This article is about the federal district. For the provincial district, see Verdun (provincial electoral district) .
Verdun Quebec electoral district Legislature House of Commons District created 1933 District abolished 2003 First contested 1935 Last contested 2000
Verdun (also known as Verdun—Saint-Paul , Verdun—Saint-Henri and Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles ) was a federal electoral district in Quebec , Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1949 and from 1953 to 2004.
Verdun—La Salle riding, which covered much of the same area, was represented in the House of Commons from 1949 to 1953.
History [ ]
The riding was created as "Verdun" riding in 1933 from parts of Jacques Cartier and St. Anne ridings . It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Jacques Cartier and "Verdun—La Salle" ridings.
Verdun—La Salle riding was created from Verdun riding in 1947, and was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into a new Verdun riding and into Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle .
"Verdun" riding was recreated in 1952 from parts of Verdun—La Salle riding. It was renamed "Verdun—Saint-Paul" in 1980, "Verdun—Saint-Henri" in 1996, and "Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles" in 2000.
In 2004, the riding was merged into Jeanne-Le Ber riding.
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results [ ]
Verdun 1933-1947 [ ]
1935 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Jules Wermenlinger
5,602
22.39%
Co-operative Commonwealth
Georges Stuart Mooney
4,706
18.81%
Hervé Ferland
4,214
16.84%
Labour
William "Willie" Lessard
3,833
15.32%
Independent Liberal
Thomas Guérin
2,731
10.91%
Independent Liberal
Casimir Allard
2,065
8.25%
Reconstruction
Camille Dansereau
1,266
5.06%
Independent Conservative
James Albert Whitaker
232
0.93%
Independent Labour
Henry Joseph Garrity
221
0.88%
Veterans
Alloys Reginald Sprenger
79
0.32%
Independent Conservative
Édouard Lamontagne
74
0.30%
1940 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Paul-Émile Côté
8,372
Independent Liberal
Hervé Ferland
7,231
Co-operative Commonwealth
Robert Louis Calder
3,817
National Government
Jules Wermenlinger
3,693
Independent
Ruby Beryl Joan Adams
1,838
Independent
Charles S.P. Halpin
1,181
Independent Conservative
Samuel Currie
814
Independent
Robert William Scurrah
599
1945 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Paul-Émile Côté
15,943
Progressive Conservative
Wilfrid Pagé
7,151
Co-operative Commonwealth
Edward Wilson
6,967
Bloc populaire
Louis-Philippe Hurtubise
3,060
Labor–Progressive
Sam Bailey
874
Independent Liberal
Joseph-Jean-Léopold Comeau
390
Independent Co-operative Commonwealth
Walter Wilson
279
Social Credit
Henri Turcotte
187
Independent Liberal
Donald Mark Elvidge
127
Independent Liberal
Joseph-Madore-Omer Royer
36
Verdun—La Salle 1947-1952 [ ]
1949 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Paul-Émile Côté
24,903
Progressive Conservative
John William Macgillivray
7,790
Co-operative Commonwealth
William Dodge
2,612
Union des électeurs
Donat Fortin
445
Independent
Richard Monahan
83
Verdun 1952-1980 [ ]
1953 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Paul-Émile Côté
20,281
Progressive Conservative
Harold Monteith
7,255
Co-operative Commonwealth
Raymond Lapointe
1,587
Labor–Progressive
Ken Perry
483
By-election on 22 March 1954
On Côté's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 1 January 1954
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Yves Leduc
8,221
Progressive Conservative
Armand Dupuis
5,755
Independent Liberal
Roland Gadbois
4,671
Co-operative Commonwealth
William Dodge
2,745
Labor–Progressive
Hervé Ferland
2,180
Independent Liberal
Joseph Michael Hayes
1,322
Independent
Ken Perry
204
1957 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Yves Leduc
18,695
Progressive Conservative
Harold Monteith
9,037
Co-operative Commonwealth
William Dodge
2,299
1958 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Progressive Conservative
Harold Monteith
16,357
Liberal
Yves Leduc
14,604
Co-operative Commonwealth
William Dodge
2,205
Independent Liberal
J.-O.-Rolland Leduc
1,901
Social Credit
Édouard Provencher
264
1962 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Bryce Mackasey
13,860
Progressive Conservative
Harold Monteith
11,489
New Democratic
Irénée Blais
3,430
Independent Liberal
William-Léonard Poitras
3,208
Social Credit
P.-Raymond Leclerc
1,032
Independent PC
Carl-B. O'Malley
881
1963 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Bryce Mackasey
19,473
Progressive Conservative
Bernard Rhéaume
7,488
Social Credit
Carl B. O'Malley
4,412
New Democratic
Douglas Findlay
3,380
1965 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Bryce Mackasey
18,072
Progressive Conservative
Bernard Rhéaume
6,213
New Democratic
Wesley Robert Dillen
4,113
Ralliement créditiste
René Lassonde
2,094
1968 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Bryce Mackasey
22,436
Progressive Conservative
Claude De Serres
3,410
New Democratic
Matt Craig
2,813
Ralliement créditiste
Eugène Lépine
1,004
1972 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Bryce Mackasey
20,943
Progressive Conservative
Eddy Vigneau
7,626
Social Credit
Eugène Lépine
3,323
New Democratic
Gus Callaghan
2,518
Independent
Paul Lévesque
239
1974 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Bryce Mackasey
17,633
Progressive Conservative
Eddy Vigneau
7,922
New Democratic
Philippe Morse
2,232
Social Credit
Lucien Laroche
1,774
Marxist–Leninist
Arnold August
199
By-election on 24 May 1977
On Mackasey's resignation, 28 October 1976
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Pierre Savard
15,208
New Democratic
Phil Edmonston
8,151
Progressive Conservative
Pierrette Lucas
2,003
Social Credit
Michel Dansereau
173
Communist
Samuel J. Walsh
97
Independent
Louise Ouimet
78
1979 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Pierre Savard
30,178
Progressive Conservative
John Oss
4,908
Social Credit
Lucien Marien
2,301
New Democratic
Denis Faubert
2,299
Rhinoceros
Catherine Messier
905
Union populaire
Raymond Marchessault
801
Libertarian
Mary Lou Gutscher
182
Communist
Denis Gervais
139
Marxist–Leninist
Mary Saul
59
Verdun—Saint-Paul 1981-1997 [ ]
1993 Canadian federal election : Verdun—Saint-Paul
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Raymond Lavigne
19,644
43.69
–
$36,451
Bloc Québécois
Kim Beaudoin
19,095
42.47
$35,583
Progressive Conservative
André Martin
3,864
8.59
$51,508
New Democratic Party
Claude Ledoux
860
1.91
$0
Green
Jean-Marc Beaudin
598
1.33
$1
Natural Law
Marylise Baux
432
0.96
$408
Abolitionist
Yvan Cousineau
140
0.31
$0
National
J.J. McPherson
130
0.29
$466
Non-affiliated
Deepak Massand
115
0.26
$6,744
Commonwealth
Golam Khan
88
0.20
$0
Total valid votes
44,966
100.00
Total rejected ballots
1,720
Turnout
46,686
75.50
Electors on the lists
61,838
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from the official contributions and expenses submitted by the candidates, provided by Elections Canada .
Verdun—Saint-Henri 1997-2000 [ ]
Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles 2000-2004 [ ]
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Raymond Lavigne
20,905
Bloc Québécois
Pedro Utillano
11,976
Progressive Conservative
Bernard Côté
2,670
Alliance
Jacques Gendron
2,098
New Democratic
Matthew McLauchlin
1,003
Green
Lorraine Ann Craig
933
Marijuana
Marc-André Roy
922
Communist
Bill Sloan
147
Independent
William Lorenson
117
By-election on 13 May 2002
Lavigne appointed to Senate
Party
Candidate
Votes
Liberal
Liza Frulla
10,897
Bloc Québécois
Sonia Goulet
4,432
Progressive Conservative
Bernard Côté
735
New Democratic
Matthew McLauchlin
635
Alliance
Joe De Santis
241
Independent
Robert Lindblad
113
See also [ ]
External links [ ]
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