Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie

Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.

Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1947
District abolished1966
First contested1949
Last contested1965

History

This riding was created in 1947, from parts of Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon ridings.

It consisted of:

  • the county of Châteauguay, except the municipality of St-Joachim-de-Châteauguay;
  • the county of Huntingdon, (except the municipalities of St. Anicet and Ste. Barbe), and the town of Huntingdon;
  • the county of Laprairie (except the municipality of St-Jacques-le-Mineur), and the town of Laprairie; and
  • in the county of St. Jean, the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, St-Bernard-de-Lacolle and the village of Lacolle.

It was abolished in 1966, when it was redistributed into Beauharnois, Chambly, Laprairie and Saint-Jean ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
Riding created from Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon
21st  1949–1953     Donald Elmer Black Liberal
22nd  1953–1957 Jean Boucher
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Merrill Edwin Barrington Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Jean Boucher Liberal
26th  1963–1965 Ian Watson
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Beauharnois, Chambly, Laprairie and Saint-Jean

Election results

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDonald Elmer Black9,986
Progressive ConservativeJoseph-Siméon Beaudin7,028
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Boucher11,104
Progressive ConservativeMerrill Edwin Barrington7,003
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Boucher10,066
Progressive ConservativeMerrill Edwin Barrington6,907
Independent LiberalDavid Cote2,346
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMerrill Edwin Barrington12,365
LiberalJean Boucher6,472
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Boucher10,305
Progressive ConservativeMerrill Edwin Barrington9,260
Social CreditBernard Dupuis2,398
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalIan Watson10,746
Progressive ConservativeRaymond-J. Beriault6,926
Social CreditGaston Boileau4,039
New DemocraticJean-Guy Tremblay1,226
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalIan Watson14,222
Progressive ConservativeRobert James Clarke4,659
New DemocraticJean-Guy Tremblay2,369
Ralliement créditisteMarcellin Gagnon1,052
Independent PCRoland De Montigny520

See also

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