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Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
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 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: Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jean (federal Electoral District)
Saint-Jean () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Geography The riding extends along the Richelieu River southeast of Montreal, in the Quebec region of Montérégie. It consists of the northern and western parts of the RCM of Le Haut-Richelieu. The neighbouring ridings are Beauharnois—Salaberry, Brossard—La Prairie, Chambly—Borduas, Shefford, and Brome—Missisquoi. Its population is 102,902, with 85,659 registered electors, and has an area of 734 km2. Profile Long a Bloc stronghold, the riding of Saint-Jean turned orange as the NDP swept the province of Quebec in 2011. BQ support was generally spread evenly throughout the riding, like the victorious NDP. The Liberals did slightly better in and around Lacolle than in other portions of the seat but had weak support in all parts of the riding. The Conservatives did have some pockets of good support, but they were largely is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Elmer Black
Donald Elmer Black (September 21, 1891 – April 15, 1980) was a Quebec-born politician, farmer and merchant. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1935 as Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Châteauguay—Huntingdon and re-elected in 1940 and 1945. He was re-elected to represent Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie in 1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis .... External links * 1891 births 1980 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Montérégie Anglophone Quebec people 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauharnois—Laprairie
Beauharnois—Laprairie () was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1949. This riding was created in 1933 from Beauharnois and Laprairie—Napierville ridings. It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Beauharnois, Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie and Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville ridings. It consisted of the county of Beauharnois (excluding the municipality of St-Etienne), the county of Laprairie, the municipalities of Ste-Philomène, St-Joachim and the towns of De Léry and of Châteauguay, and the municipality of Ste-Barbe. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament: Electoral history , - , Liberal , Maxime Raymond , align="right", 10,052 , Conservative , Noël Beausoleil , align="right", 3,954 , - , Liberal , Maxime Raymond , align="right", 11,244 , National Government , Hormisdas Roy , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châteauguay—Huntingdon
Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1949. History This riding was created in 1914 from Châteauguay and Huntingdon ridings. It initially consisted of the Counties of Châteauguay and Huntingdon. In 1933, it was redefined to consist of: * the county of Châteauguay except the municipalities of Ste-Philomène, St-Joachim, and the towns of De Léry and of Châteauguay; * the county of Huntingdon except the municipality of Ste-Barbe; * in the county of Beauharnois, the municipality of St-Etienne; and * in the county of St. Johns, the municipalities of St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and the village of Lacolle. It was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament: Election results By-election: On Mr. Robb accep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Watson (politician)
Ian Watson (April 10, 1934 – April 2, 2023) was a Canadian politician. He served as a Liberal party MP from 1963 to 1984. Early life and career Born in Howick, Quebec, Watson was a lawyer by trade. Political career Watson first won office at Quebec's Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie riding in the 1963 federal election and was re-elected in 1965, 1968, 1972 and 1974. His riding was changed to La Prairie in 1968. In the 1979 election, Watson campaigned and won in the Châteauguay riding and was re-elected there in 1980. He was defeated in the 1984 election by Ricardo Lopez of the Progressive Conservative party. Watson served seven successive terms from the 26th to the 32nd Canadian Parliament The 32nd Canadian Parliament was in session from April 14, 1980, until July 9, 1984. The membership was set by the 1980 federal election on February 18, 1980, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being di ...s. Death Watson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrill Edwin Barrington
Merrill Edwin Barrington (25 February 1920 – 18 December 1965) was a Canadian politician, accountant and insurance broker. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1958 as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party for the riding of Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie. He was defeated in the elections of 1953, 1957 and 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne .... External links * 1920 births 1965 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Politicians from Montérégie Canadian accountants Anglophone Quebec people 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{ProgressiveConservative-Quebec-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laprairie (electoral District)
Laprairie or LaPrairie may refer to: Places * Fort Laprairie, a French colonial fort from New France, the site now located in the city of the same name Toponymy Laprairie may refer to former spellings of "La Prairie" in the context of Quebec geographical names, including: * La Prairie (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec that was named "Laprairie" until 1988. * La Prairie (federal electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Quebec abolished in 1997, which was named "Laprairie" until 1980. * Châteauguay-Laprairie, a former provincial electoral district in Quebec * Napierville-Laprairie, a former provincial electoral district in Quebec * Beauharnois—Laprairie, a former federal electoral district in Quebec * Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie, a former federal electoral district in Quebec * Laprairie—Napierville, a former federal electoral district in Quebec * Sainte-Catherine-d'Alexandrie-de-Laprairie, a former name of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Boucher (politician)
Jean Boucher (February 20, 1926 – December 18, 2011) was a Canadian politician and notary. He was born in Laprairie, Quebec. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal Party in 1953 and re-elected in 1957. He was defeated in 1958 then re-elected in 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne .... References 1926 births 2011 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Quebec notaries People from La Prairie, Quebec 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' (county). In Canadian English it is also colloquially, and more commonly known as a Riding (division), riding or ''constituency''. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Assembly of Quebec, Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)—to the provincial or territorial legislature. Beginning with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
