Joanne Thompson (politician)

Not to be confused with Joanne Thompson.

Joanne Thompson MP
Member of Parliament for St. John's East
Incumbent
Assumed office September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Jack Harris
Personal details
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Occupation	Politician

Joanne Thompson is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of St. John's East in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.

Thompson is the former executive director of the Gathering Place in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Electoral history

2021 Canadian federal election: St. John's East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Joanne Thompson	17,239	45.16	+11.90	$71,466.38
	New Democratic	Mary Shortall	13,090	34.29	–12.63	$65,576.70
	Conservative	Glenn Etchegary	7,119	18.65	+0.59	$44,852.25
	People's	Dana Metcalfe	723	1.89	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			38,171	99.23	-0.61	$105,251.87
Total rejected ballots			296	0.77	–0.39
Turnout			38,467	57.61	–10.04
Registered voters			66,768
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+12.30
Source: Elections Canada

External links

• Joanne Thompson (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography