City of St. John

City of St. John was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.

History

Originally, Saint John had a special setup for representation in Parliament. The City of Saint John itself returned one member, and the entire County of Saint John (including the city) returned one as well, and two between 1872 and 1896. In effect, the city itself had two or even three Members of Parliament. This practice continued until 1914.

After 1914, the counties of Saint John and Albert were joined, and the riding was known as St. John—Albert. It returned two Members of Parliament until 1935. In 1966, Albert County was moved to the Fundy—Royal riding and the district became known as Saint John—Lancaster. Saint John—Lancaster riding was abolished in the redistribution of ridings of 1976, and Saint John riding was created.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

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By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, 15 November 1873

By-election on 1 December 1873
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By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Minister of Finance, 17 October 1878

By-election on 4 November 1878
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By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, 12 November 1885

By-election on 24 November 1885
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By-election: On Mr. Blair's resignation, 27 December 1903

By-election on 16 February 1904
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See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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