Westmount (provincial electoral district)
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Westmount was a provincial electoral district located in the province of Quebec
, Canada
. Located in the Montreal
region, Westmount was formed in 1912. In 1994, it became part of Westmount—Saint-Louis
. From 1939 to 1966, it was part of Westmount-Saint-Georges. It was also known as Montreal division 5 district from 1890 to 1908 which was split into Westmount and Montreal-Saint-Georges..
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...
. Located in the 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...
region, Westmount was formed in 1912. In 1994, it became part of Westmount—Saint-Louis
Westmount—Saint-Louis
Westmount—Saint-Louis is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1992 from parts of Saint-Louis, Westmount and Sainte-Anne...
. From 1939 to 1966, it was part of Westmount-Saint-Georges. It was also known as Montreal division 5 district from 1890 to 1908 which was split into Westmount and Montreal-Saint-Georges..
Montreal-Ouest
- Alexander Walker OgilvieAlexander Walker OgilvieAlexander Walker Ogilvie was a Canadian politician.Born in Côte-Saint-Michel, Lower Canada which is on the island of Montreal, the son of Alexander Ogilvie and Helen Watson, he owned a mill named A.W. Ogilvie & Company.In 1867, he was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding...
, Conservative PartyParti conservateur du QuébecThe Parti conservateur du Québec was a political party in Quebec, Canada.-Origins:The party originated as the Parti bleu which was formed around 1850 by the followers of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine...
(1867-1871) - Francis CassidyFrancis CassidyFrancis Cassidy QC was a Canadian lawyer and politician, the Mayor of Montreal, Quebec for three months in 1873, until his term was cut short by death....
, Conservative Party (1871-1873) - John Wait McGauvranJohn Wait McGauvranJohn Wait McGauvran was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montreal-Ouest in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1873 to 1878 as a Conservative....
, Conservative Party (1873-1878) - James McShaneJames McShaneJames McShane was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was mayor of Montreal, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons.-Background:...
Liberal (1878-1886) - John Smythe HallJohn Smythe HallJohn Smythe Hall was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and editor.Born in Montreal, the son of John Smythe Hall, a lumber merchant, and Emma Brigham, he attended Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec and received a Bachelor of Law degree from McGill University in 1875...
, Conservative Party (1886-1890)
Montreal division no 5
- John Smythe Hall, Conservative Party (1890-1897)
- Robert BickerdikeRobert Bickerdike (politician)Robert Bickerdike was a Canadian live stock shipping and insurance agent and politician.Born in Kingston, Ontario, the son of Thomas Bickerdike, of Yorkshire, England, and Agnes Cowan, Bickerdike spent most of his life in Quebec after his father moved to Beauharnois County to farm...
, Liberal (1897-1900) - Matthew HutchinsonMatthew HutchinsonMatthew Hutchinson was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.Born in Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia the son of William Scott Hutchinson and Sarah Marthe Archibald, Hutchinson studied at the London Grammar School in London, Ontario before attending McGill University...
, Liberal (1900-1904) - Christopher Benfield CarterChristopher Benfield CarterChristopher Benfield Carter was a Canadian politician.Born in Montreal, the son of Christopher Carter and Amelia Jane Coward, Carter studied at the Montreal High School, the Commercial Academy of Sorel, and McGill University. He was called to the Bar of Lower Canada in 1866...
, Liberal (1904-1906) - Charles Ernest GaultCharles Ernest GaultCharles Ernest Gault was a politician in Quebec, Canada.Born in Montreal, Quebec, he served as Conservative leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1931 to 1932, after Conservative leader Camillien Houde lost the 1931 Quebec election and also failed to win a seat.On...
, Conservative Party (1907-1912)
Westmount riding
- Charles Allan SmartCharles Allan SmartCharles Allan Smart was a Canadian politician and a seven-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.-Member of the legislature:...
, Conservative PartyParti conservateur du QuébecThe Parti conservateur du Québec was a political party in Quebec, Canada.-Origins:The party originated as the Parti bleu which was formed around 1850 by the followers of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine...
(1912-1936) - William Ross BullochWilliam Ross BullochWilliam Ross Bulloch was a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.-Member of the legislature:Bulloch was elected to Quebec's legislative assembly in the provincial riding of Westmount in the 1936 election and sat with the Union Nationale caucus...
, Union Nationale (1936-1939)
Montreal-Saint-Georges riding
- Charles Ernest Gault, Conservative Party (1912-1936)
- Gilbert LaytonGilbert LaytonGilbert Layton was a businessman and politician in Quebec, Canada.-Background:Born in Montreal, Quebec, Layton, the son of Philip Edward David Layton and Alice Marion Gilbert, was a merchant and business executive in the family firm of Layton Brothers from 1918 to 1932...
, Union Nationale (1936-1939)
Westmount-Saint-Georges riding
- George Gordon HydeGeorge Gordon HydeThe Hon. George Gordon Hyde was a noted Quebec Provincial politician, and a prominent lawyer in the city of Montreal.Born in Montreal on January 24, 1883, he obtained a law degree from McGill University, and was called to the Quebec Bar 21 August 1908. He became well known in the fields of...
, Liberal (1939-1942) - George Carlyle MarlerGeorge Carlyle MarlerGeorge Carlyle Marler, PC was a politician, notary and philatelist in Quebec, Canada.He was born on September 14, 1901 in Montreal.-City Councillor:...
, Liberal (1942-1954) - John Richard HydeJohn Richard HydeJohn Richard Hyde was a Canadian soldier, provincial politician and judge.-Education:Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of George Gordon Hyde, a Quebec MNA and member of the Legislative Council of Quebec, and Lilian Boronow, he studied at the Royal Military College of Canada from 1930 to 1934...
, Liberal (1955-1966)
Members of National Assembly
- John Richard Hyde, Liberal (1966-1970)
- Thomas Kevin Drummond, Liberal (1970-1976)
- George SpringateGeorge SpringateGeorge P.G. Springate, CM is a Canadian police officer, politician, football player, professor, and Citizenship Judge.Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Walter L. Springate and Eleonor Woodhouse, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Sir George Williams University...
, Liberal (1976-1981) - Richard French, Liberal (1981-1989)
- Richard HoldenRichard Holden (politician)Richard B. Holden was a lawyer and member of the provincial legislature of Quebec, Canada. An obituary describes him as cynical and self-deprecating, a boulevardier and a maverick.-Personal life:...
, Equality PartyEquality Party (Quebec)The Equality Party was a political party in Quebec, Canada, that promoted the use of English in Quebec on an equal basis with French. Four Equality Party members were elected to Quebec's National Assembly in 1989, as part of an anglophone reaction to changes made by the governing Liberals to...
- Independent - Parti QuébécoisParti QuébécoisThe Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
(1989-1994)