Maisonneuve (electoral district)

Maisonneuve
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1892
District abolished 1933
First contested 1896
Last contested 1932 by-election

Maisonneuve was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1935.

A "Maisonneuve" riding also existed from 1966 to 1970 when it renamed "Maisonneuve—Rosemont", and from 1976 to 1978 when it was renamed "Hochelaga—Maisonneuve". See those article for information on those periods.

This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Hochelaga ridings.

The electoral district of Maisonneuve consisted initially of:

In 1914, it was redefined to consist of:

In 1924, it was redefined to consist of:

It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Mercier ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Maisonneuve
Riding created from Hochelaga
8th  1896–1900     Raymond Préfontaine Liberal
9th  1900–1902
 1902–1904
10th  1904–1905
 1906–1908     Alphonse Verville Labour
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Rodolphe Lemieux Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925     Clément Robitaille Liberal
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1932
 1932–1935 Joseph Jean
Riding dissolved into Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Mercier

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPRÉFONTAINE, R. 3,912
ConservativeBARIL, Dr. Geo. E. 2,342
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPRÉFONTAINE, R. 4,844
ConservativeOUIMET, L. 3,070

By-election: On Mr. Préfontaine being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 11 November 1902

By-election on 9 December 1902
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPRÉFONTAINE, Hon. J.R.F. 4,370
ConservativeLABELLE, J. Alfred 2,510
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPRÉFONTAINE, Hon. J.R.F. 5,967
ConservativeVALLIÈRES, S.D. 3,795

By-election: On Mr. Préfontaine's death, 25 December 1905

By-election on 23 February 1906
Party Candidate Votes
LabourVERVILLE, A. 4,887
LiberalGROTHE, L.O. 3,830
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LabourVERVILLE, Alphonse 7,358
IndependentVILLENEUVE, Frédéric 2,937
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
LabourVERVILLE, Alphonse 11,538
ConservativeVILLENEUVE, Eugène Walter 9,349
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)LEMIEUX, Hon. Rodolphe 7,173
Government (Unionist)CAHAN, Charles Hazlitt 3,140
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalROBITAILLE, Clément 14,222
IndependentTARDIF, Zoël 2,133
ConservativeBERNIER, Joseph Émile 1,944
IndependentLECLAIR, Joseph-Onézime-Edmon 151
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalROBITAILLE, Clément 12,624
ConservativeDESJARDINS, Hubert 7,406
LabourTREMBLAY, William 994
IndependentMCAVOY, Daniel 183
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalROBITAILLE, Clément 16,045
ConservativeDUMOUCHEL, Raoul 5,166
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalROBITAILLE, Clément 18,894
ConservativeDESJARDINS, Hubert 13,492
IndependentCOURCHESNE, Déus 1,053
ConservativeSIMARD, Edmond 313

By-election: On Mr. Robitaille's death, 16 January 1932

By-election on 27 June 1932
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJEAN, Joseph 15,748
ConservativeFAUTEUX, Jean 14,443
LabourGAULD, Alexander 617
IndependentBINETTE, Héliodord 567
IndependentCOURCHESNE, Déus 264

See also

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