Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Federally, Saint John is divided between 2 ridings, among them Saint John—Kennebecasis and Saint John—St. Croix
73% of Saint John residents have Wayne Long as their MP; most of the rest have John Williamson. The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Saint John isn’t placed in one. Saint John is a city by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. In New Brunswick, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Saint John’s mayor isn’t named.
Three governments, and who does what
Saint John, a city 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.
Like every local government in New Brunswick, Saint John sits on one of the province’s 12 regional service commissions, which plan services such as waste and emergency measures.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saint John, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saint John councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick–
- 3House of CommonsSaint John—Kennebecasis · 73%
- 4House of CommonsSaint John—St. Croix · 27%
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 John votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saint John council | 11 May 2026 | 13 May 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | 21 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown. Elected on 11 May 2026, Saint John council is up again on 13 May 2030. It is the second Monday in May every four years, as the Municipal Elections Act provides. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on 21 October 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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
Saint John has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Saint John—Kennebecasis · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015 · 73%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Saint John—St. Croix · Conservative Party of Canada · 27%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada6
- Conservative Party of Canada4
As Wikidata records them.
In New Brunswick, 6 of 10 ridings are held by the Liberal Party of Canada, the party Wayne Long sits with.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Saint John—Kennebecasis would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 43%, and Wayne Long kept it for them in 2025. First elected in 2015, Wayne Long is serving the 4th term of a Commons career.
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
Wayne Long kept Saint John—Rothesay for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Saint John—Rothesay, the riding Saint John belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Saint John—Kennebecasis.
Saint John—Rothesay elected Wayne Long (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 46% of the vote, a lead of 5,060 over Mel Norton (Conservative Party of Canada). 37% had elected Wayne Long there in 2019. 59% of electors in Saint John—Rothesay voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada.
All 5 candidates in Saint John—Rothesay, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Long | Liberal Party of Canada | 17,375 | 46.4% |
| Mel Norton | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,315 | 32.9% |
| Don Paulin | New Democratic Party | 4,816 | 12.9% |
| Nicholas Pereira | People's Party of Canada | 1,996 | 5.3% |
| Ann McAllister | Green Party of Canada | 948 | 2.5% |
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 John 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
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
Questions about how Saint John is run
Who is the MP for Saint John?
Saint John has more than one: Wayne Long (Liberal Party of Canada) for Saint John—Kennebecasis, and John Williamson for Saint John—St. Croix.
Which party won Saint John in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Wayne Long (Liberal Party of Canada), in Saint John—Rothesay; Wayne Long represents Saint John—Kennebecasis today.
Who is the MLA for Saint John?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Saint John.
Who heads the council in Saint John?
The head of Saint John’s council isn’t named here; as a city, it publishes its council itself.
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).