St. John's City Council

For the city council in New Brunswick, see Saint John City Council.

St. John's City Council
Logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Mayor	Danny Breen since 2017
Seats	11
Elections
Voting system	Single-member plurality
Motto
Avancez
Website
https://www.stjohns.ca/

St. John's City Council is the governing body of the city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Since 1888, St. John's city council has governed under the Colony of Newfoundland, the Dominion of Newfoundland and since 1949, Canada. ^{[1] [2]}

The city council currently comprises 11 members: the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and nine councillors, five which represent wards throughout the city and four that are elected at large. ^[3]

2021-2025 council

Councillor	Ward
Danny Breen	Mayor
Sheilagh O'Leary (Until August 26, 2025)	Deputy Mayor
Maggie Burton	At large
Sandy Hickman	At large
Ron Ellsworth	At large
Debbie Hanlon (Until March. 4, 2025) Vacant (From March. 4, 2025)	At large
Jill Bruce	Ward 1
Ophelia Ravencroft	Ward 2
Jamie Korab (until Aug. 22, 2024) Greg Noseworthy (from Nov. 5, 2024)	Ward 3
Ian Froude (until Dec. 22, 2023)	Ward 4
Tom Davis (since Mar. 2024)	Ward 4
Carl Ridgeley	Ward 5

2017-2021 council

Councillor	Ward
Danny Breen	Mayor
Sheilagh O'Leary	Deputy Mayor
Maggie Burton	At large
Dave Lane	At large
Sandy Hickman	At large
Debbie Hanlon	At large
Deanne Stapleton	Ward 1
Hope Jamieson (until July 6, 2020) [4] Shawn Skinner (since 2020)	Ward 2
Jamie Korab	Ward 3
Ian Froude	Ward 4
Wally Collins	Ward 5

2013-2017 council

Councillor	Ward
Dennis O'Keefe	Mayor
Ron Ellsworth	Deputy Mayor
Dave Lane	At large
Art Puddister	At large
Tom Hann	At large
Sandy Hickman	At large
Danny Breen	Ward 1
Jonathan Galgay	Ward 2
Bruce Tilley	Ward 3
Sheilagh O'Leary (2016-2017) Bernard Davis (2013-2015)	Ward 4
Wally Collins	Ward 5

See also

• 2013 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
• 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
• 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections

References

1. "CBC Newfoundland and Labrador | Municipal Election 2009". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
2. A History of St. John's City Council, 1888 to 1981
3. "Breen takes mayor's seat in St. John's, new faces voted in as councillors". CBC News. September 26, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
4. "Hope Jamieson steps down from St. John's city council | CBC News".

External links

• Members of Council