# City 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 House of Commons of Canada 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 John (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.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| City and County of St. John Alongside City of St. John ||||||||
| 1st | 1867 – 1872 | John Hamilton Gray | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872 – 1873 | Isaac Burpee | Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1873 – 1874 | Isaac Burpee | Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874 – 1878 | Isaac Burpee | Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878 – 1882 | Isaac Burpee | Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | Liberal |
| 5th | 1882 – 1885 | Isaac Burpee | Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | Liberal |
| 5th | 1885 – 1887 | Charles Arthur Everett | Conservative | Charles Wesley Weldon | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887 – 1891 | Charles Nelson Skinner | Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891 – 1892 | Charles Nelson Skinner | Liberal | John Douglas Hazen | Conservative |
| 7th | 1892 – 1896 | John Alexander Chesley | Conservative | John Douglas Hazen | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896 – 1900 | Joseph John Tucker | Liberal | John Douglas Hazen | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900 – 1904 | Joseph John Tucker | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904 – 1907 | Alfred Augustus Stockton | Conservative |
| 10th | 1907 – 1908 | William Pugsley | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908 – 1911 | William Pugsley | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911 | John Waterhouse Daniel | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911 – 1917 | John Douglas Hazen | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into St. John—Albert ||||||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Hamilton Gray | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 3,249 | – | Y |
| | Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | 2,204 | – | Y |
| | Unknown | William Elder | 1,771 | – | |
| | Unknown | D.S. Kerr | 486 | – | |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on 1 December 1873
On Mr. Burpee being appointed Minister of Customs, 7 November 1873 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Isaac Burpee | acclaimed |
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 2,826 | – | Y |
| | Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | 2,261 | – | Y |
| | Unknown | J.V. Ellis | 1,561 | – | |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 2,686 | – | Y |
| Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | 2,449 | – | Y |
| Unknown | George Edwin King | 2,180 | – | |
| Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | 1,981 | – | |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 2,459 | – | Y |
| Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | 2,225 | – | Y |
| Conservative | Charles Arthur Everett | 1,925 | – | |
| Liberal–Conservative | W.H. Tuck | 1,864 | – | |
By-election on 20 October 1885
On Mr. Burpee's death, 1 March 1885 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Arthur Everett | acclaimed |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| Liberal | C.N. Skinner | 4,136 | – | Y |
| Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | 4,063 | – | Y |
| Conservative | Charles Arthur Everett | 3,840 | – | |
| Unknown | E. McLeod | 3,628 | – | |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| Conservative | John Douglas Hazen | 4,824 | – | Y |
| Liberal | C.N. Skinner | 4,448 | – | Y |
| Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | 3,832 | – | |
| Unknown | T.A. Rankine | 3,503 | – | |
By-election on 22 November 1892
On Mr. Skinner's resignation, October, 1892 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Chesley | acclaimed |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| Liberal | Joseph John Tucker | 3,924 | – | Y |
| Conservative | John Douglas Hazen | 3,733 | – | Y |
| Independent | D.J. McLaughlin | 1,495 | – | |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph John Tucker | 5,449 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Augustus Stockton | 4,673 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alfred Augustus Stockton | 5,601 |
| | Liberal | Harrison A. McKeown | 4,964 |
By-election on 18 September 1907
On Mr. Stockton's death, 15 March 1907 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Pugsley | acclaimed |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Pugsley | 5,582 |
| | Conservative | Alexander William MacRae | 5,086 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Waterhouse Daniel | 5,491 |
| | Liberal | James Lowell | 5,381 |
By-election on 27 October 1911
On Mr. Daniel's resignation, 17 October 1911 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J.D. Hazen | acclaimed |