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{{short description|Provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name                = Saint John Portland-Simonds
| province            = New Brunswick
| image               = File:Saint John Portland-Simonds (2023-).png
| caption             = The riding of Saint John Portland-Simonds (as it exists from 2023) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
| prov-status         = active
| prov-created        = [[New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1994|1994]]
| prov-abolished      = 
| prov-election-first = 1995
| prov-election-last  = 2024
| prov-rep            = [[John Dornan (politician)|John Dornan]]
| prov-rep-link       = 
| prov-rep-party      =Liberal 
| prov-rep-party-link = 
| demo-census-date    = 2011
| demo-pop            = 17032<ref name="gnb.ca">{{cite web |url=http://www.gnb.ca/elections/pdf/2013Boundaries/2013-EBRC-CDCER-Report-Rapport-Final.pdf |title=Final Report |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005155101/http://www.gnb.ca/elections/pdf/2013Boundaries/2013-EBRC-CDCER-Report-Rapport-Final.pdf |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |publisher=Electoral Boundaries & Representation Commission |date=April 2013}}</ref>
| demo-electors       = 11175<ref name="gnb.ca"/>
| demo-electors-date  = 2013
| demo-area           = 
| demo-cd             = 
| demo-csd            = 
}}

'''Saint John Portland-Simonds (fr Saint-Jean Portland-Simonds)''' is a [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] for the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]], Canada.  It was originally [[New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1994|created]] for the [[1995 New Brunswick general election|1995 provincial election]] as '''Saint John Portland''' and its boundaries were altered slightly in [[New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 2006|2006]].  It in the [[New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 2013|2013 redrawing of boundaries]] its boundaries were moved significantly southward into territory previously part of [[Saint John East]]; though the boundaries commission did not recommend a name change, a committee of the legislative assembly later voted to change the name to '''Portland-Simonds'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2014.06.0713.html |title = Names of three electoral districts changed| date=June 19, 2014 }}</ref> The riding name refers to [[Portland Parish, New Brunswick|Portland]] and [[Simonds Parish, Saint John County, New Brunswick|Simonds Parish]] in [[Saint John County, New Brunswick|Saint John County]].

The riding was renamed '''Saint John Portland-Simonds''' following the 2023 redistribution. 
[[File:Saint John Portland-Simonds Roads Map.png|none|thumb|Saint John Portland-Simonds (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding]]

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==

{{NB-MLA}}
{{NB-MLA nodata|Saint John Portland<br />''Riding created from'' [[Saint John North]] ''and'' [[Saint John Park]]}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 1995
| ToYr = 1999
| Assembly# = 53
| NBParty = Liberal
| RepName = Leo McAdam
| PartyTerms# = 1
| RepTerms# = 1
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 1999
| ToYr = 2003
| Assembly# = 54
| NBParty = PC
| RepName = Trevor Holder
| PartyTerms# = 4
| RepTerms# = 4
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 2003
| ToYr = 2006
| Assembly# = 55
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 2006
| ToYr = 2010
| Assembly# = 56
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 2010
| ToYr = 2014
| Assembly# = 57
}}
{{NB-MLA nodata|Portland-Simonds}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 2014
| ToYr = 2018
| Assembly# = 58
| NBParty = PC
| RepName = Trevor Holder
| PartyTerms# = 3
| RepTerms# = 3
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 2018
| ToYr = 2020
| Assembly# = 59
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 2020
| ToYr = 2024
| Assembly# = 60
}}
{{NB-MLA nodata|Saint John Portland-Simonds}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 2024
| ToYr = 
| Assembly# = 61
| NBParty = Liberal
| RepName = [[John Dornan (politician)|John Dornan]]
| PartyTerms# = 1
| RepTerms# = 1
}}
{{NB-MLA end}}

==Election results==
===Saint John Portland-Simonds===
{{2024 New Brunswick general election/Saint John Portland-Simonds}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2020 New Brunswick general election|2020 provincial election]] redistributed results<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint John Portland-Simonds |url=https://338canada.com/nb/1041e.htm |website=338Canada |access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NB|PC|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|Progressive Conservative]] ||align=right| 54.8
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NB|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of New Brunswick|Liberal]] ||align=right| 28.6
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NB|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Green Party of New Brunswick|Green]] ||align=right| 8.6
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NB|PANB|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[People's Alliance of New Brunswick|People's Alliance]] ||align=right| 5.2
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NB|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Brunswick New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 2.7
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|NB|Independent|background}} | &nbsp;
| Independents ||align=right| 0.1
|}

===Portland-Simonds===

{{CANelec/top|NB|2020|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Trevor Holder]]|3,170|55.10|+1.82}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|Tim Jones|1,654|28.75|+0.11}}
{{CANelec|NB|Green|Stefan Warner|483|8.40|+1.08}}
{{CANelec|NB|PANB|Lindsay Jackson|282|4.90|–}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Erik Heinze-Milne|164|2.85|-4.70}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,753|99.62}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|22|0.38|-0.12}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|5,775|52.05|-1.71}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|11,095}}
{{CANelec/hold|NB|PC|+0.86}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|2018|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Trevor Holder]]|3,168|53.28|+4.38}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|John MacKenzie|1,703|28.64|-4.85}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Kim Blue|449|7.55|-5.51}}
{{CANelec|NB|Green|Sheila Croteau|435|7.32|+2.77}}
{{CANelec|NB|Independent|Artie Watson|191|3.21|--}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,946|99.50}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|30|0.50}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|5,976|54.53}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|10,959}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|2014|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Trevor Holder|Trevor A. Holder]]|2,782|48.90|-1.28}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|Michael Butler|1,905|33.49|-1.88}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Tony Sekulich|743|13.06|+3.23}}
{{CANelec|NB|Green|Sheila Croteau|259|4.55|+1.31}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,689|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|16|0.28}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|5,705|51.43}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|11,093}}
{{CANelec/nothold|NB|PC|+0.30}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections New Brunswick<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gnb.ca/elections/results-resultats/2014-09-22/2014-09-22-results-e.asp|title=Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election|author=Elections New Brunswick|date=2014|access-date=17 Oct 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014112536/http://www.gnb.ca/elections/results-resultats/2014-09-22/2014-09-22-results-e.asp|archive-date=2014-10-14}}</ref>}}
{{end}}

===Saint John Portland===

{{CANelec/top|NB|2010|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Trevor Holder|Trevor Arthur Holder]]|2,925|50.18|+0.21}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|Dan Joyce|2,062|35.37|-9.96}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Jeremy Higgins|573|9.83|+5.13}}
{{CANelec|NB|Green|Stefan Warner|189|3.24|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NB|PANB|Lisa Cromwell|80|1.37|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,829|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|30|0.51}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|5,859|62.31}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|9,403}}
{{CANelec/hold|NB|PC|+5.08}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections New Brunswick<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/2010ProvRpt.pdf|title=Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer|author=Elections New Brunswick|date=2010|access-date=2 January 2015}}</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|2006|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Trevor Holder]]|2,987|49.97|+8.92}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|Colleen Knudson|2,710|45.33|+6.45}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Clare Mudge|281|4.70|-15.37}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,978|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/hold|NB|PC|+1.24}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref name=cbcnews>[http://www.cbc.ca/nbvotes2006/riding/035/ New Brunswick Votes 2006]. [[CBC News]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|2003|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Trevor Holder]]|2,436|41.05|-18.56}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|Colleen Knudson|2,307|38.88|+12.53}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Mary Arseneau|1,191|20.07|+6.74}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,934|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/hold|NB|PC|-15.54}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1999|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Trevor Holder]]|3,773|59.61|+25.98}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[Leo McAdam]]|1,668|26.35|-12.74}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Pam F. Coates|844|13.33|-10.66}}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Miville Couture|45|0.71|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,330|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/gain|NB|PC|Liberal|+19.36}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1995|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[Leo McAdam]]|2,454|39.06|}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Trevor Holder]]|2,113|33.63|}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Greg Barry|1,507|23.99|}}
{{CANelec|NB|CoR|Terry Van Duzee|209|3.33|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,283|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/nothold|NB|Liberal|&nbsp;}}
{{end}}

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.gnb.ca/legis/index.asp Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]

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[[Category:Politics of Saint John, New Brunswick]]


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