Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville
Encyclopedia
Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville was a federal electoral district
in the province
of Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1949 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Beauharnois—Laprairie
and St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville
ridings. It consisted of:
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Missisquoi
and Saint-Jean
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 the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
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of 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
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, 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 1949 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Beauharnois—Laprairie
Beauharnois—Laprairie
Beauharnois—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949.This riding was created in 1933 from Beauharnois and Laprairie—Napierville ridings...
and St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville
St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville
St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949.This riding was created in 1933 from Laprairie—Napierville and St. Johns—Iberville ridings...
ridings. It consisted of:
- the city of St. Jean and the county of St. John (except the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, St. Bernard-de-Lacolle and the village of Lacolle);
- the county of Iberville and the town of Iberville;
- the county of Napierville;
- that part of the county of Laprairie included in the municipality of St-Jacques-le-Mineur.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Missisquoi
Missisquoi (electoral district)
Missisquoi was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.-History:...
and Saint-Jean
Saint-Jean (electoral district)
Saint-Jean is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.-Geography:The riding extends along the Richelieu River southeast of Montreal, in the Quebec region of Montérégie...
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,...
:
- Alcide CotéAlcide CôtéAlcide Côté, was a Canadian politician.Born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, he was a lawyer before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville in the 1945 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1949 and 1953...
, 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...
(1949-1955) - J.-Armand MénardJ.-Armand MénardJ.-Armand Ménard was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an industrialist by career....
, Liberal (1955-1958) - Yvon DupuisYvon DupuisYvon Dupuis, PC is a former Canadian politician.-Political career:Born in Montreal, Dupuis was educated at Collège de Varennes in Longeuil, Quebec, and worked as an insurance agent and as the owner of two music stores prior to running for elected office.He was first elected to the National...
, Liberal (1958-1965) - Paul Beaulieu, 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....
(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...