Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY 4.0At 57%, 2021 turnout in St. John's East trailed 78% of the country’s ridings
The House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s riding map is published without a licence, so this page doesn’t place Wabana in a riding. Wabana sends one MP to Ottawa from St. John's East, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Joanne Thompson (Liberal Party of Canada). Wabana is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Who leads Wabana’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Newfoundland and Labrador.
What stands out in how Wabana is governed
A close federal race
In 2021 the winner in St. John's East led the runner-up (New Democratic Party) by 10.9 points, a closer finish than in 71% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Wabana has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
In 2021, St. John's East voted in smaller numbers than 78% of the ridings. 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
Wabana, 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.
Wabana 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 Wabana, from the most recent elections.
- 1Wabana 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 Wabana votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Wabana council | 30 September 2025 | 25 September 2029 |
| House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | 14 October 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 30 September 2025 election, Wabana council next goes to the polls on 25 September 2029. The Municipal Elections Act fixes that date: the last Tuesday in September every four years. 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 open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
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. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s St. John's East puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 45%; Joanne Thompson held it for the party in 2025.
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
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of St. John's East; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Joanne Thompson (Liberal Party of Canada) took St. John's East in 2021 with 45% of the vote, 4,149 votes ahead of Mary Shortall (New Democratic Party). The 2019 vote had gone another way, to Jack Harris (New Democratic Party) at 47%.
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 Wabana 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
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
Questions about how Wabana is run
Who is the MP for Wabana?
Joanne Thompson (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for St. John's East, the riding Wabana is in.
Which party won Wabana 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 Wabana?
Wabana’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s members page lists every MHA by riding.
Who heads the council in Wabana?
Wabana, 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).