Lafontaine (electoral district)

Lafontaine (also known as Lafontaine—Rosemont) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1979.

Lafontaine
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1947
District abolished1976
First contested1949
Last contested1974

This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Hochelaga, St. James and St. Mary ridings. It consisted of a part of the city of Montreal.

The riding's name was changed in 1975 to "Lafontaine—Rosemont", and the riding was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Hochelaga, Laurier, Maisonneuve and Rosemont ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lafontaine
Riding created from Hochelaga, St. James and St. Mary
21st  1949–1953     J.-Georges Ratelle Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963 Georges-C. Lachance
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979 Claude-André Lachance
Riding dissolved into Hochelaga, Laurier,
Maisonneuve and Rosemont

Election results

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJ.-Georges Ratelle12,883
IndependentJoseph-Marie Savignac7,846
Independent LiberalBruno-Roméo Desormiers3,245
Progressive ConservativePaul Lamarche331
Independent LiberalEmile Naud328
Co-operative CommonwealthJean Sylvestre217
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJ.-Georges Ratelle15,285
Progressive ConservativeCharlemagne Houle3,438
Co-operative CommonwealthOscar Latreille1,311
Labor–ProgressiveGabrielle Dionne392
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJ.-Georges Ratelle15,501
Progressive ConservativeCharlemagne Houle4,593
Co-operative CommonwealthHector Rochon1,095
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJ.-Georges Ratelle12,195
Progressive ConservativeDollard Dansereau10,299
Co-operative CommonwealthHector Rochon979
Independent PCPaul Vézina276
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges-C. Lachance10,000
Progressive ConservativeDollard Dansereau6,212
New DemocraticBlaise-J.-L. Daigneault1,665
Social CreditRoger Smith-Verrault1,660
Independent PCRoger Julien1,118
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges-C. Lachance10,929
Social CreditRoger Smith4,456
New DemocraticJ.-P. Forest3,340
Progressive ConservativeRoméo Des Rochers2,937
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges-C. Lachance9,101
New DemocraticRéginald Boisvert3,804
Progressive ConservativeGertrude Lessard3,742
Ralliement créditisteRoger Smith1,896
CommunistLucien Jacques342
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges-C. Lachance14,786
Progressive ConservativeAndré Gagnon6,412
New DemocraticGuy Lalonde3,142
Ralliement créditisteÉmile Robert879
Independent LiberalAlbert Leach210
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges-C. Lachance13,508
Progressive ConservativePierre Bouchard6,134
Social CreditOctave Grosariu5,078
New DemocraticGabriel Gagnon3,350
IndependentAlain Beiner228
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalClaude-André Lachance11,399
Progressive ConservativePierre Bouchard7,887
New DemocraticJ.D.R. Robert Dépatie2,104
Social CreditOctave Grosariu2,045
Marxist–LeninistFrançoise Roy120
CommunistLydia Morand118

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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