# St. John's South—Mount Pearl

St. John's South—Mount Pearl (French: St. John's-Sud—Mount Pearl; formerly St. John's South) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

## Demographics

Ethnic groups: 99.2% White
Languages: 98.7% English
Religions: 52.8% Catholic, 42.4% Protestant, 3.6% no affiliation
Average income: $25 379

## Geography

The district includes the south end of the City of St. John's, the City of Mount Pearl, and the Town of Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove.
The neighbouring ridings are Avalon and St. John's East.
According to Elections Canada, the geographic boundaries of this riding for the 39th General Election are:
    "All that area consisting of:
       (a) that part of the City of St. John's lying southeasterly of the southeasterly limits of the towns of Conception Bay South and Paradise, and southeasterly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the westerly limit of the City of St. John's with Kenmount Road immediately north of the northwesterly limit of the City of Mount Pearl; thence northeasterly and easterly along said road, Freshwater Road and Longs Hill to Gower Street; thence northeasterly along said street to Kings Bridge Road; thence northerly along said road to Rennie's River; thence generally easterly along said river, Quidi Vidi Lake and the channel known locally as Quidi Vidi Gut to Quidi Vidi Harbour;
       (b) the City of Mount Pearl; and
       (c) the Town of Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove. Including all islands adjacent to the shoreline of the above-described area."
See also Elections Canada's map of the riding (.PDF).

## History

The electoral district was created in 2003: 95.1% of the population of the riding came from St. John's West, and 4.9% from St. John's East ridings. As of the 2012 electoral redistribution, 5% of this riding would be moved to St. John's East, and it would gain 3% from Avalon.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of St. John's South—Mount Pearl should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections. The redefined St. John's South—Mount Pearl had its boundaries legally defined in the 2013 representation order which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, most of this riding will be moved to the new riding of Cape Spear. It gains Paradise from Avalon and St. John's East; loses Witless Bay, Bay Bulls and the Southlands and Goulds areas of St. John's to Avalon; and loses the remainder of St. John's Harbour, the Wishingwell Park area and the Ayre Athletic Field area to St. John's East.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| St. John's South Riding created from St. John's West and St. John's East |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Loyola Hearn | Conservative |
| St. John's South—Mount Pearl |||||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Loyola Hearn | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Siobhán Coady | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Ryan Cleary | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Seamus O'Regan | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Seamus O'Regan | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Seamus O'Regan | Liberal |

## Election results
### Cape Spear

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 19,467 | 54.72 |
| New Democratic | 8,227 | 23.13 |
| Conservative | 7,250 | 20.38 |
| People's | 631 | 1.77 |

### St. John's South—Mount Pearl
#### 2021

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Seamus O'Regan | 19,478 | 56.17 | +5.07 | $92,438.10 |
| | New Democratic | Ray Critch | 8,113 | 23.40 | -3.38 | $25,603.86 |
| | Conservative | Steve Hodder | 6,447 | 18.59 | -0.50 | $8,313.27 |
| | People's | Georgia Faith Stewart | 638 | 1.84 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,676 | 98.82 | +0.25 | $105,099.33 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 414 | 1.18 | -0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,090 | 53.00 | -8.42 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 66,201 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.21 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

#### 2019

vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Seamus O'Regan | 20,793 | 51.13 | −6.73 | $58,125.56 |
| | New Democratic | Anne Marie Anonsen | 10,890 | 26.78 | −9.98 | $25,130.37 |
| | Conservative | Terry Martin | 7,767 | 19.10 | +14.53 | $56,978.54 |
| | Green | Alexandra Hayward | 740 | 1.82 | +1.01 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Benjamin Ruckpaul | 335 | 0.82 | – | none listed |
| | Christian Heritage | David Jones | 141 | 0.35 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,666 | 98.57 | | $100,487.58 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 592 | 1.43 | +1.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,258 | 61.42 | −5.71 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 67,170 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.62 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

#### 2015

vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Seamus O'Regan | 25,992 | 57.86 | +29.16 | $124,533.70 |
| | New Democratic | Ryan Cleary | 16,467 | 36.76 | –9.58 | $98,225.69 |
| | Conservative | Marek Krol | 2,047 | 4.57 | –19.64 | $24,331.40 |
| | Green | Jackson McLean | 365 | 0.81 | +0.09 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,801 | 100.00 | | $201,093.98 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 133 | 0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,934 | 67.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,936 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +19.37 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 17,925 | 46.34 |
| Liberal | 11,104 | 28.70 |
| Conservative | 9,366 | 24.21 |
| Green | 280 | 0.72 |
| Others | 9 | 0.02 |

#### 2011

vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Ryan Cleary | 18,681 | 47.92 | +7.36 | $67,211.17 |
| | Liberal | Siobhán Coady | 11,130 | 28.55 | -14.77 | $81,760.42 |
| | Conservative | Loyola Sullivan | 8,883 | 22.79 | +10.24 | $78,347.37 |
| | Green | Rick Austin | 291 | 0.75 | -1.11 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,985 | 100.0 | – | $82,628.65 |
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 108 | 0.28 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,093 | 58.97 | +7.02 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,294 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +11.06 |
| Sources: |||||||

#### 2008

vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Siobhán Coady | 14,920 | 43.32 | +10.32 | $63,155.64 |
| | New Democratic | Ryan Cleary | 13,971 | 40.56 | +18.87 | $18,947.03 |
| | Conservative | Merv Wiseman | 4,324 | 12.55 | -32.13 | $63,115.88 |
| | Green | Ted Warren | 643 | 1.86 | +1.23 | $172.03 |
| | Newfoundland and Labrador First | Greg Byrne | 402 | 1.16 | – | $2,908.17 |
| | Independent | Terry Christopher Butler | 179 | 0.51 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,439 | 100.0 | – | $80,167 |
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 92 | 0.27 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,531 | 51.95 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,467 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | -4.28 |

#### 2006

vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Loyola Hearn | 16,644 | 44.68 | +5.11 | $67,639.04 |
| | Liberal | Siobhán Coady | 12,295 | 33.00 | -2.26 | $68,791.05 |
| | New Democratic | Peg Norman | 8,079 | 21.69 | -2.02 | $40,492.63 |
| | Green | Barry Crozier | 235 | 0.63 | -0.83 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,253 | 100.0 | – | $73,776 |
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 124 | 0.33 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,371 | 57.90 | +5.42 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 64,543 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.68 |

### St. John's South
#### 2004

vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Loyola Hearn | 13,330 | 39.57 | -16.27 | $63,090.26 |
| | Liberal | Siobhán Coady | 11,879 | 35.26 | +4.91 | $63,121.27 |
| | New Democratic | Peg Norman | 7989 | 23.71 | +10.31 | $36,839.75 |
| | Green | Steve Willcott | 493 | 1.46 | – | $184.24 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 33,691 | 100.0 | – | $72,104 |
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 103 | 0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,794 | 52.48 | -1.38 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 64,397 |
| | Conservative notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Conservative notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -10.59 |
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance. |||||||
2000 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Progressive Conservative | 18,610 | 53.65 |
| Liberal | 10,526 | 30.35 |
| New Democratic | 4,647 | 13.40 |
| Alliance | 761 | 2.19 |
| Others | 142 | 0.41 |

## Student vote results

Results of the Canadian student vote.

### 2019

2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Seamus O'Regan | 1,498 | 38.03 | -16.91 |
| | New Democratic | Anne Marie Anonsen | 944 | 23.97 | -8.42 |
| | Conservative | Terry Martin | 574 | 14.57 | +9.41 |
| | Green | Alexandra Hayward | 445 | 11.3 | 3.78 |
| | People's | Benjamin Ruckpaul | 259 | 6.58 | New |
| | Christian Heritage | David Jones | 219 | 5.56 | New |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,939 | 100.0 | |

### 2015

2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Seamus O'Regan | 1,257 | 54.94 | +22.45 |
| | New Democratic | Ryan Cleary | 741 | 32.39 | -5.18 |
| | Green | Jackson McLean | 172 | 7.52 | -4.9 |
| | Conservative | Marek Krol | 118 | 5.16 | -12.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,288 | 100.0 | |

### 2011

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Ryan Cleary | 614 | 37.57 |
| | Liberal | Siobhan Coady | 531 | 32.49 |
| | Conservative | Loyola Sullivan | 286 | 17.5 |
| | Green | Rick Austin | 203 | 12.42 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,634 | 100.0 |