Saint John is a federal electoral district in southern New Brunswick, Canada. In 2001 the population was 83,463.

The district has always included the city of Saint John, and various suburbs and bedroom communities have been added or removed from it over the years. Presently the district also includes the town of Rothesay and part of the town of Quispamsis.

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 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 Saint John—Albert. It returned two members until 1935. In 1966 Albert County was moved to the Fundy—Royal riding and the district became known as Saint John—Lancaster. The name was shortened to Saint John in 1976.

In recent years the Progressive Conservatives have had the most success in the riding, returning members of that party in all but three elections since 1953: 1974, 1980 and 2004. Well-known Members of Parliament from the area include Father of Confederation Samuel Leonard Tilley, former Veterans Affairs Minister Gerald Merrithew and popular former mayor Elsie Wayne.

Members

City of Saint John

1. Samuel Leonard Tilley, Conservative (1867-1873)
2. J.S. Boies Deveber , Liberal (1873-1878)
3. Samuel Leonard Tilley, Conservative (1878-1885)
4. Frederick Eustace Barber , Conservative (1885-1887)
5. John V. Ellis , Liberal (1887-1891)
6. Ezekiel McLeod , Conservative (1891-1896)
7. John V. Ellis , Liberal (1896-1900)
8. Andrew George Blair, Liberal (1900-1903)
9. John W. Daniel , Conservative (1904-1911)
10. William Pugsley, Liberal (1911-1917)

City and County of Saint John

1. John H. Gray , Conservative (1867-1872)
2. Isaac Burpee , Liberal (1872-1885)
3. Acalus L. Palmer , Liberal (1872-1878)
4. Charles W. Weldon , Liberal (1878-1891)
5. Charles Andrew Everett , Conservative (1885-1887)
6. Charles Nelson Skinner , Liberal (1887-1892)
7. John Douglas Hazen, Conservative (1891-1896)
8. John Chesley , Conservative (1892-1896)
9. Joseph John Tucker , Liberal (1896-1904)
10. Alfred A. Stockton , Conservative (1904-1907)
11. William Pugsley, Liberal (1907-1911)
12. John Douglas Hazen, Conservative (1911-1917)

Saint John

1. Rupert Wilson Wigmore , Unionist (1917-1921)
2. Stanley Edward , Unionist (1917-1921)
3. John Babington Baxter , Conservative (1921-1925)
4. Murray MacLaren , Conservative (1921-1935)
5. Thomas Bell , Conservative (1925-1935)
6. William Michael Ryan , Liberal (1935-1938)
7. Allan McAvity , Liberal (1938-1940)
8. Douglas Hazen , Conservative/P.C. (1940-1949)
9. Daniel A. Riley , Liberal (1949-1953)
10. Thomas M. Bell, P.C. (1953-1974)
11. Mike Landers , Liberal (1974-1979)
12. Eric Ferguson , P.C. (1979-1980)
13. Mike Landers , Liberal (1980-1984)
14. Gerald Merrithew, P.C. (1984-1993)
15. Elsie Wayne, P.C./Conservative (1993-2004)
16. Paul Zed, Liberal (2004-present)