City and County 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 | 1911 by-election |
| Demographics | |
| Census divisions | Saint 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.
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:
On Mr. Burpee being appointed Minister of Customs, 7 November 1873
On Mr. Burpee's death, 1 March 1885
On Mr. Skinner's resignation, October, 1892
On Mr. Stockton's death, 15 March 1907
On Mr. Daniel's resignation, 17 October 1911
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