Mary Shortall
Canadian politician (born 1958)
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Mary Shortall (born October 24, 1958) is a Canadian politician and labour activist who was elected as president of the New Democratic Party in 2023.[1][2] She ran as the party's candidate for St. John's East in the 2021 and 2025 federal elections. She also ran in Gander—Grand Falls at the 1997 federal election, losing all 3 times.[3][4]
Preceded byDhananjai Kohli
Preceded byLana Payne
Succeeded byJessica McCormick
BornOctober 24, 1958
Mary Shortall | |
|---|---|
| President of the New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office October 15, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dhananjai Kohli |
| President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour | |
| In office 2013–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lana Payne |
| Succeeded by | Jessica McCormick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1958 |
| Party | New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Politician and trade unionist |
Prior to politics, Shortall was the president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour from 2013 to 2022.[5][6]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: St. John's East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Joanne Thompson | 28,681 | 62.28 | +17.14 | ||||
| Conservative | David Brazil | 11,941 | 25.93 | +7.84 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mary Shortall | 5,172 | 11.23 | −23.61 | ||||
| Green | Otis Crandell | 159 | 0.35 | N/A | ||||
| Communist | Samuel Crête | 98 | 0.21 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,051 | 99.05 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 440 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Turnout | 46,491 | 70.94 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 65,536 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +4.65 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: St. John's East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Joanne Thompson | 17,239 | 45.16 | +11.97 | $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 | $105,251.87 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 296 | 0.77 | –0.39 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,467 | 57.45 | –10.20 | |||||
| Registered voters | 66,963 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +12.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election: Gander—Grand Falls | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | George Baker | 13,409 | 52.21 | -2.81 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Todd Barker | 8,652 | 33.69 | +5.30 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mary Shortall | 3,620 | 14.10 | +4.13 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 25,681 | |||||||
