Québec—Montmorency
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Québec—Montmorency was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1935 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Charlevoix—Montmorency and Quebec County ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Louis-Hébert, Montmorency
and Portneuf ridings.
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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 1935 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Charlevoix—Montmorency and Quebec County ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Louis-Hébert, Montmorency
Montmorency (electoral district)
Montmorency was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917, and from 1968 to 2004.-History:"Montmorency" riding was created by the British North America Act...
and Portneuf 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,...
:
- Henri-Edgar LavigueurHenri-Edgar LavigueurHenri-Edgar Lavigueur was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons and served as alderman and Mayor of Quebec City where he was born....
, 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...
(1925–1930) - Charles-Napoléon DorionCharles-Napoléon DorionCharles-Napoléon Dorion, K.C. was a Quebec lawyer and politician.He was born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec and admitted to the Quebec bar in July 1914. He practiced law in Quebec City with his brothers Frédéric Dorion and Noël Dorion as well as with Lucien Lacasse...
, Conservative (1930–1935) - Wilfrid LacroixWilfrid LacroixWilfrid Lacroix was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1958. His affiliation was mostly with the Liberal party except between 1944 and 1949 when he left the party to act as an "Independent Liberal" member....
, Liberal (1935–1958) - Robert LafrenièreRobert LafrenièreRobert B. Lafrenière was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a lawyer by career....
, 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....
(1958–1962) - Guy MarcouxGuy MarcouxGuy Marcoux was a Social Credit party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a physician by career....
, Social CreditSocial Credit Party of CanadaThe Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
(1962–1965) - Ovide LaflammeOvide LaflammeOvide Laflamme was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Damien, Quebec and became a judge and lawyer by career.He was first elected at the Bellechasse riding in...
, Liberal (1965–1968)
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...