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Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm
Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm () was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Joliette (federal electoral district), Joliette and L'Assomption—Montcalm ridings. It was initially defined to consist of: * the county of Joliette including the city of Joliette; * the county of L'Assomption; and * the county of Montcalm, except the township of Archambault. In 1947, it was redefined to consist of: * the county of Joliette (except the township of Gouin), and the city of Joliette; * the county of L'Assomption and the towns of L'Assomption and Laurentides; *the county of Montcalm, except the townships of Brunet, Nantel and Pérodeau and the township of Archambault. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Berthier (federal electoral district), Berthier, Joliette (federal electoral district), Joliette, Labell ...
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Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm (federal Electoral District)
Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm () was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Joliette and L'Assomption—Montcalm ridings. It was initially defined to consist of: * the county of Joliette including the city of Joliette; * the county of L'Assomption; and * the county of Montcalm, except the township of Archambault. In 1947, it was redefined to consist of: * the county of Joliette (except the township of Gouin), and the city of Joliette; * the county of L'Assomption and the towns of L'Assomption and Laurentides; *the county of Montcalm, except the townships of Brunet, Nantel and Pérodeau and the township of Archambault. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Berthier, Joliette, Labelle and Terrebonne ridings. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament: Election results ...
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L'Assomption—Montcalm
L'Assomption—Montcalm () was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1935. This riding was created in 1914 from parts of L'Assomption (federal electoral district), L'Assomption and Montcalm (federal electoral district), Montcalm ridings. It consisted of the Counties of Montcalm and L'Assomption. The district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm and Terrebonne—Blainville, Terrebonne ridings. Its only member of parliament was Paul-Arthur Séguin of the Liberal Party of Canada. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Member of Parliament, members of Parliament: Election results See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada References External linksRiding history from the
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Louis-Joseph Pigeon
Louis-Joseph Pigeon (7 July 1922 – 2 March 1993) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an agrologist by career, and worked for the Liberal minister of labour during the St Laurent government. He was first elected at the Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm riding in the 1958 general election and re-elected there for successive terms in 1962 and 1963. After completing his third and final term, the 26th Canadian Parliament The 26th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 16, 1963, until September 8, 1965. The membership was set by the 1963 federal election on April 8, 1963, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was disso ..., Pigeon left the House of Commons and did not seek further re-election. In August 1962, he became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture, a post he held until February 1963. External links * 1922 births 1993 deaths Members of the House of ...
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Roch La Salle
Roch La Salle (August 6, 1928 – August 20, 2007) was a Canadian politician from the province of Quebec. He represented the riding of Joliette in the House of Commons of Canada for 20 years. A popular figure, he was re-elected six times during his tenure. Born in St-Paul, La Salle had a career in public relations and sales when he first attempted to win a parliamentary seat as a Progressive Conservative in the 1965 federal election, running in Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm. He was defeated, but won on his next attempt in the renamed riding of Joliette in the 1968 election. He was one of only a handful of Quebec Tory members in that Parliament. La Salle quit the party in 1971 to protest Tory leader Robert Stanfield's rejection of the concept that Canada was composed of "two nations" (''deux nations'') and that Quebec had the right to self-determination.Former Tory cabinet minister Roch La Salle dies. CBC News. August 20, 2007/ref> He was re-elected as an independ ...
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Joseph-Roland Comtois
Joseph-Roland Comtois (3 March 1929 – 31 October 2020) is a former a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a professional engineer, soldier and reservist by career. History Comtois' first attempts to enter national politics were unsuccessful as he was defeated at the Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm riding in the 1962 and 1963 federal elections. Comtois won the riding on his third attempt in the 1965 federal election after its Progressive Conservative incumbent, Louis-Joseph Pigeon, did not seek re-election. Following rearrangement of riding boundaries, Comtois was re-elected at Terrebonne riding in the 1968, 1972 and 1974 federal elections. In 1976, Comtois resigned his federal seat to become a candidate in the Quebec provincial election. This attempt was unsuccessful and he won back his federal seat at Terrebonne in a 24 May 1977 by-election. He won further re-election in the 1979 and 1980 federal elections. He left federal politics after h ...
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Georges-Émile Lapalme
Georges-Émile Lapalme (January 14, 1907 – February 5, 1985) was a Quebec, Canada, politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Background Born in Montreal Lapalme studied law at the Université de Montréal. He was married to Maria Langlois for nearly 50 years with whom he had seven children. Member of Parliament Lapalme was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1945 federal election for the Liberal Party of Canada and served until 1950. Provincial politics He resigned his federal seat to be acclaimed leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec in 1950. He ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the district of Joliette in the 1952 election but was defeated by the Labour Minister, the Union Nationale candidate Antonio Barrette. Lapalme won a by-election in the district of Montréal-Outremont in 1953. He was re-elected in the 1956 election, but under his leadership, his party lost the ...
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Library Of Parliament
The Library of Parliament () is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The library survived the 1916 fire that destroyed Centre Block. The library has been augmented and renovated several times since its construction in 1876, the last between 2002 and 2006, though the form and decor remain essentially authentic. The building today serves as a Canadian icon, and appears on the obverse of the Canadian ten-dollar bill. The library is overseen by the Parliamentary Librarian of Canada and an associate or assistant librarian. The Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate is considered to be an officer of the library. Main branch characteristics Designed by Thomas Fuller and Chilion Jones, and inspired by the British Museum Reading Room, the building is formed as a chapter house, separated from the main body of the Centre Block by a ...
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Historical Federal Electoral Districts Of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the Canadian census and proscribed by various constitutional seat guarantees, including the use of a grandfather clause, for Quebec, the Central Canadian Prairies, Prairies and the Maritimes, Maritime provinces, with the essential proportions between the remaining provinces being "locked" no matter any further changes in relative population as have already occurred. Any major changes to the status quo, if proposed, would require constitutional amendments approved by seven out of ten provinces with two-thirds of the population to ratify constitutional changes allowing changes in the existing imbalance of seats between various provinces. During the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 2012 federal electoral redistribution, an attempt ...
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List Of Canadian Electoral Districts
This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to the House of Commons of Canada every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names similar to their local federal counterpart but usually have different geographic boundaries. Canadians elected members for each federal electoral district most recently in the 2025 federal election on April 28, 2025. There are four districts established by the ''British North America Act 1867'' that have existed continuously without changes to their names or being abolished and reconstituted as a riding due to redistricting: Beauce (Quebec), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Shefford (Quebec), and Simcoe North (Ontario). These districts, however, have undergone territorial changes since their inception. Alberta – 37 seats * Air ...
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Maurice Breton
Maurice Breton (August 15, 1909 – June 3, 2001) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was acclaimed after the resignation of Georges-Émile Lapalme to the House of Commons of Canada in a 1950 by-election as a member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Joliette—l'Assomption—Montcalm Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm () was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Jol .... He was re-elected in 1953 and 1957 and lost the election of 1958. External links * 1909 births 2001 deaths Lawyers in Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Joliette Politicians from Lanaudière 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub ...
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Charles-Édouard Ferland
Charles-Édouard Ferland (2 March 1892 – 8 January 1974) was a Canadian jurist and Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada and Senate of Canada. He was born in Sainte-Élisabeth, Quebec in Joliette County and became a lawyer by career. Ferland attended seminary at Joliette then the Université de Montréal where he received Bachelor of Arts, Ph.L and LL.L degrees. He was first elected to Parliament at the Joliette riding in a by-election on 17 December 1928 then re-elected there in the 1930 general election. When riding boundaries were changed in 1933, Ferland sought re-election at the new Joliette—l'Assomption—Montcalm riding and won that seat in the 1935 election and re-elected there in 1940. After completing that term, he was appointed in 1945 to the Senate and remained in that post until April 1951 when he resigned to accept a position as a Puisne Judge on the Superior Court of Quebec The Superior Court of Quebec () is a superior trial court in the ...
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