St. Ann (also known as St. Anne) was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1892 to 1968.
It was created as "St. Anne"
riding from parts of
Montreal Centre
Montreal Centre (french: Montréal-Centre) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1892.
It was created by the ''British North America Act'', 1867. It consisted i ...
in 1892. It consisted initially of the Centre, West and St. Anne's wards in the city of Montreal. In 1914, the riding's name was changed to "St. Ann", and it was redefined to consist of, in of the city of Montreal, the Centre, West and St. Ann's wards and the part of St. Gabriel ward south of the Grand Trunk Railway tracks; and the parish and town of Verdun (transferred from the county of
Jacques-Cartier.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into
Lasalle,
Saint-Henri
Saint-Henri is a neighbourhood in southwestern Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest.
Saint-Henri is usually considered to be bounded to the east by Atwater Avenue, to the west by the town of Montreal West, to the north by Au ...
and
Saint-Jacques Saint-Jacques (the French name for Saint James (disambiguation), Saint James) may refer to:
Canada
* Saint-Jacques Cathedral (Montreal), built in 1822 and demolished in 1973
* Saint-Jacques (electoral district), a former federal electoral distric ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament:
Election results
St. Anne, 1896–1917
By-election: On election being declared void, 12 October 1906
By-election: On Mr. Doherty being appointed Minister of Justice, 10 October 1911
St. Ann, 1917–1968
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the
Library of Parliament:
St. Ann (1892 - 1914)St. Ann (1914 - 1947)St. Ann (1947 - 1952) St. Ann (1952 - 1966)
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec