Editing Saint John, New Brunswick (section)

=== Politics ===
The office of the mayor has been held by [[Donna Reardon]] since 2021, elected during the [[2021 New Brunswick municipal elections|last municipal election]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Aidan |last2=Leger |first2=Isabelle |title=Women win mayoral races in N.B.'s 3 biggest cities |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/local-elections-municipal-health-school-results-1.6035600 |access-date=15 December 2023 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=24 May 2021}}</ref> She is the 79th [[List of mayors of Saint John, New Brunswick|mayor of Saint John]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burnett |first1=Ben |title=Saint John's New Council Sworn In Monday |url=https://www.country94.ca/2021/06/08/saint-johns-new-council-sworn-in-monday/ |access-date=15 December 2023 |work=[[Country 94]] |date=8 June 2021}}</ref> Previous mayors include [[Robert Duncan Wilmot]], one of the [[Fathers of Confederation]] and a [[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Duncan Wilmot |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/robert-duncan-wilmot |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref> [[Legislative Council of New Brunswick]] and [[Senate of Canada]] member [[John Robertson (Canadian politician)|John Robertson]],<ref>{{cite news |title=DEATH OF HON. JOHN ROBERTSON |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1523982089/E26E1ECA77CC4836PQ/ |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=The Globe |date=10 August 1876}}</ref> [[Bank of New Brunswick]] director and Liberal [[House of Commons of Canada]] member [[Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber]],<ref>{{cite news |title=IN THE PUBLIC EYE |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/41976991/ |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=The Ottawa Journal |date=20 March 1912 |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=J.S Boies Deveber of St. John |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/857630275/ |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Kennebec Journal |date=19 June 1908 |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=J. S. Boies Deveber |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/420316860/ |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]] |date=20 June 1908 |page=4}}</ref> physician and Senate of Canada member [[John Waterhouse Daniel]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Hon. Dr. J. W. Daniel Passes in New Brunswick |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1006282443/ |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=The Hamilton Spectator |date=12 January 1933 |page=11}}</ref> and [[Minister of National Revenue]] [[David Laurence MacLaren]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister of Revenue. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/49294374/ |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Saint John Telegraph-Journal |agency=The Ottawa Journal |date=26 April 1945 |page=8}}</ref>

The [[Saint John City Council]] consists of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and ten Councillors, two of which overlook the city and the other eight overlooking one of four wards.<ref name="SJCouncil"/>