Saint-Denis (also known as St. Denis and St-Denis) was a federal
electoral district
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in
Quebec
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1917 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1914 as "St. Denis" from parts of
Maisonneuve riding.
St. Denis riding was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into
Papineau (electoral district)
Papineau (formerly Papineau—Saint-Denis and Papineau—Saint-Michel) is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1948. Its population in 2016 was 110,750. Jus ...
and into a successor district, "St-Denis".
In 1952, the district was abolished, and a new riding, "Saint-Denis" was created.
In 1996, the riding was abolished.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
St. Denis, 1917–1953
St-Denis, 1949–1953
Saint-Denis, 1953–1997
, Capital familial
, Henri-Georges Grenier, , align=393
By-election: On Mr. Denis' resignation, 27 December 1963
,
Parti républicain
, Paul Ferron, , align=183
, Parti humain familial
, Henri-Georges Grenier, , align= 68
, Ouvrier indépendant
, Fernando-Avila Panneton, , align=352
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec