Saint John East
# Saint John East

Saint John East (French: Saint-Jean-Est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

The riding was created in the 1973 redistribution and was called East Saint John. The riding was created from the two member district of Saint John East, which was divided into this riding and Saint John-Fundy. Under the 1994 redistribution the riding was largely unchanged, losing some territory to Saint John-Fundy while gaining other small parts from Saint John-Fundy and Saint John Park. It was renamed Saint John Champlain as parts of the City of Saint John known locally as East Saint John had been moved out of the district. In 2006, the district boundaries were again changed, losing some territory to adjacent districts but taking in all of what is known as East Saint John; as a result, its name was changed to Saint John East. At the 2013 redistribution, the riding was altered significantly with nearly half of its population moving to the north to join Saint John Portland, being replaced by territory gained from the abolished district of Saint John-Fundy.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| East Saint John Riding created from Saint John East (1967–1974) |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Gerald Merrithew | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Gerald Merrithew | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1982–1984 | Gerald Merrithew | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1984–1987 | Peter Trites | New Democratic |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Peter Trites | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | George Jenkins | Liberal |
| Saint John Champlain |||||
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Roly MacIntyre | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Carole Keddy | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Roly MacIntyre | Liberal |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Roly MacIntyre | Liberal |
| Saint John East |||||
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Glen Tait | Progressive Conservative |
| 58th | 2014–2014 | Gary Keating | Liberal |
| 58th | 2014–2018 | Glen Savoie | Progressive Conservative |
| 59th | 2018–2020 | Glen Savoie | Progressive Conservative |
| 60th | 2020–Present | Glen Savoie | Progressive Conservative |

Gary Keating resigned on October 14, 2014, just 22 days after being elected. Keating was never sworn in.

## Election results

### Saint John East, 2014–present

2020 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Savoie | 3,507 | 56.36 | +10.75 |
| | Liberal | Phil Comeau | 1,639 | 26.34 | -0.50 |
| | People's Alliance | Patrick Kemp | 434 | 6.98 | -8.85 |
| | Green | Gerald Irish | 394 | 6.33 | +0.69 |
| | New Democratic | Josh Floyd | 248 | 3.99 | -2.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,222 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 8 | 0.13 | -0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,230 | 55.55 | -2.82 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,216 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +10.75 |

2018 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Savoie | 3,017 | 45.62 | +1.31 |
| | Liberal | Clare Manzer | 1,775 | 26.84 | -1.00 |
| | People's Alliance | Matthew Thompson | 1,047 | 15.83 | +15.07 |
| | New Democratic | Alex White | 402 | 6.08 | -15.80 |
| | Green | Lynaya Astephen | 373 | 5.64 | +0.42 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,614 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 13 | 0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,627 | 58.36 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,355 |

New Brunswick provincial by-election, 17 November 2014 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Savoie | 2,225 | 44.31 | +7.43 |
| | Liberal | Shelley Rinehart | 1,398 | 27.84 | -9.18 |
| | New Democratic | Dominic Cardy | 1,099 | 21.88 | +3.36 |
| | Green | Sharon Murphy | 262 | 5.22 | -0.39 |
| | People's Alliance | Arthur Watson | 38 | 0.76 | -1.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,022 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 11 | 0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,033 | 43.67 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,526 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +8.31 |
| Source:Elections New Brunswick |||||||

2014 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Gary Keating | 2,332 | 37.02 | +3.93 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Savoie | 2,323 | 36.88 | -0.98 |
| | New Democratic | Phil Comeau | 1,167 | 18.53 | -5.14 |
| | Green | Sharon Murphy | 353 | 5.60 | +0.23 |
| | People's Alliance | Jason Inness | 124 | 1.97 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,299 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 26 | 0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,325 | 54.88 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,526 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +2.46 |
| Voting results declared after judicial recount. |||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||

### Saint John East, 2006–2010

2010 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Glen Tait | 2,135 | 37.86 | +5.00 |
| | Liberal | Kevin McCarville | 1,866 | 33.09 | -27.09 |
| | New Democratic | Sandy Harding | 1,335 | 23.67 | +16.71 |
| | Green | Ann McAllister | 303 | 5.37 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,639 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,660 | 54.66 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,354 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.04 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||

2006 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Roly MacIntyre | 3,406 | 60.18 | +20.11 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joe Mott | 1,860 | 32.86 | +5.02 |
| | New Democratic | Maureen Michaud | 394 | 6.96 | -20.99 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,660 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +7.27 |

### Saint John Champlain, 1994–2003

2003 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Roly MacIntyre | 2,160 | 40.07 | +6.19 |
| | New Democratic | Ralph Thomas | 1,507 | 27.95 | +0.19 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mel Vincent Jr. | 1,501 | 27.84 | -8.19 |
| | Grey | Bill Richard Reid | 223 | 4.14 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,391 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +3.00 |

1999 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Carole Keddy | 2,073 | 36.03 | +9.62 |
| | Liberal | Roly MacIntyre | 1,949 | 33.88 | -4.06 |
| | New Democratic | Dr. Paula C. Tippett | 1,597 | 27.76 | -4.47 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Dolores H. Cook | 98 | 1.70 | -1.71 |
| | Natural Law | Jeanne Geldart | 36 | 0.63 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,753 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.84 |

1995 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Roly MacIntyre | 2,222 | 37.94 | +5.79 |
| | New Democratic | Paula Tippett | 1,888 | 32.23 | +10.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lisa Keenan | 1,547 | 26.41 | +10.71 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Christina Green | 200 | 3.41 | -27.18 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,857 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.44 |

### East Saint John

1991 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | George J. Jenkins | 2,785 | 32.15 | -8.99 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Gary Ewart | 2,650 | 30.59 | – |
| | New Democratic | Ben Donaldson | 1,868 | 21.56 | -11.12 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Don Elliott | 1,360 | 15.70 | -3.38 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,663 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -19.79 |

1987 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Peter Trites | 3,746 | 41.14 | +17.49 |
| | New Democratic | Ervan Cronk | 2,976 | 32.68 | -8.28 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gary William Woodroffe | 1,737 | 19.08 | -16.32 |
| | Independent | Dolores H. Cook | 375 | 4.12 | – |
| | Independent | Frank Brown | 272 | 2.99 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,106 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +12.88 |
| Liberal candidate Peter Trites gained 0.18 percentage points from his performance in the 1985 by-election, when he ran as a New Democrat. |||||||

New Brunswick provincial by-election, 1985 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Democratic | Peter Trites | 2,615 | 40.96 | +15.52 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wayne Ferguson | 2,260 | 35.40 | -12.53 |
| | Liberal | Marlene Anne Vaughan | 1,510 | 23.65 | -2.98 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,385 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +14.02 |

1982 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | G.S. "Gerry" Merrithew | 4,246 | 47.93 | -3.95 |
| | Liberal | Brian Fraser Hurley | 2,359 | 26.63 | -5.13 |
| | New Democratic | Peter Trites | 2,254 | 25.44 | +9.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,859 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.59 |

1978 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | G. S. "Gerry" Merrithew | 3,626 | 51.88 | +0.23 |
| | Liberal | George Creary | 2,220 | 31.76 | -12.68 |
| | New Democratic | Douglas Justason | 1,143 | 16.35 | +12.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,989 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.46 |

1974 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | G.S. Merrithew | 3,537 | 51.65 |
| | Liberal | Robert N. Fry | 3,043 | 44.44 |
| | New Democratic | Terrence Parsons | 268 | 3.91 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,848 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Saint John East went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election. Gerald Merrithew was one of two incumbents. |||||||
