Cape Spear (formerly St. John's South—Mount Pearl) 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 <br />
Languages: 98.7% English <br />
Religions: 52.8% Catholic, 42.4% Protestant, 3.6% no affiliation <br />
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. 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 St. John's South—Mount Pearl was transferred to the new riding of Cape Spear. 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.
It is proposed that the riding's name be changed to Cape Spear—Mount Pearl—Paradise as part of Bill C-25 of the 45th Canadian Parliament.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Cape Spear
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Liberal ||align=right| 19,467 ||align=right| 54.72
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 8,227 ||align=right| 23.13
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| Conservative ||align=right| 7,250 ||align=right| 20.38
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| People's ||align=right| 631 ||align=right| 1.77
|}
St. John's South—Mount Pearl
thumb|390x390px|2021 election by polling area
2021
2019
2015
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 17,925 ||align=right| 46.34
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| Liberal ||align=right| 11,104 ||align=right| 28.70
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| Conservative ||align=right| 9,366 ||align=right| 24.21
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| Green ||align=right| 280 ||align=right| 0.72
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| Others ||align=right| 9 ||align=right| 0.02
|}
2011
2008
2006
St. John's South
2004
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2000 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="230px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Progressive Conservative || 18,610 || 53.65
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| Liberal || 10,526 || 30.35
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| New Democratic || 4,647 || 13.40
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| Alliance || 761 || 2.19
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| Others || 142 || 0.41
|}
Student vote results
Results of the Canadian student vote.
2025
2021
2019
2015
2011
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
External links
- St. John's South—Mount Pearl riding from Elections Canada
- Riding history for St. John's South (2003–2004) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for St. John's South—Mount Pearl (2004– ) from the Library of Parliament
- Election Financial Reports from Elections Canada