Mayor, St. John's City Council

How it's filled

In plain words: Elected by everyone in St. John's
Exact method: Elected at large by the voters of the whole city for a four-year term (City of St. John's Act, s. 5: council of a mayor, deputy mayor and 9 councillors; Municipal Elections Act, s. 5).
Seats: 1

Source: stjohns.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

stjohns.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 municipal: City of St. John's: council is the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, five ward councillors and four councillors-at-large (city council page, checked 2026-10-11); wards per the Ward Boundaries (2016) By-Law. For: Mayor
stjohns.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 municipal: Council website lists Danny Breen as Mayor, checked 2026-10-11. Cross-check: the provincial directory (1 Sep 2026) lists Danny Breen. For: Danny Breen, current term
gov.nl.ca · checked Oct 12, 2026 date_confirmed set false: 2029-09-25 is the statutory last Tuesday in September; the Province moved the 2025 general election from 30 Sep to 2 Oct 2025 (release 2024-11-01), so the 2029 date is not confirmed until the Province announces it. Checked 2026-10-12. For: General election, September 25, 2029
assembly.nl.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 municipal: Municipal Elections Act, s. 5(1)-(2): general elections in 2001 and every 4 years after, on the last Tuesday in September (2029: 25 Sep). The 2025 election was moved to 2 Oct 2025 (https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2024/mpa/1101n05/). For: General election, September 25, 2029