Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle
Encyclopedia
Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Jacques Cartier
and Verdun—La Salle ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Dollard
, Lachine
, Lasalle
, Mount Royal
, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
and Vaudreuil
ridings.
:
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier (electoral district)
Jacques Cartier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1953.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...
and Verdun—La Salle ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Dollard
Dollard (electoral district)
Dollard was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988.-History:This riding was created in 1952.In 1966, it was defined to consist of:* the City of Saint-Laurent;...
, Lachine
Lachine (electoral district)
Lachine was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988.This riding was created in 1966 from Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle riding...
, Lasalle
Lasalle (electoral district)
Lasalle was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988....
, Mount Royal
Mount Royal (electoral district)
Mount Royal is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925. Its population in 2006 was 98,888....
, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (electoral district)
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1997.This riding was created in 1947...
and Vaudreuil
Vaudreuil (electoral district)
Vaudreuil was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1914, and from 1968 to 1997.-History:...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
:
- Edgar LeducEdgar Leduc (politician)Edgar Leduc was a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Valleyfield, Quebec and worked as an insurance broker....
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1953-1957) - John Pratt, Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
(1957-1962) - Raymond RockRaymond RockRaymond Rock is a former Canadian politician and a businessman. He was elected Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party representing the riding of Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle in the 1962 federal election and later represented the riding of Lachine...
, Liberal (1962-1968)
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...