Saint John Harbour (French: Saint-Jean-Havre) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was represented from its creation for the 1995 election until October 13, 2005 by Elizabeth Weir, the leader of the New Democratic Party of New Brunswick from 1988 to September 25, 2005. Liberal Ed Doherty had then taken the spot by winning a by-election on November 14, 2005 and was re-elected in the 2006 general election.
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![]() The riding of Saint John Harbour (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other electoral districts in Greater Saint John. | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | ||
MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1994 | ||
First contested | 1995 | ||
Last contested | 2020 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 15,888[1] | ||
Electors (2013[2]) | 11,131 |
It is currently represented by PC Arlene Dunn who was first elected in the 2020 general election.
Prior to the New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 1994, the district had moderately different boundaries. In that year it was split in two, with part being merged with Saint John South to form this current Saint John Harbour district, while the other half of the former Harbour district became a part of Saint John Lancaster.
The riding name refers to Saint John Harbour, which the district contains.
This district was created in the early 1990s using all of the district of Saint John South and a small portion of the old Saint John Harbour district, resulting in some confusion as most of what had been known as Saint John Harbour became a part of Saint John Portland.
In the 2006 redistribution it underwent only minor changes.
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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Riding created from Saint John South and Saint John Harbour (1974–1995) |
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53rd | 1995–1999 | Elizabeth Weir | New Democratic | |
54th | 1999–2003 | |||
55th | 2003–2005 | |||
2005–2006 | Ed Doherty | Liberal | ||
56th | 2006–2010 | |||
57th | 2010–2014 | Carl Killen | Progressive Conservative | |
58th | 2014–2018 | Ed Doherty | Liberal | |
59th | 2018–2020 | Gerry Lowe | ||
60th | 2020–Present | Arlene Dunn | Progressive Conservative |
2020 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Arlene Dunn | 2,181 | 41.40 | +8.68 | ||||
Green | Brent Harris | 1,224 | 23.23 | +10.51 | ||||
Liberal | Alice McKim | 1,207 | 22.91 | -9.98 | ||||
New Democratic | Courtney Pyrke | 309 | 5.87 | -8.87 | ||||
People's Alliance | Tony Gunn | 186 | 3.53 | -3.40 | ||||
Independent | Arty Watson | 114 | 2.16 | – | ||||
Independent | Mike Cyr | 47 | 0.89 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,268 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.35 | ||||||
Turnout | 5,287 | 49.07 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 10,774 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.33 |
2018 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Gerry Lowe | 1,865 | 32.89 | +0.70 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Barry Ogden | 1,855 | 32.72 | +1.88 | ||||
New Democratic | Jennifer McKenzie | 836 | 14.74 | -6.64 | ||||
Green | Wayne Dryer | 721 | 12.72 | -0.67 | ||||
People's Alliance | Margot Brideau | 393 | 6.93 | +4.74 | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,670 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.33 | +0.03 | |||||
Turnout | 5,689 | 53.15 | +6.37 | |||||
Eligible voters | 10,703 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.59 | ||||||
Voting results declared after judicial recount. |
2014 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Ed Doherty | 1,686 | 32.19 | +1.67 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Carl Killen | 1,615 | 30.84 | +0.16 | ||||
New Democratic | Gary Stackhouse | 1,120 | 21.39 | -6.30 | ||||
Green | Wayne Dryer | 701 | 13.39 | +7.96 | ||||
People's Alliance | Arthur Watson | 115 | 2.20 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,237 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.30 | ||||||
Turnout | 5,253 | 46.78 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 11,229 | |||||||
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +0.76 | ||||||
Voting results declared after judicial recount. | ||||||||
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3] |
2010 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Carl Killen | 1,333 | 30.68 | +4.91 | ||||
Liberal | Ed Doherty | 1,326 | 30.52 | -30.34 | ||||
New Democratic | Wayne Dryer | 1,203 | 27.69 | +15.31 | ||||
Independent | John Campbell | 247 | 5.68 | – | ||||
Green | Patty Higgins | 236 | 5.43 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 4,345 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.78 | ||||||
Turnout | 4,379 | 49.94 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 8,768 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.62 | ||||||
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4] |
Liberal Ed Doherty faced NDP candidate Dan Robichaud, whom he had run against in the 2005 by-election, as well as Conservative candidate Idee Inyangudor, an aide to a member of the cabinet and David Raymond Amos.
2006 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Ed Doherty | 2,690 | 60.86 | +5.61 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Idee Inyangudor | 1,139 | 25.77 | -0.75 | ||||
New Democratic | Dan Robichaud | 547 | 12.38 | -4.75 | ||||
Independent | David Raymond Amos | 44 | 1.00 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 4,420 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.18 |
Elizabeth Weir, who had held this riding since its creation, resigned on October 13, 2005 and Premier of New Brunswick Bernard Lord called a by-election for the riding on October 15. The by-election was held on November 14, 2005 and was from the outset thought to be a close race between Lord's Progressive Conservatives and the Liberals with Weir's New Democrats unlikely to be able to compete without her personal popularity, particularly against the large organizations the other parties were likely to bring into the riding from around the province.
In the end the Liberals won the race in a landslide, more than doubling their vote over the previous election, with an absolute majority of 55% in a race with four candidates. Bernard Lord placed his reputation on the line, according to pundits, due to his choice of a high-profile candidate and his announcing over $50 million in spending over the course of the four-week campaign. As a result, many viewed this election as a huge blow to Lord's leadership and that it, along with two years of opinion polling showing Lord's PCs trailing the Liberals, the beginning of the end of his government.
The by-election also had immediate province-wide repercussions, bringing the standings in the legislature to 27 government, 27 opposition and the speaker. These standings would mean that the absence of one government member - even if he or she did not vote with the opposition - could defeat the government.
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 2005 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Ed Doherty | 2,367 | 55.25 | +27.56 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Michelle Hooton | 1,136 | 26.52 | -2.40 | ||||
New Democratic | Dan Robichaud | 734 | 17.13 | -26.26 | ||||
Independent | Glen A. Jardine | 47 | 1.10 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 4,284 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +14.98 |
2003 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Elizabeth Weir | 1,929 | 43.39 | -3.19 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dennis Boyle | 1,286 | 28.92 | +2.72 | ||||
Liberal | Anne-Marie Mullin | 1,231 | 27.69 | +1.52 | ||||
Total valid votes | 4,446 | 100.0 | ||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -2.96 |
1999 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Elizabeth Weir | 2,398 | 46.58 | -5.18 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Tim Clarke | 1,349 | 26.20 | +13.68 | ||||
Liberal | Mark Thomas McNulty | 1,347 | 26.17 | -6.18 | ||||
Natural Law | Thomas Mitchell | 54 | 1.05 | +0.12 | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,148 | 100.0 | ||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -9.43 |
1995 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Elizabeth Weir | 2,901 | 51.76 | |||||
Liberal | Robert Higgins | 1,813 | 32.35 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Betts | 702 | 12.52 | |||||
Confederation of Regions | Roland Griffith | 137 | 2.44 | |||||
Natural Law | Janice S. MacMillan | 52 | 0.93 | |||||
Total valid votes | 5,605 | 100.0 | ||||||
New Democratic notional gain | Swing |
* This was a new riding created out of a merger of the whole of the electoral district of Saint John South and a part of the former district of Saint John Harbour. Weir was the incumbent from Saint John South.
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