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Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.
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History
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon ridings.
It consisted of:
- the county of Châteauguay, except the municipality of St-Joachim-de-Châteauguay;
- the county of Huntingdon, (except the municipalities of St. Anicet and Ste. Barbe), and the town of Huntingdon;
- the county of Laprairie (except the municipality of St-Jacques-le-Mineur), and the town of Laprairie; and
- in the county of St. Jean, the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, St-Bernard-de-Lacolle and the village of Lacolle.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Beauharnois, Chambly, Laprairie and Saint-Jean ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Donald Elmer Black, Liberal (1949-1953)
- Jean Boucher, Liberal (1953-1958)
- Merrill Edwin Barrington, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
- Jean Boucher, Liberal (1962-1963)
- Ian Watson, Liberal (1963-1968)
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Donald Elmer Black 9,986 Progressive Conservative Joseph-Siméon Beaudin 7,028 Canadian federal election, 1953 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jean Boucher 11,104 Progressive Conservative Merrill Edwin Barrington 7,003 Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jean Boucher 10,066 Progressive Conservative Merrill Edwin Barrington 6,907 Independent Liberal David Cote 2,346 Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Merrill Edwin Barrington 12,365 Liberal Jean Boucher 6,472 Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jean Boucher 10,305 Progressive Conservative Merrill Edwin Barrington 9,260 Social Credit Bernard Dupuis 2,398 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Ian Watson 10,746 Progressive Conservative Raymond-J. Beriault 6,926 Social Credit Gaston Boileau 4,039 New Democrat Jean-Guy Tremblay 1,226 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Ian Watson 14,222 Progressive Conservative Robert James Clarke 4,659 New Democrat Jean-Guy Tremblay 2,369 Ralliement créditiste Marcellin Gagnon 1,052 Ind. Progressive Conservative Roland De Montigny 520 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct Quebec federal electoral districts
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