Photo: Not specified · Public domainSaint James’ MP is John Williamson (Conservative Party of Canada), for Saint John—St. Croix
In the census’s list of municipalities, Saint James is a parish. In New Brunswick, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Saint James’ mayor isn’t named. Saint James’ riding for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. Of the 10 Commons seats from New Brunswick, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 6.
Three governments, and who does what
Saint James, a parish in New Brunswick, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
legnb.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Some services are planned regionally: Saint James belongs to one of New Brunswick’s 12 regional service commissions.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint James, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint James councilParish
- 2Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick–
- 3House of CommonsSaint John—St. Croix
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Saint James votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint James council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. The last general elections came on 21 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Elected on 11 May 2026, Saint James council is up again on 13 May 2030. It is the second Monday in May every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
legnb.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
John Williamson represents Saint John—St. Croix in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Saint John—St. Croix · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2011
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada6
- Conservative Party of Canada4
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
John Williamson first won a seat in 2011 and, after a spell away, came back to the Commons in 2019. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Saint John—St. Croix would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 47%, and John Williamson kept it for them in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
New Brunswick Southwest returned John Williamson (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Saint James voted in New Brunswick Southwest; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Saint John—St. Croix is its riding today.
In 2019, John Williamson had won the same riding with 49%. The 2021 count in New Brunswick Southwest put John Williamson (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 50%, with Jason Hickey (Liberal Party of Canada) 9,559 votes back. Turnout in New Brunswick Southwest reached 67% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
All 5 candidates in New Brunswick Southwest, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Williamson | Conservative Party of Canada | 18,309 | 50.0% |
| Jason Hickey | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,750 | 23.9% |
| Richard Trevor Warren | New Democratic Party | 4,893 | 13.4% |
| Meryl Sarty | People's Party of Canada | 3,090 | 8.4% |
| John Reist | Green Party of Canada | 1,587 | 4.3% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Saint James is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnb.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
Questions about how Saint James is run
Who is the MP for Saint James?
For Saint James, it’s John Williamson (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Saint John—St. Croix.
Which party won Saint James in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was John Williamson (Conservative Party of Canada), in New Brunswick Southwest; John Williamson represents Saint John—St. Croix today.
Who is the MLA for Saint James?
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Saint James has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Saint James?
Saint James, a parish, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).