[3] Ethnic groups: 89.3% White Languages: 94.3% English, 4.3% Other Religions: 36.2% Catholic, 28.5% Protestant, 24.4% No affiliation Median income: $41 200 The district includes the extreme northeastern part of the Avalon Peninsula including the northern half of the City of St. John's, and the eastern half of the Town of Conception Bay South.

The riding was created when Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949 and has historically been a conservative stronghold.

Doyle held the riding for the PCs and then the Conservatives, but stood down in 2008 and was replaced in a landslide by New Democrat, Jack Harris.

[8] Following the 2012 electoral redistribution, 21% of the riding was moved into Avalon, and it gained 5% from St. John's South—Mount Pearl.

Following the 2022 electoral redistribution, it will lose all of its territory in Paradise to Cape Spear, and it will gain the rest of St. John's Harbour, the Wishingwell Park area and the Ayre Athletic Field area from St. John's South—Mount Pearl.