St. John's East
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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St. John's East in relation to other Newfoundland and Labrador ridings
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal |
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| District created | 1949 | ||
| First contested | 1949 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 81,936 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 65,499 | ||
| Area (km²) | 363 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 225.7 | ||
| Census divisions | Division 1 | ||
| Census subdivisions | St. John's, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, Paradise, Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Subdivision 1R, Torbay, Wabana | ||
St. John's East (French: St. John's-Est; formerly known as St. John's North) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949.
It covers a part of St. John's. For a brief period in 2003 and 2004, it was known as "St. John's North".
In the 2015 federal election, Nick Whalen defeated incumbent MP Jack Harris who held the seat since 2008.
Ethnic groups: 97.2% White
Languages: 97.7% English, 1.9% Other
Religions: 47.1% Catholic, 46.0% Protestant, 4.9% No affiliation
Average income: $28 969
The district includes the extreme northeastern part of the Avalon Peninsula including the northern half of the City of St. John's, and the eastern half of the Town of Conception Bay South. It also includes Bell Island, Little Bell Island and Kelly's Island.
The neighbouring ridings are Avalon and St. John's South—Mount Pearl.
According to Elections Canada, the geographic boundaries for this riding as of the 39th General Election are:
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