Charlevoix—Saguenay
Charlevoix—Saguenay was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1949.
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1924 |
District abolished | 1947 |
First contested | 1925 |
Last contested | 1945 |
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Charlevoix—Montmorency and Chicoutimi—Saguenay ridings.
It initially consisted of the Counties of Charlevoix-East, Charlevoix-West and Saguenay, l'Isle-aux-Coudres, the territories of Ashuanipi and New Quebec, the Island of Anticosti and the County of Montmorency No. 1, excluding the municipalities of St. Jean de Boischatel, L'Ange Gardien and Ste. Brigitte de Laval.
In 1933, it was redefined to consist of
- the counties of Charlevoix-East and Charlevoix-West and l'Ile aux Coudres;
- the county of Saguenay and the Island of Anticosti;
- the county of Montmorency No. 1, excepting the parts included in the municipalities of St-Jean-de-Boischatel and L'Ange-Gardien; and
- the territory of New Quebec.
The district was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Charlevoix and Saguenay ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Charlevoix—Saguenay Riding created from Charlevoix—Montmorency and Chicoutimi—Saguenay |
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15th | 1925–1926 | Pierre-François Casgrain | Liberal | |
16th | 1926–1930 | |||
17th | 1930–1935 | |||
18th | 1935–1940 | |||
19th | 1940–1941 | |||
1942–1945 | Frédéric Dorion | Independent | ||
20th | 1945–1949 | |||
Riding dissolved into Charlevoix and Saguenay |
Election results
1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Pierre-François Casgrain | 8,312 | ||||||
Conservative | Jules Gobeil | 3,046 | ||||||
Independent Liberal | Alcibiade Leger | 143 |
1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Pierre-François Casgrain | 8,553 | ||||||
Conservative | Jules Gobeil | 2,911 |
1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Pierre-François Casgrain | 10,806 | ||||||
Conservative | Thomas Maher | 8,078 |
1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Pierre-François Casgrain | 12,144 | ||||||
Conservative | Henri D'Auteuil | 5,591 | ||||||
Reconstruction | Murray Warren | 808 |
1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Pierre-François Casgrain | 14,336 | ||||||
National Government | Antoine Cimon | 5,928 |
By-election: On Mr. Casgrain accepting an office of emolument under the Crown, 15 December 1941.
By-election on 30 November 1942 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Independent | Frédéric Dorion | 9,773 | |||
Independent Liberal | Thérèse Casgrain | 6,706 | |||
Independent Liberal | J. Emile Boivin | 2,578 | |||
Independent Liberal | J. Donat Lacroix | 209 | |||
Unknown | Edouard Gaudreault | 189 |
1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Independent | Frédéric Dorion | 12,430 | ||||||
Liberal | Louis-Philippe Dufour | 9,197 | ||||||
Social Credit | Louis-Philippe-Antoine Belanger | 1,151 | ||||||
Independent Liberal | Donat Lacroix | 436 |