Laprairie—Napierville

Laprairie—Napierville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1935.

Laprairie—Napierville
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1892
District abolished1933
First contested1896
Last contested1930

This riding was created in 1892 from Laprairie and Napierville ridings. It consisted initially of:

  • the villages of Laprairie, St. Rémi and Napierville, and
  • the parishes de Laprairie, St. Constant, St. Isidore, St. Jacques le Mineur, St. Philippe, St. Michel Archange, St. Patrice de Sherrington, St. Édouard, St. Cyprien and St. Rémi.

In 1903, the Indian village and reserve of Caughnawaga were transferred from Châteauguay riding into Laprairie—Napierville.

In 1924, it was defined to consist of the Counties of Laprairie and Napierville.

It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Beauharnois—Laprairie and St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Laprairie—Napierville
Riding created from Laprairie and Napierville
8th  1896–1900     Dominique Monet Liberal
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908 Roch Lanctôt
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925     Liberal
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1929
 1929–1930 Vincent Dupuis
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Beauharnois—Laprairie
and St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville

Election results

1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDominique Monet1,734
ConservativeL. C. Pelletier1,458
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDominique Monet1,653
ConservativeMaximilien Coupal1,557
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoch Lanctôt1,797
ConservativeMaximilien Coupal1,561
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoch Lanctôt1,923
ConservativeSiméon Beaudin1,539
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoch Lanctôt1,795
ConservativeGustave Monette1,626
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Roch Lanctôt3,395
Government (Unionist)Mastaï Pagnuelo143
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoch Lanctôt4,458
ConservativeLouis Moïse Cornellier1,213
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoch Lanctôt3,956
ConservativeArthur Brossard2,635
IndependentJoseph Hildège Lamarre356
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoch Lanctôt4,201
ConservativeLéopold Doyon2,844

By-election: On Mr. Lanctôt's death, 30 May 1929

By-election on 22 July 1929
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalVincent Dupuisacclaimed
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalVincent Dupuis4,321
ConservativeGustave Monette3,968

See also

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