Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie

For other uses, see Chateauguay.
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1947
District abolished 1966
First contested 1949
Last contested 1965

Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.

History

This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon ridings.

It consisted of:

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Beauharnois, Chambly, Laprairie and Saint-Jean ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
Riding created from Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon
21st  1949–1953     Donald Elmer Black Liberal
22nd  1953–1957 Jean Boucher
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Merrill Edwin Barrington Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Jean Boucher Liberal
26th  1963–1965 Ian Watson
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Beauharnois, Chambly, Laprairie and Saint-Jean

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDonald Elmer Black 9,986
Progressive ConservativeJoseph-Siméon Beaudin 7,028
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Boucher 11,104
Progressive ConservativeMerrill Edwin Barrington 7,003
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Boucher 10,066
Progressive ConservativeMerrill Edwin Barrington 6,907
Independent LiberalDavid Cote 2,346
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMerrill Edwin Barrington 12,365
LiberalJean Boucher 6,472
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Boucher 10,305
Progressive ConservativeMerrill Edwin Barrington 9,260
Social CreditBernard Dupuis 2,398
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalIan Watson 10,746
Progressive ConservativeRaymond-J. Beriault 6,926
Social CreditGaston Boileau 4,039
New DemocraticJean-Guy Tremblay 1,226
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalIan Watson 14,222
Progressive ConservativeRobert James Clarke 4,659
New DemocraticJean-Guy Tremblay 2,369
Ralliement créditisteMarcellin Gagnon 1,052
Independent PCRoland De Montigny 520

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