City of St. John’s
Municipal Election 2025
What are you voting for in the municipal election?
If you live in St. John’s (before September 2, 2025), you can vote in the City of St. John’s Municipal Election.
Use this page to find who is eligible to vote, links to register to vote and how to find your ward.
Voter Information
Who is running? Find the candidates here
Who Votes: All eligible NL residents
- Canadian citizen
- 18 years or older on the day of the election
- Residents of St. John’s for 30+ days before election day
How to Vote
- ID Needed to Vote: Acceptable ID listed here
- How to Register: register online here
- Find your Ward: find your voting ward here
- Accessibility Support: find information on accessibility support for voting here
Ways to Vote:
- Vote by Mail: Vote-by-mail kits (registration required)
- Wait until Election Day on October 2, 2025 and vote in-person
Why your vote matters
These decisions shape your daily life: snow clearing, local roads, garbage and recycling, water, parks, transit, permits, and by-laws.
Province vs. City/Town
The Province Newfoundland & Labrador Manages
- Health care system (NL Health Services; hospitals, clinics, programs).
- Education (K–12 & early learning) — policy, funding, operations of public schools.
- Highways & provincial snow clearing (outside municipal streets).
- Social supports (Income Support; child protection & related services via CSSD).
- Provincial housing programs (Newfoundland & Labrador Housing Corporation).
- Policing (RNC as provincial police service) in designated areas.
Your City/Town/Municipality Manages
- Snow clearing & local road maintenance on city streets/sidewalks, traffic calming.
- Garbage & recycling (Curb It), collection schedules, what goes where.
- Water & sewer (service lines, advisories, wastewater treatment).
- Zoning, development & permits (rezoning, development approvals, building rules).
- Property taxes & city fees that fund local services.
- Public transit within cities/towns
- By-laws (the City/Town’s power to make and enforce local rules).
What are you voting for?
What is a City Council?
- City Council is the group that makes local rules and decisions for St. John’s.
- It’s the City’s main governing and law-making body.
- St. John’s City Council has 11 members:
- the Mayor,
- Deputy Mayor,
- 5 Ward Councillors (each speaks for a specific area of the city), and
- 4 Councillors-at-Large (speak for the whole city)
Who else is involved with the City of St. John’s?
City staff run day-to-day services (snow clearing, water, permits, parks, etc.) through different departments, guided by the decisions Council makes.
What does St. John’s City Council do?
- Makes local rules called by-laws (for things like parking, property standards, heritage, etc.).
- Approves the City budget (how money is raised and spent).
- Sets policies and directions for city services (roads, snow, parks, development, transit)
What are you voting for in the city election?
- Mayor (citywide)
- Ward Councillors (your specific area of the city)
- Councillors-at-Large who represent the whole city
Your choices help decide how local services are run and which local rules get passed over the next four years.
No Parties – Just People
Municipal elections are candidate based. There are no parties in this election (no liberal vs. conservative vs. new democrats vs. green, etc.)
Words to know
- Ward: your area of the city for voting.
- Councillor: the person elected to speak and vote for your ward or the whole city.
- Councillor-at-Large: represents all residents citywide.
- By-law: a local rule made by Council.
- Policy/Resolution: a decision or direction Council votes on in a meeting.