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. Its population in 2001 was 83,463.
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 Brothers 18 and about 16% of the town of Quispamsis including the neighbourhoods of Stoneycroft and Blairs.
The neighbouring ridings are Fundy Royal and New Brunswick Southwest.
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