Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
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Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1947 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1949 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
History
This riding was created in 1947, from parts of Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon ridings.
It consisted of:
- the county of Châteauguay, except the municipality of St-Joachim-de-Châteauguay;
- the county of Huntingdon, (except the municipalities of St. Anicet and Ste. Barbe), and the town of Huntingdon;
- the county of Laprairie (except the municipality of St-Jacques-le-Mineur), and the town of Laprairie; and
- in the county of St. Jean, the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, St-Bernard-de-Lacolle and the village of Lacolle.
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 |
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| 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
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Donald Elmer Black | 9,986 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph-Siméon Beaudin | 7,028 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jean Boucher | 11,104 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Merrill Edwin Barrington | 7,003 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jean Boucher | 10,066 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Merrill Edwin Barrington | 6,907 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | David Cote | 2,346 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Merrill Edwin Barrington | 12,365 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jean Boucher | 6,472 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jean Boucher | 10,305 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Merrill Edwin Barrington | 9,260 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Bernard Dupuis | 2,398 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Ian Watson | 10,746 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Raymond-J. Beriault | 6,926 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Gaston Boileau | 4,039 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Guy Tremblay | 1,226 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Ian Watson | 14,222 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert James Clarke | 4,659 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Guy Tremblay | 2,369 | ||||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Marcellin Gagnon | 1,052 | ||||||
| Independent PC | Roland De Montigny | 520 | ||||||