Montreal Centre
Encyclopedia
Montreal Centre was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1892.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted initially of the West Ward, the Centre Ward and the East Ward of the city of Montreal
. In 1872, it was redefined to consist of the Ste. Anne Ward, West Ward, Centre Ward and East Ward.
It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into St. Anne and St. James
ridings.
|WORKMAN, Thomas
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|RYAN, Michael Patrick
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|RYAN, Michael Patrick ||align=right|2,140
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|DEVLIN, ||align=right|1,782
By-election: On election being declared void, 31 October 1874
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|DEVLIN, Bernard
||align=right|2,303
|-
|RYAN, Michael Patrick ||align=right|2,220
By-election: On Mr. Devlin being unseated on petition, 26 August 1875
|-
|DEVLIN, Bernard ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|RYAN, M.P. ||align=right|2,624
|-
|DEVLIN, B. ||align=right|1,845
|-
|CURRAN, John Joseph ||align=right|2,654
|-
|FARRELL, W. ||align=right|1,367
|-
|CURRAN, John Joseph ||align=right|3,116
|-
|CLORAN, H.J.
||align=right|2,185
|-
|CURRAN, J.J. ||align=right|3,450
|-
|GUÉRIN, E.W.P. ||align=right|2,236
By-election: On Mr. Curran being appointed Solicitor General, 5 December 1892
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|CURRAN, John Joseph ||align=right|acclaimed
By-election: On Mr. Curran being appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, 18 October 1895
|-
|MCSHANE, James ||align=right|acclaimed
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 1867 to 1892.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted initially of the West Ward, the Centre Ward and the East Ward of the city of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. In 1872, it was redefined to consist of the Ste. Anne Ward, West Ward, Centre Ward and East Ward.
It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into St. Anne and St. James
St. James (electoral district)
St. James was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1952.The riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal Centre and Montreal East ridings. It consisted initially of St. James's Ward and the East Ward in the city of...
ridings.
Election results
|-|WORKMAN, Thomas
Thomas Workman (politician)
Thomas Workman was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Montreal Centre in the 1st Canadian Parliament and Montreal West from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member....
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|RYAN, Michael Patrick
Michael Patrick Ryan
Michael Patrick Ryan was an Irish-born Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Montreal West in the 1st Canadian Parliament and Montreal Centre in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1874 and from 1879 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member.He was born in Pallis, Donohill,...
||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|RYAN, Michael Patrick ||align=right|2,140
|-
|DEVLIN, ||align=right|1,782
By-election: On election being declared void, 31 October 1874
|-
|DEVLIN, Bernard
Bernard Devlin
Bernard Devlin was an Irish-born lawyer, journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montreal Centre in the Canadian House of Commons from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member....
||align=right|2,303
|-
|RYAN, Michael Patrick ||align=right|2,220
By-election: On Mr. Devlin being unseated on petition, 26 August 1875
|-
|DEVLIN, Bernard ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|RYAN, M.P. ||align=right|2,624
|-
|DEVLIN, B. ||align=right|1,845
|-
|CURRAN, John Joseph ||align=right|2,654
|-
|FARRELL, W. ||align=right|1,367
|-
|CURRAN, John Joseph ||align=right|3,116
|-
|CLORAN, H.J.
Henry Joseph Cloran
Henry Joseph Cloran was a lawyer, educator, journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Victoria division in the Senate of Canada from 1903 to 1928....
||align=right|2,185
|-
|CURRAN, J.J. ||align=right|3,450
|-
|GUÉRIN, E.W.P. ||align=right|2,236
By-election: On Mr. Curran being appointed Solicitor General, 5 December 1892
|-
|CURRAN, John Joseph ||align=right|acclaimed
By-election: On Mr. Curran being appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, 18 October 1895
|-
|MCSHANE, James ||align=right|acclaimed
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...