Sheilagh O'Leary

Sheilagh O'Leary
MHA
In a 2024 interview
Member of the
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 3, 2025
Preceded byJohn Abbott
Deputy Mayor of
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10) – August 27, 2025 (2025-08-27)
Preceded byRon Ellsworth
Succeeded byRon Ellsworth
Personal details
BornSeptember 17, 1964 (Age 61)
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
PartyNew Democratic
EducationMemorial University of Newfoundland (M.F.A.)

Sheilagh Ethne O'Leary (born September 17, 1964[1]) is a Canadian politician from the New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. She was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in St. John's East-Quidi Vidi in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[2]

Prior to entering the House of Assembly, O'Leary was the deputy mayor of St. John's, having been first elected in 2017 in a landslide victory, and in 2021 as the only candidate in the race.[3] Before then, O'Leary was a councillor in the St. John's City Council, having first been elected in 2009 before running for mayor in 2013, where she came in second to Dennis O'Keefe. She also ran in the 2014 Virginia Waters by-election with the NDP, coming in third behind Cathy Bennett. O'Leary is a photographer.[4]

Election results

2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Sheilagh O'Leary 2,886 49.90 +7.87
Liberal John Whelan 2,458 42.50 -0.45
Progressive Conservative Alex Cepovski 440 7.61 -7.42
Total valid votes 5,784
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +4.17
[5]
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Mount Scio
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sarah Stoodley 2,011 46.60 +4.93
Progressive Conservative Damian Follett 1,152 26.70 -10.52
New Democratic Sheilagh O'Leary 1,074 24.89 +12.33
NL Alliance Andrea Newbury 60 1.39 -7.15
Independent Larry Borne 18 0.42
Total valid votes 4,315
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +7.72
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
By-election April 9, 2014 On the resignation of Kathy Dunderdale, February 28, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cathy Bennett 1932 39.88 +30.33
Progressive Conservative Danny Breen 1892 39.05 -20.99
  NDP Sheilagh O'Leary 1021 21.07 -9.35
Total valid votes 4,895  
Rejected
Turnout
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +25.66
2021 St. John's Deputy Mayor election
Vote %
Sheilagh O'Leary (X) Acclaimed
2017 St. John's Deputy Mayor election
Candidate Vote %
Sheilagh O'Leary 30,689 84.21
Michelle Worthman 5,753 15.79
2013 St. John's Mayor election
Candidate Vote %
Dennis O'Keefe (X) 20,047 56.68
Sheilagh O'Leary 14,735 41.66
Geoff Chaulk 589 1.67
2009 St. John's at-large councillor election
Candidate Vote %
Sheilagh O'Leary 24,056 19.82
Sandy Hickman (X) 17,562 14.47
Tom Hann (X) 17,079 14.07
Gerry Colbert (X) 16,183 13.34
Bernard Davis 15,078 12.43
Simon Lono 14,705 12.12
Tom Badcock 8,650 7.13
Barry Buckle 4,352 3.59
Stephen Nolan 3,684 3.04

References

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