<P> St. John's is governed by a mayor - council system, and the structure of the municipal government is stipulated by the City of St. John's Act . The St. John's City Council is a unicameral legislative body composed of a mayor, deputy mayor and nine councillors . The mayor, deputy mayor and four of the councillors are elected at large while the five other councillors represent geographical wards throughout the city . The mayor and members of the city council serve four - year terms without term limits . </P> <P> Elections in St. John's are held every four years on the last Tuesday in September . The current city council was elected in the municipal election held on 24 September 2013 . The Mayor of St. John's is Dennis O'Keefe, who has served in the position since 2008 . The St. John's City Hall, located on New Gower Street, has housed municipal offices and Council Chambers since being officially opened in 1970 . </P> <P> St. John's served as the capital city of the Colony of Newfoundland and the Dominion of Newfoundland before Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province in 1949 . The city now serves as the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, therefore the provincial legislature is located in the city . The Confederation Building, located on Confederation Hill, is home to the House of Assembly along with the offices for the Members of the House of Assembly (MHAs) and Ministers . The city is represented by ten MHAs, four who are members of the governing Progressive Conservative Party, three that belong to the New Democratic Party (NDP), and three that belong to the Liberal Party . Lorraine Michael, leader of the NDP since 2006, represents the district of Signal Hill - Quidi Vidi . </P> <P> St. John's is represented in the House of Commons by two members of Parliament, both from the Liberal Party . Nick Whalen represents St. John's East and Ryan Cleary, elected 2011, represents St. John's South--Mount Pearl . </P>

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