Saint John—Rothesay (formerly Saint John) is a federal
electoral district
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in southern
New Brunswick
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, Canada. With its predecessor ridings, St. John—Albert and Saint John—Lancaster, the area has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
since 1917.
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
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, the Indian reserve of
The Brothers 18
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and part of
Simonds Parish.
The neighbouring ridings are
Fundy Royal and
New Brunswick Southwest.
History
Originally, Saint John had a special setup for representation in Parliament. The "City of St. John" returned one member, while the "City and County of St. John", which included the
County of Saint John returned one as well. Between 1872 and 1896, the "City and County" riding elected two Members of Parliament. 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. The two existing ridings were merged into a new riding, called "St. John—Albert", that also incorporated parts of
King's and Albert riding. The new riding returned two Members of Parliament until 1935.
In 1966, St. John—Albert was abolished when Albert County was moved to the
Fundy—Royal
Fundy Royal (formerly known as Royal from 1914 to 1966, Fundy—Royal from 1966 to 2003, and Fundy in 2003-2004) is a federal electoral district in southern New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada sin ...
riding. A new riding, "Saint John—Lancaster", was created.
Saint John—Lancaster was abolished in the 1976 redistribution, and a new riding with substantially the same boundaries was created and named "Saint John". The City of Lancaster had been amalgamated into Saint John.
In recent years, the
Progressive Conservative Party has had the most success in the city: its members were elected in all but four elections since 1953:
1974
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,
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
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* January 9 – ...
,
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
, and
2006
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. Well-known Members of Parliament from the area include Father of Confederation
Samuel Leonard Tilley, former Veterans Affairs Minister
Gerald Merrithew
Gerald Stairs "Gerry" Merrithew (September 23, 1931 – September 5, 2004), born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, was an educator, provincial and federal politician, and statesman.
Merrithew graduated from the New Brunswick Teachers' Col ...
and popular former mayor
Elsie Wayne
Elsie Eleanore Wayne (née Fairweather; April 20, 1932 – August 23, 2016) was a Canadian politician who served as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Saint John from 1993 to 2004. She was born in Shediac, New Brunswick.
Politi ...
.
As per the
2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed Saint John—Rothesay and lost a small portion of territory to
Fundy Royal.
Members of Parliament
These ridings have elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
Saint John—Rothesay, 2013 representation order
Saint John, 2003 Representation Order
Saint John, 1996 Representation Order
Saint John, previous elections
Saint John—Lancaster, 1966–1976
St. John—Albert 1914–1966
Note: Conservative vote is compared to Government vote in 1917 election, and Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote. Popular vote is compared to the party's total share of the popular vote in the 1917 general election.
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
References
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Notes
External links
*Riding history from the
Library of Parliament:
1914 - 1966 1966 - 19761976-19871987-present*
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New Brunswick federal electoral districts
Politics of Saint John, New Brunswick