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Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie

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Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1947
District abolished1966
First contested1949
Last contested1965

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

History

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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

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
Riding created from Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon
21st  1949–1953     Donald Elmer Black Liberal
22nd  1953–1957 Jean Boucher
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Merrill Edwin Barrington Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Jean Boucher Liberal
26th  1963–1965 Ian Watson
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Beauharnois, Chambly, Laprairie and Saint-Jean

Election results

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1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Donald Elmer Black 9,986
Progressive Conservative Joseph-Siméon Beaudin 7,028
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean Boucher 11,104
Progressive Conservative Merrill Edwin Barrington 7,003
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean Boucher 10,066
Progressive Conservative Merrill Edwin Barrington 6,907
Independent Liberal David Cote 2,346
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Merrill Edwin Barrington 12,365
Liberal Jean Boucher 6,472
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean Boucher 10,305
Progressive Conservative Merrill Edwin Barrington 9,260
Social Credit Bernard Dupuis 2,398
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Ian Watson 10,746
Progressive Conservative Raymond-J. Beriault 6,926
Social Credit Gaston Boileau 4,039
New Democratic Jean-Guy Tremblay 1,226
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Ian Watson 14,222
Progressive Conservative Robert James Clarke 4,659
New Democratic Jean-Guy Tremblay 2,369
Ralliement créditiste Marcellin Gagnon 1,052
Independent PC Roland De Montigny 520

See also

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