St. John's (electoral district)

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St. John's
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1892
First contested 1867
Last contested 1891

St. John's (French : Saint-Jean) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1892.

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It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted of the Parishes of Saint Luc, Blairfindie, Saint Jean, Saint Valentin and Lacolle, and the islands in the River Richelieu lying near those parishes.

The electoral district was abolished in 1892, when it was redistributed into Missisquoi and St. Johns—Iberville ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
St. John's
1st  1867–1872   François Bourassa Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
Riding dissolved into St. Johns—Iberville and Missisquoi

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal François Bourassa 696
Unknown Charles Laberge 600
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal François Bourassa acclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal François Bourassa acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal François Bourassa 780
UnknownChs. Loupret583
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal François Bourassa 892
UnknownChas. Arpin747
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal François Bourassa 988
Liberal Elz. Paradis628
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal François Bourassa 997
Conservative J. Black769

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