Photo: Haydn Blackey · CC BY-SA 2.0St. John's East turned out at 57% in 2021, lower than 78% of Canada’s ridings
Statistics Canada lists Pouch Cove as a town. Mayors and councillors in Newfoundland and Labrador aren’t on any open list, so Pouch Cove’s council goes unnamed here. With no licence on the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s ridings map, Pouch Cove isn’t placed in a riding here. Pouch Cove is in St. John's East, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Joanne Thompson of the Liberal Party of Canada.
What stands out in how Pouch Cove is governed
A close federal race
In 2021 only 10.9 points separated first and second (New Democratic Party) in St. John's East, tighter than 71% of the 338 ridings. How Pouch Cove has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, 78% of the country’s ridings out-voted St. John's East. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Pouch Cove, a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assembly.nl.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Pouch Cove has no upper-tier council: Division No. 1, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Pouch Cove, from the most recent elections.
- 1Pouch Cove councilTown
- 2House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador–
- 3House of CommonsSt. John's East
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Pouch Cove votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Pouch Cove council | 30 September 2025 | 25 September 2029 |
| House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | 14 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown. Provincially the last general election was on 14 October 2025, for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador; federally, on 28 April 2025. The council elected on 30 September 2025 serves until 25 September 2029, when Pouch Cove council is chosen again. The Municipal Elections Act fixes that date: the last Tuesday in September every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MHA.
Find your MHA on the legislature’s site
assembly.nl.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Joanne Thompson represents St. John's East in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
St. John's East · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada4
- Conservative Party of Canada3
As Wikidata records them.
Joanne Thompson sits with the Liberal Party of Canada, which holds 4 of the 7 seats from Newfoundland and Labrador.
The MP’s record
Joanne Thompson was first elected in 2021; the current Parliament is Joanne Thompson’s 2nd. Mapped onto today’s St. John's East, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 45%; in 2025 Joanne Thompson kept the seat in the same hands.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Joanne Thompson (Liberal Party of Canada) took St. John's East in 2021
Counts for St. John's East within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
4,149 votes separated Joanne Thompson (Liberal Party of Canada) from Mary Shortall (New Democratic Party) in St. John's East in 2021, when the winner took 45%. 47% had been enough for Jack Harris (New Democratic Party) to win it in 2019.
All 4 candidates in St. John's East, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne Thompson | Liberal Party of Canada | 17,239 | 45.2% |
| Mary Shortall | New Democratic Party | 13,090 | 34.3% |
| Glenn Etchegary | Conservative Party of Canada | 7,119 | 18.7% |
| Dana Metcalfe | People's Party of Canada | 723 | 1.9% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Pouch Cove is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.gov.nl.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
Questions about how Pouch Cove is run
Who is the MP for Pouch Cove?
Pouch Cove is in St. John's East, represented by Joanne Thompson (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Pouch Cove in the 2021 federal election?
Joanne Thompson (Liberal Party of Canada) took St. John's East in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MHA for Pouch Cove?
Every MHA of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Pouch Cove.
Who heads the council in Pouch Cove?
Pouch Cove, a town, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).