Cape Spear (formerly St. John's South—Mount Pearl) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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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 Mount Pearl is the fourth-largest municipality and second-largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The city is located southwest of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the isla ...

,the Town of

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and the Town of

Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove Petty may refer to: People * Bruce Petty (1929–2023), Australian political satirist and cartoonist * Bryce Petty (born 1991), American football player * Dini Petty (born 1945), Canadian television and radio host * Eric D. Petty (born 1954), A ...

. The neighbouring ridings are

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and St. John's East. According to

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, 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 Conception Bay South is a town in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is commonly called CBS. The town is located on the Avalon Peninsula which forms part of the southern shore of Conception Bay which is in turn part of ...

and

, 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 Kenmount Road is a major road in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It begins at the intersection of Freshwater Road and Thorburn Road, just east of the Columbus Drive overpass. Originally passing through rural farmland, Kenmount Road is now ...

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 Quidi Vidi Lake is a long body of water located at the east end of the city of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Local people commonly pronounce its name as ''kiddy viddy''. Overview Water flows into the lake from the Rennies and Virginia Riv ...

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

'
map of the riding
(.PDF).

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 St. John's West could refer to: * St. John's West (federal electoral district) * St. John's West (provincial electoral district) {{Disambiguation ...

, 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

. 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

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, scheduled for 19 October 2015. Following the

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, most of St. John's South—Mount Pearl was transferred to the new riding of Cape Spear. It gained

from

and St. John's East; lost

Witless Bay Witless Bay is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on the Irish Loop, 35 km south of the provincial capital, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrado ...

, Bay Bulls and the Southlands and Goulds areas of St. John's to

; and lost 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:

Election results

Cape Spear

St. John's South—Mount Pearl

2021

2019

2015

2011

2008

2006

St. John's South

2004

Student vote results

Results of the Canadian student vote.

2025

2021

2019

2015

2011

References

External links

St. John's South—Mount Pearl riding
from

Riding history for St. John's South (2003–2004)
from the

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Riding history for St. John's South—Mount Pearl (2004– )
from the

Election Financial Reports
from

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