Saguenay (electoral district)

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

Saguenay
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1947
District abolished1967
First contested1949
Last contested1965

This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Charlevoix—Saguenay riding. It consisted of:

  • the county of Saguenay, (except the municipality of St. Firmin and the township of Sagard), and the towns of Baie Comeau and Forestville;
  • Anticosti Island; and
  • the territory of New-Quebec.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Abitibi, Charlevoix and Manicouagan ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Saguenay
Riding created from Charlevoix—Saguenay
21st  1949–1953     Lomer Brisson Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1959–1962     Perrault LaRue Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Lauréat Maltais Social Credit
26th  1963–1965     Gustave Blouin Liberal
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Abitibi, Charlevoix and Manicouagan

Election results

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLomer Brisson6,113
Progressive ConservativeFrédéric Dorion5,651
Union des électeursMadame Victor Gladu889
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLomer Brisson7,815
Progressive ConservativeWilbrod Langlais7,464
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLomer Brisson11,408
Progressive ConservativeWilbrod Langlais8,191
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePerrault LaRue13,194
LiberalLomer Brisson11,330
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditLauréat Maltais15,992
LiberalRéal Therrien10,210
Progressive ConservativeBernard Flynn6,168
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Blouin13,896
Social CreditLauréat Maltais13,261
Progressive ConservativeLouis-Edmond St-Laurent3,240
New DemocraticRaymond Lapointe2,036
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Blouin15,062
Ralliement créditisteJean-Nil Jean8,478
New DemocraticRoger Collin5,019
Progressive ConservativeBernard Coté4,348

See also

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