Results, Ridings and Candidates
St. John's South - Mount Pearl
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
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| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 188/188 polls | |||
| LIB | Siobhan Coady | 14,930 | 43.35 |
Elected |
| NDP | Ryan Cleary | 13,883 | 40.31 |
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| CON | Merv Wiseman | 4,324 | 12.55 |
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| GRN | Ted Warren | 643 | 1.87 |
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| NLP | Greg Byrne | 485 | 1.41 |
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| IND | Terry Butler | 179 | 0.52 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »Merv Wiseman
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthplace: Long Island, N.L.
Education: Ships officer certificate, Memorial University
Profession: Rescue co-ordinator
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Eileen
Career Background: Rescue co-ordinator at Maritime Rescue Sub Centre, Canadian Coast Guard. Owns the largest silver fox farm in North America. President of Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture.
Community Activities: Immediate past president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Fur Breeders Association (14 years). Vice-chair Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council. Director on the Provincial Council of the Rural Secretariat.
Contact information:
Telephone: 709-368-7023
Ted Warren
Party: Green Party of Canada
Profession: Journalist
Children: Two daughters
Career Background: Worked for 10 years as an editor and columnist at the St. John's Evening Telegram. Founded the regional fisheries magazine The Navigator, and spent five years as managing editor
Community Activities: After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2003, rode a bicycle across Canada to raise awareness of MS. Currently president of the St. John's chapter of the MS Society of Canada.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in 1997 in this riding as a candidate for the New Democratic Party.
Contact information:
Telephone: 705-754-8799
Terry Butler
Party: Independent
Birthdate: April 16, 1959
Age: 49
Birthplace: St. John's
Education: Diploma in performing arts from the Resource Centre for the Arts. Attended the Memorial University school of business. Has taken courses in photography, screen printing, calligraphy, theatre management and film production.
Profession: Philanthropist musician
Marital Status: Engaged
Career Background: Worked as an accounting clerk with provincial Department of Finance for 10 years. Has worked as a sports instructor, an extra in films, a messenger for the movie business, a messenger for the federal Department of Regional Economic Expansion in 1980, a tour guide for city historic sites, a copywriter for NTV, a columnist for the Newfoundland Herald and a studio technician for the Memorial University television station.
Community Activities: Former member of Memorial University student council, Sky Walk activist, contributor to the creation of the Canadian Federation of Students in Newfoundland and ombudsman for student health, housing and recreation.
Mailing address:
282 Duckworth St.
St. John's, N.L.
A1C 1H3
Contact information:
Telephone: 709-765-1155
Siobhan Coady
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L.
Profession: Businesswoman
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Pat
Career Background: President and chairman of Bonaventure Fisheries. President and CEO of Newfoundland Genomics. Was president of the St. John's Board of Trade.
Community Activities: Has served as chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Business Hall of Fame, and as campaign chair of the Red Cross. Is a board member of the St. John's Airport Authority, the Genesis Centre and the Atlantic Innovation Council.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in St. John's South in the 2004 general election, and in St. John's South–Mount Pearl in the 2006 election.
Mailing address:
655 Topsail Road
St. John's, N.L.
Contact information:
Telephone: 709-368-3709
Ryan Cleary
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: 1966
Birthplace: Gander, N.L.
Education: Completed journalism training at the Stephenville campus of the College of the North Atlantic.
Profession: Journalist
Children: Two sons
Career Background: Worked for the St. John’s Telegram, where he spent 12 years covering political, investigative and fisheries issues. He later worked at the Newfoundland Herald before becoming the editor in chief of the Independent, a St. John's-based weekly newspaper. He has received numerous Atlantic journalism awards and nominations.
Contact information:
Greg Byrne
Party: Newfoundland and Labrador First Party
Birthdate: Nov. 11, 1964.
Age: 43
Birthplace: Howley, N.L.
Education: Graduated from Gonzaga Regional High, St John’s
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Tobi
Children: Two daughters - Montana and Ariel
Career Background: Served in the Canadian Military Combat Engineers for 18 years.
Mailing address:
P.O.Box 21423
St. John's, NL
A1A 5G6
Contact information:
Party Office: 709-722-6537
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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