Westmount—St. Henri

Westmount—St. Henri was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925.

Westmount—St. Henri
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1924
First contested1917
Last contested1921

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Hochelaga riding. It consisted of the town of Westmount, St. Henri and Ste. Cunégonde wards of the city of Montreal.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into Mount Royal, St. Antoine and St. Henri ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Westmount—St. Henri
Riding created from Hochelaga
13th  1917–1921     Alfred Leduc Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925     Paul Mercier Liberal
Riding dissolved into Mount Royal, St. Antoine and St. Henri

Election results

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Alfred Leduc7,987
Government (Unionist)J.-P.-Albert Sévigny6,975
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPaul Mercier17,583
ConservativeWilfrid Lamarre7,195

See also

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