Saint John was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. It used a bloc voting system to elect candidates. It was split into the ridings of Saint John City and Saint John County in 1795.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Legislature Years Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party 1stThe members elected for St. John were known as the Government candidates. Another group of candidates, Tertuluss Dickinson, Richard Lightfoot, Richard Bonsall, Peter Grim, Jonathan Boggs and Alexander Reid, received a majority of the votes but were unsuccessful because of the actions of the sheriff in validating the votes. A petition from the voters of St. John was addressed to the governor but was ignored. History of New Brunswick, J Hannay 1786 – 1792 William Pagan Ind. Jonathan Bliss Ind. Christopher Billop Ind. Ward Chipman Ind. John McGeorge Ind. Stanton Hazard Ind. 2nd 1793 – 1795 William Thomson Ind. George Younghusband Ind. Edward Sands Ind. Bradford Gilbert Ind. Elias Hardy Ind. Riding dissolved into Saint John City and Saint John County
Election results
See also List of New Brunswick provincial electoral districts
References