.4%20.6%−9.8
New Democratic12.4%9.8%−2.6
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.
VWhat kind of place this is
- Median total household income is $81,000 — a little lower than the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest160th lowest of 343
- Median age is 41.6 — about the same as the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest163rd highest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41.0% — about 1.5 times the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest94th highest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 7.6% — about 44 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest88th lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 65.3% — a little lower than the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest111th lowest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 0.7% — about 44 percent of the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest48th lowest of 343
2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.
VIWhere it is
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The card
No. 10006NL · 2025
St. John's East
Joanne Thompson
- Result
- Liberal hold by 16,740
- Turnout
- 70.0%
- Population
- 84,965
- Area
- 905 km²
Highest turnout in Newfoundland and LabradorMost candidates on the ballot in Newfoundland and LabradorWidest margin in Newfoundland and LabradorSmallest by area in Newfoundland and LabradorMost populous in Newfoundland and Labrador
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