45°17′31″N 66°02′02″W / 45.292°N 66.034°W / 45.292; -66.034Federal electoral district |
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Legislature | House of Commons |
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MP | Wayne Long Liberal |
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District created | 1914 |
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First contested | 1917 |
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Last contested | 2021 |
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District webpage | profile, map |
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Demographics |
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Population (2021)[1] | 81,996 |
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Electors (2019) | 63,371 |
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Area (km²)[1] | 457 |
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Pop. density (per km²) | 179.4 |
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Census division(s) | Kings, Saint John |
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Census subdivision(s) | Rothesay, Saint John, Simonds, The Brothers 18 |
Saint John—Rothesay (formerly 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 House of Commons of Canada 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, the Indian reserve of The Brothers 18, 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 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, 1980, 2004, and 2006. 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.
As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed Saint John—Rothesay and lost a small portion of territory to Fundy Royal.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will largely be replaced by Saint John—Kennebecasis. It gains Quispamsis from Fundy Royal and loses all of the City of Saint John west of the Saint John River to the new riding of Saint John—St. Croix.
Historical populationYear | Pop. | ±% |
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2001 | 83,463 | — |
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2006 | 82,078 | −1.7% |
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2011 | 84,670 | +3.2% |
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Members of Parliament
These ridings have elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
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Graph of election results in St. John—Albert, Saint John—Lancaster, Saint John, Saint John—Rothesay (1914-2019 minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted, prior to 1968 the top two candidates were both elected)
Saint John—Kennebecasis, 2023 representation order
Saint John—Rothesay, 2013 representation order
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Graph of election results in Saint John—Rothesay (2013- minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted, prior to 1968 the top two candidates were both elected)
2021 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Wayne Long | 17,371 | 46.38 | +8.94 | $86,136.71 |
| Conservative | Mel Norton | 12,315 | 32.88 | -1.07 | $89,711.32 |
| New Democratic | Don Paulin | 4,821 | 12.87 | +0.64 | $4,012.75 |
| People's | Nicholas Pereira | 2,001 | 5.34 | +2.29 | $3,899.08 |
| Green | Ann McAllister | 948 | 2.53 | -7.57 | $365.47 |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,456 | – | – | $103,960.22 |
Total rejected ballots | |
Turnout | | 58.99 | -6.19 |
Registered voters | 63,495 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.01 |
Source: Elections Canada[3] |
2019 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Wayne Long | 15,443 | 37.43 | -11.37 | $65,376.07 |
| Conservative | Rodney Weston | 14,006 | 33.95 | +3.41 | $98,624.09 |
| New Democratic | Armand Cormier | 5,046 | 12.23 | -5.30 | $2,746.93 |
| Green | Ann McAllister | 4,165 | 10.10 | +6.97 | none listed |
| People's | Adam J. C. Salesse | 1,260 | 3.05 | | none listed |
| Independent | Stuart Jamieson | 1,183 | 2.87 | | $6,611.27 |
| Independent | Neville Barnett | 150 | 0.36 | | $170.00 |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,253 | 99.40 |
Total rejected ballots | 250 | 0.60 | +0.12 |
Turnout | 41,503 | 65.18 | -3.65 |
Eligible voters | 63,677 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -7.39 |
Source: Elections Canada[4][5] |
Saint John, 2003 Representation Order
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Graph of election results in Saint John (1976-2013 minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted, prior to 1968 the top two candidates were both elected)
2011 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Conservative | Rodney Weston | 18,456 | 49.73 | +10.18 | $79,348.63 |
| New Democratic | Rob Moir | 11,382 | 30.67 | +14.71 | $23,584.68 |
| Liberal | Stephen Chase | 5,964 | 16.07 | -22.06 | $42,496.31 |
| Green | Sharon Murphy-Flatt | 1,017 | 2.74 | -2.68 | $2,700.77 |
| Independent | Arthur Watson Jr. | 294 | 0.79 | – | $251.37 |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,113 | 100.0 | | $82,011.29 |
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 176 | 0.47 |
Turnout | 37,289 | 58.02 | +4.01 |
Eligible voters | 64,264 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.26 |
Sources:[9][10] |
2008 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Conservative | Rodney Weston | 13,782 | 39.55 | +0.25 | $73,497.84 |
| Liberal | Paul Zed | 13,285 | 38.13 | -4.79 | $69,234.99 |
| New Democratic | Tony Mowery | 5,560 | 15.96 | +0.32 | $2,720.91 |
| Green | Mike Richardson | 1,888 | 5.42 | +3.28 | $1,008.49 |
| Marijuana | Michael Moffat | 330 | 0.95 | – | none listed |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,845 | 100.0 | | $79,702 |
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 187 | 0.53 | ±0 |
Turnout | 35,032 | 54.01 | -7.38 |
Eligible voters | 64,868 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.52 |
2006 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Paul Zed | 17,202 | 42.92 | -0.36 | $55,428.82 |
| Conservative | John Wallace | 15,753 | 39.30 | +5.68 | $65,915.16 |
| New Democratic | Terry Albright | 6,267 | 15.64 | -3.42 | $6,294.91 |
| Green | Vern Garnett | 858 | 2.14 | -0.08 | none listed |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,080 | 100.0 | | $74,214 |
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 214 | 0.53 |
Turnout | 40,294 | 61.39 | +6.36 |
Eligible voters | 65,639 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.02 |
2004 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Paul Zed | 15,725 | 43.28 | +13.12 | $60,257.89 |
| Conservative | Bob McVicar | 12,212 | 33.62 | -25.88 | $59,750.72 |
| New Democratic | Terry Albright | 6,926 | 19.06 | +10.34 | $13,450.03 |
| Green | Jonathan Cormier | 807 | 2.22 | +1.92 | $1,401.24 |
| Marijuana | Jim Wood | 369 | 1.02 | -0.38 | none listed |
| Independent | Tom Oland | 290 | 0.80 | – | $235.21 |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,329 | 100.0 | | $73,296 |
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 224 | 0.61 |
Turnout | 36,553 | 55.03 | -5.46 |
Eligible voters | 66,423 |
| Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +19.50 |
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservative Party is based on the combined total of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance. |
Saint John, 1996 Representation Order
Saint John, previous elections
Saint John—Lancaster, 1966–1976
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Graph of election results in Saint John—Lancaster (1966-1976 minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted, prior to 1968 the top two candidates were both elected)
St. John—Albert 1914–1966
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Graph of election results in St. John—Albert (1914-1966 minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted, prior to 1968 the top two candidates were both elected)
Note: popular vote is compared to 1935 general election.
By-election on February 21, 1938 On William Ryan's death, April 1, 1938 |
Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Allan McAvity | acclaimed |
Note: popular vote is compared to the party's total share of the popular vote in the 1930 general election.
Total Conservative vote: 32,849, or 65.9% of the total, an increase of 4.2% from the 1926 general election.
Total Liberal vote: 16,966, or 34.1%, a decrease of 4.2% from the 1926 general election.
Total Conservative vote: 24,751, or 61.7% of the total, a decrease of 0.2% from the 1925 general election.
Total Liberal vote: 15,363, or 38.3% of the total, an increase of 0.2% from the 1925 general election.
Total Conservative vote: 28,873, or 61.9% of the total, an increase of 11.6% from the 1921 general election.
Total Liberal vote: 17,783, or 38.1% of the total, a decrease of 6.7% from the 1921 general election.
Total Conservative vote: 22,547, or 50.3% of the total, an increase of 0.3% from the 1920 by-election.
Total Liberal vote: 20,077, or 44.8% of the total, a decrease of 5.2% from the 1920 by-election.
Total Progressive vote: 2,209, or 4.9% of the total.
By-election on September 20, 1920 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rupert Wilson Wigmore | 13,611 | 50.0 | -20.8 |
| Liberal | Alban Frederick Emery | 13,594 | 50.0 | +20.8 |
Total valid votes | 27,205 | 100.0 |
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.
Total Conservative vote: 27,205, or 70.8% of the total.
Total Liberal vote: 11,224, or 29.2% of the total.
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2021
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saint John—Rothesay, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
- ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
- ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
External links
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
- 1914 - 1966
- 1966 - 1976
- 1976-1987
- 1987-present
- "History of Federal Electoral Ridings Since 1867". Library of Parliament. Retrieved August 5, 2004.