City of St. John
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City of St. John was a federal electoral district
in New Brunswick
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1917.
(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.
:
|TILLEY, Hon. Samuel Leonard ||align=right|1,402
|-
|WILSON, John ||align=right|610
|-
|TILLEY, Hon. Samuel Leonard ||align=right|1,765
|-
|DE VEBER, J.S.B. ||align=right|1,225
By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, 15 November 1873
|-
|DE VEBER, Jeremiah Smith Boies ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|DEVEBER, J.S. Boies ||align=right|1,772
|-
|DAY, G.W. ||align=right|591
|-
|TILLEY, Hon. S.L. ||align=right|1,475
|-
|DEVEBER, J.S.B. ||align=right|1,466
By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Minister of Finance, 17 October 1878
|-
|TILLEY, Hon. Samuel Leonard ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|TILLEY, Sir Samuel L. ||align=right|1,288
|-
|MCLEOD, George ||align=right|1,151
By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, 12 November 1885
|-
|BARKER, Frederick Eustace ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|ELLIS, John V. ||align=right|2,375
|-
|BARKER, F.E. ||align=right|2,162
|-
|MCLEOD, Ezekiel ||align=right|2,649
|-
|ELLIS, John V. ||align=right|2,063
|-
|ELLIS, John V. ||align=right|3,249
|-
|CHESLEY, John A. ||align=right|2,527
|-
|PUGSLEY, William ||align=right|1,427
|-
|BLAIR, Hon. Andrew George ||align=right|4,520
|-
|FOSTER, Hon. George Eulas ||align=right|3,523
By-election: On Mr. Blair's resignation, 27 December 1903
|-
|DANIEL, J.W. ||align=right|3,709
|-
|MCKEOWN, H.A. ||align=right|3,440
|-
|DANIEL, John W. ||align=right|4,881
|-
|O'BRIEN, Richard ||align=right|3,670
|-
|DANIEL, John W. ||align=right|4,394
|-
|PENDER, James ||align=right|4,202
|-
|PUGSLEY, Hon. William ||align=right|4,360
|-
|POWELL, Henry Absalom ||align=right|4,295
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
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 JohnCity and County of St. John
City and County of St. John was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.-History:Originally, Saint John had a special setup for representation in Parliament...
(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
Saint John (electoral district)
Saint John is a federal electoral district in southern New Brunswick, Canada. With its predecessor ridings, St. John—Albert and Saint John—Lancaster, the area has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917...
riding was created.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
:
- Samuel Leonard TilleySamuel Leonard TilleySir Samuel Leonard Tilley, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Tilley was descended from United Empire Loyalists on both sides of his family...
, ConservativeConservative Party of Canada (historical)The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
(1867-1873) - J.S. Boies Deveber, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1873-1878) - Samuel Leonard TilleySamuel Leonard TilleySir Samuel Leonard Tilley, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Tilley was descended from United Empire Loyalists on both sides of his family...
, ConservativeConservative Party of Canada (historical)The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
(1878-1885) - Frederick Eustace BarkerFrederick Eustace BarkerFrederick Eustace Barker, QC was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician.Born in Sheffield, New Brunswick, the son of Enoch Barker, Barker was educated at the Sunbury Grammar School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1856, a Master of Arts degree in 1858, and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree...
, ConservativeConservative Party of Canada (historical)The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
(1885-1887) - John V. Ellis, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1887-1891) - Ezekiel McLeodEzekiel McLeodEzekiel McLeod, QC, LL.B was a lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of St. John in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1882 to 1886 and the City of St...
, ConservativeConservative Party of Canada (historical)The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
(1891-1896) - John V. Ellis, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1896-1900) - Andrew George BlairAndrew George BlairAndrew George Blair, PC, KC was a Canadian politician in New Brunswick, Canada.He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1878 after unsuccessful attempts in the previous two elections. Though Blair was a supporter of Sir John A...
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1900-1903) - John Waterhouse DanielJohn Waterhouse DanielJohn Waterhouse Daniel was a Canadian physician and Conservative politician.Daniel served as an assistant surgeon in the United States Army from 1865 to 1871....
, ConservativeConservative Party of Canada (historical)The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
(1904-1911) - William PugsleyWilliam PugsleyWilliam Pugsley, PC, QC was a politician and lawyer in New Brunswick, Canada.He was born in Sussex, New Brunswick, the son of William Pugsley, of United Empire Loyalist descent, and Frances Jane Hayward. He was educated at the University of New Brunswick. He studied mathematics, classics, and...
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1911-1917)
Election results
|-|TILLEY, Hon. Samuel Leonard ||align=right|1,402
|-
|WILSON, John ||align=right|610
|-
|TILLEY, Hon. Samuel Leonard ||align=right|1,765
|-
|DE VEBER, J.S.B. ||align=right|1,225
By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, 15 November 1873
|-
|DE VEBER, Jeremiah Smith Boies ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|DEVEBER, J.S. Boies ||align=right|1,772
|-
|DAY, G.W. ||align=right|591
|-
|TILLEY, Hon. S.L. ||align=right|1,475
|-
|DEVEBER, J.S.B. ||align=right|1,466
By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Minister of Finance, 17 October 1878
|-
|TILLEY, Hon. Samuel Leonard ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|TILLEY, Sir Samuel L. ||align=right|1,288
|-
|MCLEOD, George ||align=right|1,151
By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, 12 November 1885
|-
|BARKER, Frederick Eustace ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|ELLIS, John V. ||align=right|2,375
|-
|BARKER, F.E. ||align=right|2,162
|-
|MCLEOD, Ezekiel ||align=right|2,649
|-
|ELLIS, John V. ||align=right|2,063
|-
|ELLIS, John V. ||align=right|3,249
|-
|CHESLEY, John A. ||align=right|2,527
|-
|PUGSLEY, William ||align=right|1,427
|-
|BLAIR, Hon. Andrew George ||align=right|4,520
|-
|FOSTER, Hon. George Eulas ||align=right|3,523
By-election: On Mr. Blair's resignation, 27 December 1903
|-
|DANIEL, J.W. ||align=right|3,709
|-
|MCKEOWN, H.A. ||align=right|3,440
|-
|DANIEL, John W. ||align=right|4,881
|-
|O'BRIEN, Richard ||align=right|3,670
|-
|DANIEL, John W. ||align=right|4,394
|-
|PENDER, James ||align=right|4,202
|-
|PUGSLEY, Hon. William ||align=right|4,360
|-
|POWELL, Henry Absalom ||align=right|4,295
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...