City of St. John
 New Brunswick electoral district
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1917 |
| Demographics | |
| Census divisions | Saint John |
| Census subdivisions | Saint John |
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.
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.
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, 15 November 1873
By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Minister of Finance, 17 October 1878
By-election: On Mr. Tilley being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, 12 November 1885
By-election: On Mr. Blair's resignation, 27 December 1903
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