Cape Spear—Mount Pearl—Paradise

Cape Spear—Mount Pearl—Paradise
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Tom Osborne
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]81,979
Electors (2025)[2]69,102
Area (km²)[1]503
Pop. density (per km²)163
Census divisionDivision 1
Census subdivision(s)St. John's (part), Paradise, Mount Pearl, Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove

Cape Spear—Mount Pearl—Paradise (formerly St. John's South, St. John's South—Mount Pearl, and Cape Spear) 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,the Town of Paradise and the Town of Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove.

The neighbouring ridings are Avalon and St. John's East.

History

The electoral district of St. John's South—Mount Pearl 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.[3] 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, on October 19, 2015.[4]

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, most of St. John's South—Mount Pearl was transferred to the new riding of Cape Spear.[5] It gained Paradise from Avalon and St. John's East; lost Witless Bay, Bay Bulls and the Southlands and Goulds areas of St. John's to Avalon; and lost the remainder of St. John's Harbour, the Wishingwell Park area and the Ayre Athletic Field area to St. John's East.

The riding's name changed to Cape Spear—Mount Pearl—Paradise in 2026 as part of Bill C-25 of the 45th Canadian Parliament.[6]

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
44th  2021–2025
Cape Spear
45th  2025–2026     Tom Osborne Liberal
Cape Spear—Mount Pearl—Paradise
45th  2026–present     Tom Osborne Liberal

Election results

Cape Spear

2025 Canadian federal election: Cape Spear
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalTom Osborne31,38868.25+13.53$87,754.29
ConservativeCorey Curtis11,84425.75+5.37none listed
New DemocraticBrenda Walsh2,4465.32−17.81$0.00
Animal ProtectionMike Peach1700.37N/A$4,451.67
GreenKaelem Tingate1400.30N/A$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,98899.03+0.10$126,725.23
Total rejected ballots 4510.97-0.10
Turnout 46,43966.50
Eligible voters 69,828
Liberal notional hold Swing +4.08
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2021 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Liberal19,46754.72
  New Democratic8,22723.13
  Conservative7,25020.38
  People's6311.77

St. John's South—Mount Pearl

2021 election by polling area

2021

2021 Canadian federal election: St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSeamus O'Regan19,47856.17+5.04$92,438.10
New DemocraticRay Critch8,11323.40-3.38$25,603.86
ConservativeSteve Hodder6,44718.59-0.51$8,313.27
People'sGeorgia Faith Stewart6381.84+1.02$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,67698.82 $105,099.33
Total rejected ballots 4141.18-0.26
Turnout 35,09052.63-8.37
Registered voters 66,677
Liberal hold Swing +4.21
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

2019

2019 Canadian federal election: St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSeamus O'Regan20,79351.13−6.73$58,125.56
New DemocraticAnne Marie Anonsen10,89026.78−9.98$25,130.37
ConservativeTerry Martin7,76719.10+14.53$56,978.54
GreenAlexandra Hayward7401.82+1.01$0.00
People'sBenjamin Ruckpaul3350.82–none listed
Christian HeritageDavid Jones1410.35–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 40,66698.57 $100,487.58
Total rejected ballots 5921.43+1.13
Turnout 41,25861.42−5.71
Eligible voters 67,170
Liberal hold Swing +1.62
Source: Elections Canada[11]

2015

2015 Canadian federal election: St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSeamus O'Regan25,99257.86+29.16$124,533.70
New DemocraticRyan Cleary16,46736.76–9.58$98,225.69
ConservativeMarek Krol2,0474.57–19.64$24,331.40
GreenJackson McLean3650.81+0.09–
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,801100.00 $201,093.98
Total rejected ballots 1330.30
Turnout 44,93467.13
Eligible voters 66,936
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +19.37
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]
2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic17,92546.34
  Liberal11,10428.70
  Conservative9,36624.21
  Green2800.72
  Others90.02

2011

2011 Canadian federal election: St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRyan Cleary18,68147.92+7.36$67,211.17
LiberalSiobhán Coady11,13028.55-14.77$81,760.42
ConservativeLoyola Sullivan8,88322.79+10.24$78,347.37
GreenRick Austin2910.75-1.11none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,985100.0  –$82,628.65
Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots 1080.28+0.01
Turnout 39,09358.97+7.02
Eligible voters 66,294
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +11.06
Sources:[15][16]

2008

2008 Canadian federal election: St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSiobhán Coady14,92043.32+10.32$63,155.64
New DemocraticRyan Cleary13,97140.56+18.87$18,947.03
ConservativeMerv Wiseman4,32412.55-32.13$63,115.88
GreenTed Warren6431.86+1.23$172.03
Newfoundland and Labrador FirstGreg Byrne4021.16–$2,908.17
IndependentTerry Christopher Butler1790.51–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,439100.0  –$80,167
Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots 920.27-0.06
Turnout 34,53151.95
Eligible voters 66,467
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing -4.28

2006

2006 Canadian federal election: St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLoyola Hearn16,64444.68+5.11$67,639.04
LiberalSiobhán Coady12,29533.00-2.26$68,791.05
New DemocraticPeg Norman8,07921.69-2.02$40,492.63
GreenBarry Crozier2350.63-0.83none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 37,253100.0  –$73,776
Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots 1240.33+0.03
Turnout 37,37157.90+5.42
Eligible voters 64,543
Conservative hold Swing +3.68

St. John's South

Vote shareYear00.10.20.30.40.50.620002001200220032004LiberalConservativeNDPPCAllianceelection results in St. John's South
Graph of election results in St. John's South (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted) View source data.

2004

2004 Canadian federal election: St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLoyola Hearn13,33039.57-16.27$63,090.26
LiberalSiobhán Coady11,87935.26+4.91$63,121.27
New DemocraticPeg Norman798923.71+10.31$36,839.75
GreenSteve Willcott4931.46–$184.24
Total valid votes/expense limit 33,691100.0  –$72,104
Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots 1030.30
Turnout 33,79452.48-1.38
Eligible voters 64,397
Conservative notional gain from Progressive Conservative 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 Conservative18,61053.65
  Liberal10,52630.35
  New Democratic4,64713.40
  Alliance7612.19
  Others1420.41

Student vote results

Results of the Canadian student vote.

2025

2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalTom Osborne1,39144.63
ConservativeCorey Curtis98331.54
Animal ProtectionMike Peach3019.66
New DemocraticBrenda Walsh2788.92
GreenKaelem Tingate1645.26
Total votes 3,117100.1
Source: Student Vote Canada[17]

2021

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalSeamus O'Regan88041.65
New DemocraticRay Critch65430.95
ConservativeSteve Hodder38418.17
People'sGeorgia Faith Stewart1959.23
Total votes 2,113100
Source: Student Vote Canada[18]

2019

2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSeamus O'Regan1,49838.03-16.91
New DemocraticAnne Marie Anonsen94423.97-8.42
ConservativeTerry Martin57414.57+9.41
GreenAlexandra Hayward44511.33.78
People'sBenjamin Ruckpaul2596.58New
Christian HeritageDavid Jones2195.56New
Total valid votes 3,939100.0 
[19]

2015

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSeamus O'Regan1,25754.94+22.45
New DemocraticRyan Cleary74132.39-5.18
GreenJackson McLean1727.52-4.9
ConservativeMarek Krol1185.16-12.34
Total valid votes 2,288100.0 
[20]

2011

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticRyan Cleary61437.57
LiberalSiobhan Coady53132.49
ConservativeLoyola Sullivan28617.5
GreenRick Austin20312.42
Total valid votes 1,634100.0
[21]

See also

References

  • "Cape Spear—Mount Pearl—Paradise (Code 10007) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 6". Government of Canada. April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Report – Newfoundland and Labrador, archived from the original on September 26, 2013, retrieved June 29, 2013
  4. ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts, archived from the original on April 18, 2017, retrieved June 29, 2013
  5. ↑ "New Federal Electoral Map for Newfoundland and Labrador".
  6. ↑ "Proposed removal of Indigenous references in three federal riding names draws criticism". The Hill Times. April 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Cape Spear". Elections Canada. Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Official voting results — St. John's South—Mount Pearl". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  12. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — St. John's South—Mount Pearl (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  14. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  15. ↑ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  16. ↑ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
  17. ↑ "Student Vote Canada 2025". Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Student Vote Canada 2021". Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Student Vote Canada 2019". Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Student Vote". Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  21. ↑ "District results". Student Vote. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

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