Saint John—St. Croix (formerly New Brunswick Southwest) is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2016 was 65,287.
Demographics
:According to the 2011 Canadian census; 2013 representation
Ethnic groups: 97.1% White, 1.9% Aboriginal <br />
Languages: 94.4% English, 4.1% French<br />
Religions: 79.8% Christian (22.7% Catholic, 16.2% Baptist, 13.3% Anglican, 10.0% United Church, 5.8% Pentecostal, 2.2% Presbyterian, 9.6% Other), 19.8% No religion <br />
Median income (2010): $27,133 <br />
Average income (2010): $34,743
Geography
As the name implies, the district comprises the southwestern portion of New Brunswick. It includes all of Charlotte County and portions of York, Sunbury, Queens, Kings and Saint John Counties.
The neighbouring ridings are Tobique—Mactaquac, Fredericton, Fundy Royal, and Saint John.
History
"Charlotte" riding was created in 1867. In 1966, it was merged into Carleton—Charlotte.
"Charlotte" riding was re-created in 1996 primarily from Carleton—Charlotte, and incorporating parts of Fundy—Royal, Saint John, and Fredericton—York—Sunbury ridings. Shortly after the 1997 election, the riding became known as "New Brunswick Southwest".
The 2003 redistribution abolished New Brunswick Southwest. The territory of the riding was combined with the area around Belleisle Bay in south-central New Brunswick), and named "St. Croix—Belleisle". This riding was renamed "New Brunswick Southwest" in 2004.
The 2012 federal electoral redistribution saw this riding gain territory from Fredericton, and lose small portions to Fredericton and Fundy Royal.
Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution, the riding was largely replaced by Saint John—St. Croix. It gained the City of Saint John west of the St. John River from Saint John—Rothesay, it gained Burton from Fredericton and lost the Parishes of Dumfries, Prince William, Manners Sutton, Kingsclear, and the municipalities of Hanwell, and Harvey and the Indian Reserve of Kingsclear 6 to Tobique—Mactaquac. These changes came into effect upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
It is proposed that the riding's name be reverted to New Brunswick Southwest as part of Bill C-25 of the 45th Canadian Parliament.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Saint John—St. Croix
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Conservative ||align=right| 20,017 ||align=right| 47.00
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| Liberal ||align=right| 11,955 ||align=right| 28.07
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 5,575 ||align=right| 13.09
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| People's ||align=right| 3,255 ||align=right| 7.64
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| Green ||align=right| 1,723 ||align=right| 4.05
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| Independent ||align=right| 37 ||align=right| 0.09
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| Libertarian ||align=right| 19 ||align=right| 0.04
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| Communist ||align=right| 9 ||align=right| 0.02
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| colspan="2" | Total valid votes ||align=right| 42,590 ||align=right| 99.34
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| colspan="2" | Rejected ballots ||align=right| 283 ||align=right| 0.66
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| colspan="2" | Registered voters/ estimated turnout ||align=right| 65,572 ||align=right| 65.38
|}
New Brunswick Southwest, 2004–2025
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Conservative ||align=right| 18,701 ||align=right| 56.66
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 7,693 ||align=right| 23.31
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| Liberal ||align=right| 4,476 ||align=right| 13.56
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| Green ||align=right| 1,682 ||align=right| 5.10
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| Others ||align=right| 453 ||align=right| 1.37
|}
St. Croix—Belleisle, 2003–04
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2000 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="230px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Progressive Conservative || 14,900 || 46.23
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| Liberal || 9,107 || 28.26
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| Alliance || 6,869 || 21.31
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| New Democratic || 1,353 || 4.20
|}
New Brunswick Southwest, 1998–2003
Charlotte, 1996–98
Charlotte, 1867–1966 historical elections
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
- Charlotte 1867-1966
- Charlotte 1996-1998
- NBSW 1998-2003
- St. Croix-Belleisle 2003-2004
- NBSW 2004-present