St. John's South—Mount Pearl

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St. John's South—Mount Pearl
St. John's-Sud—Mount Pearl
 Canadian Federal electoral district  

St. John's South—Mount Pearl in relation to the other Newfoundland ridings.
Member of Parliament       Loyola Hearn
Conservative
Population (2001) 82 212
Electors (2006) 64 543
Area (km²) 406
Pop. density (per km²) 202.5
Riding created 2003, from St. John's West and St. John's East
Census divisions Division No. 1
Subdivisions Cities:
Mount Pearl
St. John's (south of Kenmount and Freshwater Roads and Quidi Vidi Lake)
Towns:
Petty Harbour—Maddox Cove

St. John's South redirects here. For the provincial electoral district please see St. John's South (provincial electoral district)

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 Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

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[edit] 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

[edit] 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 Election 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).

[edit] 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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
St. John's West and St. John's East prior to 2004
38th 2004-2006     Loyola Hearn Conservative
39th 2006-

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Loyola Hearn 16 644 44.68 +5.11
     Liberal Siobhán Coady 12 295 33.00 -2.26
     New Democrat Peg Norman 8079 21.69 -2.02
     Green Barry Crozier 235 0.63 -0.83
Total valid votes 37 253 100.0%
Total rejected ballots 124 0.33%
Turnout 37 371 58.3% +5.7%


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Loyola Hearn 13 330 39.57 -16.2
     Liberal Siobhán Coady 11 879 35.26 +5.0
     New Democrat Peg Norman 7989 23.71 +10.3
     Green Steve Willcott 493 1.46 Ø
Total valid votes 33 691 52.6%

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in Newfoundland and Labrador
Liberal

Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor | Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte | Labrador | Random—Burin—St. George's
Conservative

Avalon | St. John's East | St. John's South—Mount Pearl
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