Saint Croix is a

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for the

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, Canada. The district includes the Town of St. Stephen and the Town of St. Andrews. It was created as Western Charlotte in

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by merging the old districts of

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and St. Stephen-Milltown save for Deer Island and

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which became part of

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, the rather atypical name of "Western Charlotte" was chosen to prevent confusion with the old smaller district of "Charlotte West". The riding also added a small piece of territory from

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. In

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, the district again added Campobello Island and the name was changed from Western Charlotte to Charlotte-Campobello. In

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, the district expanded northward adding the McAdam area. In 2016, the riding was renamed Saint Croix.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

Saint Croix

Charlotte-Campobello

Western Charlotte

References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
New Brunswick provincial electoral districts St. Stephen, New Brunswick {{Canada-constituency-stub