Mount Royal (electoral district)

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Mount Royal in relation to the other Montreal area ridings
Mount Royal in relation to the other Montreal area ridings

Mount Royal is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925. Its population in 2001 was 98,346.

It is the most Liberal riding in Quebec and probably in the country; the Liberals have held the seat continuously since 1940. Réal Caouette, long-time leader of the Social Credit Party in Quebec, once said that a mailbox could win the Liberal nomination in Mount Royal and still win election just because it was red (the traditional colour of the Liberal Party).

Its best-known MP is former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who represented the riding from 1965 to 1984. Its current MP, Irwin Cotler, has held the seat since 1999 when he won a riding-record 91.97% of the vote in a by-election.

Its official name in French is Mont-Royal.

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[edit] Geography

The district includes the City of Côte Saint-Luc, the Towns of Mount Royal and Hampstead, the neighbourhood of Snowdon and the western part of the neighbourhood of Côte-des-Neiges in the City of Montreal.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 1924 from Jacques-Cartier and Westmount—Saint-Henri ridings. The electoral district was actually abolished twice since 1924, in 1966 and in 1987, however the district to replace it kept the same name and incumbent both times.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Jacques-Cartier and Westmount—Saint-Henri prior to 1924
15th 1925-1926     Robert Smeaton White Conservative
16th 1926-1930
17th 1930-1935
18th 1935-1940     William Allen Walsh Conservative
19th 1940-1945     Frederick Primrose Whitman Liberal
20th 1945-1949
21st 1949-1953     Alan Macnaughton Liberal
22nd 1953-1957
23rd 1957-1958
24th 1958-1962
25th 1962-1963
26th 1963-1965
27th 1965-1968     The Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau Liberal
28th 1968-1972
29th 1972-1974
30th 1974-1979
31st 1979-1980
32nd 1980-1984
33rd 1984-1988     Sheila Finestone Liberal
34th 1988-1993
35th 1993-1997
36th 1997-1999
1999 By-election 1999-2000     Irwin Cotler Liberal
37th 2000-2004
38th 2004-2006
39th 2006-

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Irwin Cotler 22,457
     Conservative Neil Martin Drabkin 6,150
     New Democrat Nicolas R. Thibodeau 2,479
     Bloc Québécois Guillaume Dussault 2,035
     Green Damien Pichereau 1,302
     Marxist-Leninist Diane Johnston 98


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Irwin Cotler 28,670
     Conservative Matthew Fireman 3,271
     Bloc Québécois Vincent Gagnon 2,636
     New Democrat Sébastien Beaudet 1,859
     Green Adam Sommerfeld 1,046
     Marijuana Adam Greenblatt 308
     Marxist-Leninist Diane Johnston 94


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Irwin Cotler 33,118
     Progressive Conservative Stephane Gelgoot 2,489
     Bloc Québécois Jean-Sebastien Houle 1,740
     Canadian Alliance Alex Gabanski 1,444
     New Democrat Maria Pia Chávez 1,034
     Green Jean-Claude Balu 681
     Communist Judith Chafoya 140
     Natural Law Ena Kahn 122


By-election on 15 November 1999

Resignation of Sheila Finestone, 10 August 1999
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Irwin Cotler 15,820
     Progressive Conservative Noel Earl Alexander 648
     Bloc Québécois Mathieu Alarie 385
     New Democrat Serge Granger 347


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Sheila Finestone 30,115
     Independent Howard Galganov 10,090
     Progressive Conservative Carolyn Steinman 5,006
     Bloc Québécois Jacques Thibaudeau 1,981
     New Democrat Adam Giambrone 966
     Natural Law Ena Kahn 211


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Sheila Finestone 39,589
     Bloc Québécois Guillaume Dumas 3,341
     Progressive Conservative Neil Drabkin 2,759
     New Democrat Michael Richard Werbowski 804
     Independent Harry Polansky 532
     National Kurtis Law 319
     Natural Law Ken Matthews 317
     Commonwealth Georges Duchesnay 71
     Abolitionist Marie Vienneau 48


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Sheila Finestone 27,354
     Progressive Conservative Robert Presser 14,601
     New Democrat Tariq Alvi 2,455
     Rhino Lady Be Ann Poulin 512
     Green Daniel Reicher 438
     Independent Barry Goodman 165
     Commonwealth Paul G. Fraleigh 108
     Not affiliated Abe Rosner 68


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Sheila Finestone 22,716
     Progressive Conservative Sharon Wolfe 18,707
     New Democrat Nancy Pearson 4,735
     Rhino Claude Parachute Racine 776
     Nationaliste André Daoust 392
     Libertarian Victor Lévis 338
     Independent Mark Sholzberg 110
     Commonwealth Guy R. Huard 80


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pierre Trudeau 33,821
     Progressive Conservative Harry Bloomfield 4,402
     New Democrat David C. Winch 2,356
     Rhino Michel Flybin Rivard 715
     Independent Gordon Edwards 149
     Libertarian Eddie Paul 126
     Marxist-Leninist Liz Watkins 68


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pierre Trudeau 43,202
     Progressive Conservative J. David Dejong 3,660
     New Democrat David C. Winch 2,023
     Social Credit Laflèche Trudeau 1,049
     Rhino Jacques Ferron 649
     Communist David G. Johnston 81
     Marxist-Leninist Robert Verrier 61


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pierre Trudeau 32,166
     Progressive Conservative Émile Mashaal 5,723
     New Democrat Joe Rabinovitch 4,214
     Social Credit Bertrand Marcil 414
     Independent Edward J. Sommer 211
     Marxist-Leninist Robert A. Cruise 162


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pierre Trudeau 36,875
     Progressive Conservative Andrew Albert Brichant 4,446
     New Democrat Harold Yudin 3,274
     Social Credit Alexander O. Bronstein 625
     Not affiliated Gaston Miron 433
     Not affiliated Robert A. Cruise 80


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pierre Trudeau 37,402
     Progressive Conservative Huguette Marleau 1,965
     New Democrat Jussy Brainin 1,583
     Independent Walter Gallagher 182
     Ralliement créditiste Michel Lamonde 80


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pierre Trudeau 28,064
     New Democrat Charles Taylor 14,929
     Progressive Conservative Peter S. Wise 6,840
     Ralliement créditiste Michel Smith 598


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alan Macnaughton 37,648
     New Democrat Charles Taylor 8,855
     Progressive Conservative Thomas Joseph Coonan 5,693
     Social Credit Austin G. Gordon 1,318


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alan Macnaughton 31,654
     Progressive Conservative Stanley Shenkman 11,352
     New Democrat Charles Taylor 6,388
     Social Credit Henri-J. Bernard 845


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alan Macnaughton 22,051
     Progressive Conservative Reginald J. Dawson 21,562
     Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Atwill 1,952


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alan Macnaughton 23,330
     Progressive Conservative George Brown 13,861
     Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Atwill 1,420


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alan Macnaughton 17,183
     Progressive Conservative Dudley Holden Kerr 9,460
     Labour-Progressive Norman Nerenberg 727
     Co-operative Commonwealth Ross Worrall 500


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alan Macnaughton 21,654
     Progressive Conservative Earle Moore 11,550
     Co-operative Commonwealth Ross Edward Worrall 719


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Frederick Primrose Whitman 20,925
     Progressive Conservative St. Clair Holland 17,798
     Co-operative Commonwealth John Stanley Allen 3,608
     Ind. Progressive Conservative Gilbert Layton 1,270
     Labour-Progressive Beryl Truax 1,147


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Frederick Primrose Whitman 19,858
     National Government William Allen Walsh 13,319
     Co-operative Commonwealth John Stanley Allen 1,983


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative William Allen Walsh 16,203
     Liberal Adam Kirk Cameron 11,967
     Reconstruction Clifford Henry Cheasley 2,782
     Co-operative Commonwealth Lloyd B. Almond 1,473
     Independent Thomas Henry Carveth 343


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Robert Smeaton White 19,932
     Liberal Grace Ritchie England 6,483


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Robert Smeaton White 14,249
     Liberal Thomas Henry Carveth 4,499


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Robert Smeaton White 16,377
     Independent Liberal Robert Louis Calder 7,129

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Political blog with discussion of Mount Royal:

Federal Ridings in Montreal
Liberal

Bourassa | Honoré-Mercier | Lac-Saint-Louis | LaSalle—Émard | Laval—Les Îles | Mount Royal | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine | Outremont* | Pierrefonds—Dollard | Saint-Laurent—Cartierville | Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel | Westmount—Ville-Marie
Bloc Québécois

Ahuntsic | Alfred-Pellan | Hochelaga | Jeanne-Le Ber | La Pointe-de-l'Île | Laurier—Sainte-Marie | Laval | Marc-Aurèle-Fortin | Papineau | Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie
Vacant

Outremont*
* Outremont MP Jean Lapierre resigned from the Liberal Party, and a by-election has not yet taken place to elect a successor.
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