St. James (electoral district)

St. James was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1952.

For the provincial electoral district in Manitoba, see St. James (provincial electoral district)
St. James
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1892
District abolished1952
First contested1896
Last contested1949

The riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal Centre and Montreal East ridings. It consisted initially of St. James's Ward and the East Ward in the city of Montreal. In 1914, it was expanded to include Lafontaine Ward of the city of Montreal. After 1924, it was defined with reference to streets in Montreal.

In 1947, the riding was abolished when it was redistributed into a new St. James riding, and the ridings of Lafontaine, Laurier, Papineau and St. Mary.

The new St. James electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Laurier and Saint-Jacques ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
St. James
Riding created from Montreal Centre and Montreal East
8th  1896–1900     Odilon Desmarais Liberal
9th  1900–1901
 1902–1902 Joseph Brunet
 1904–1904 Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917 Louis-Audet Lapointe
13th  1917–1920     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
 1920–1921     Fernand Rinfret Liberal
14th  1921–1925
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1926
 1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1939
 1939–1940 Eugène Durocher
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Roland Beaudry
21st  1949–1953
Riding dissolved into Laurier and Saint-Jacques

Election results

1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalOdilon Desmarais3,423
ConservativeLouis-Arsène Lavallée2,054
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalOdilon Desmarais3,256
ConservativeTancrède Pagnuelo1,615
IndependentJoseph-Homère Migneron74

By-election: On Mr. Desmarais being appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, 25 June 1901

By-election on 15 January 1902
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Brunet2,899
ConservativeJoseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron2,252

By-election: On election being declared void, 22 December 1902

By-election on 16 February 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHonoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais3,269
ConservativeJoseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron2,591
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHonoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais3,648
ConservativeJ. T. Cardinal2,291
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHonoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais3,995
ConservativeNapoléon Giroux2,468
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis-Audet Lapointe4,653
  Nationalist Conservative Olivar Asselin3,179
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Louis-Audet Lapointeacclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Lapointe's death, 7 February 1920

By-election on 7 April 1920
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFernand Rinfret3,413
LabourAlphetus Mathieu1,856
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFernand Rinfret11,216
ConservativeAndré Rémi Odilon Léon Gauthier968
IndependentUbald Paquin625
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFernand Rinfret12,080
  Liberal Protectionist Ruben Charles Laurier4,076
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFernand Rinfret12,740
ConservativeGeorges-Avila Marsan2,192

By-election: On Mr. Rinfret's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 October 1926

By-election on 2 November 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFernand Rinfretacclaimed
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFernand Rinfret13,299
ConservativeJoseph-Paul Lamarche6,208
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFernand Rinfret22,298
ReconstructionLouis Francœur10,242
ConservativeJoseph-Paul Lamarche2,953
Co-operative CommonwealthJean-Désiré De Peron1,147
IndependentEmma Gendron241

By-election: On Mr. Rinfret's death, 12 July 1939

By-election on 18 December 1939
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEugène Durocher16,986
UnknownPaul Bouchard6,368
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEugène Durocher27,219
National GovernmentJoseph-Édouard Jeannotte5,777
Co-operative CommonwealthHector Rochon1,091
Independent LiberalAchille Mathieu864
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoland Beaudry23,970
Bloc populaireRoger Duhamel12,932
IndependentJ.-Édouard Jeannotte2,040
Co-operative CommonwealthHector Rochon619
Independent LiberalÉmile Mathieu585
Social CreditRosaire Coté549
Independent LiberalGeorges-Étienne Loiselle342
IndependentJean-Hubert Dugas186
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoland Beaudry18,705
Progressive ConservativeJacques Auger9,349
Union des électeursJean Grenier720

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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