Saint John Portland-Simonds (fr Saint-Jean Portland-Simonds) is a

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for the

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick () is the deliberative assembly of the New Brunswick Legislature, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The assembly's seat is located in Fredericton. It was established in Saint John ''de jure'' ...

, Canada. It was originally created for the 1995 provincial election as Saint John Portland and its boundaries were altered slightly in

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. It in the 2013 redrawing of boundaries its boundaries were moved significantly southward into territory previously part of

Saint John East Saint John East () is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. The riding was created in the New Brunswick electoral redistribution ...

; though the boundaries commission did not recommend a name change, a committee of the legislative assembly later voted to change the name to Portland-Simonds. The riding name refers to

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and Simonds Parish in

Saint John County Saint John County (2021 population: 76,558) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The city of Saint John dominates the county. Elsewhere in the county, tourism is focused around the Bay of Fundy. Census subdivisions Communities Th ...

. The riding was renamed Saint John Portland-Simonds following the 2023 redistribution. Saint John Portland-Simonds Roads Map

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

Saint John Portland-Simonds

Portland-Simonds

Saint John Portland

References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
New Brunswick provincial electoral districts Politics of Saint John, New Brunswick {{Canada-constituency-stub