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Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Donald E. Black, Liberal (1949-1953)
- Jean Boucher, Liberal (1953-1958)
- Merrill E. Barrington, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
- Jean Boucher, Liberal (1962-1963)
- Ian Watson, Liberal (1963-1968)
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1965 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
WATSON, Ian |
14,222 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
CLARKE, Robert James |
4,659 |
| |
New Democrat |
TREMBLAY, Jean-Guy |
2,369 |
| |
Ralliement créditiste |
GAGNON, Marcellin |
1,052 |
| |
Ind. Progressive Conservative |
DE MONTIGNY, Roland |
520 |
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