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.

Charlevoix—Saguenay
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1924
District abolished1947
First contested1925
Last contested1945

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
Charlevoix—Saguenay
Riding created from Charlevoix—Montmorency and Chicoutimi—Saguenay
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
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre-François Casgrain8,312
ConservativeJules Gobeil3,046
Independent LiberalAlcibiade Leger143
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre-François Casgrain8,553
ConservativeJules Gobeil2,911
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre-François Casgrain10,806
ConservativeThomas Maher8,078
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre-François Casgrain12,144
ConservativeHenri D'Auteuil5,591
ReconstructionMurray Warren808
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre-François Casgrain14,336
National GovernmentAntoine Cimon5,928

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
IndependentFrédéric Dorion9,773
Independent LiberalThérèse Casgrain6,706
Independent LiberalJ. Emile Boivin2,578
Independent LiberalJ. Donat Lacroix209
UnknownEdouard Gaudreault189
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentFrédéric Dorion12,430
LiberalLouis-Philippe Dufour9,197
Social CreditLouis-Philippe-Antoine Belanger1,151
Independent LiberalDonat Lacroix436

See also

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