St. James (electoral district)

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St. James was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1952.

The riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal Centre and Montreal East ridings. It consisted initially of St. James's Ward and the East Ward in the city of Montreal. In 1914, it was expanded to include Lafontaine Ward of the city of Montreal. After 1924, it was defined with reference to streets in Montreal.

In 1947, the riding was abolished when it was redistributed into a new St. James riding, and the ridings of Lafontaine, Laurier, Papineau and St. Mary.

The new St. James electoral district was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Laurier and Saint-Jacques ridings.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DESMARAIS, Odilon	3,423
	Conservative	LAVALLÉE, Louis Arsène	2,054

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DESMARAIS, Odilon	3,256
	Conservative	PAGNUELO, Tancrède	1,615
	Independent	MIGNERON, Joseph-Homère	74

By-election: On Mr. Desmarais being appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, 25 June 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 15 January 1902
	Liberal	BRUNET, Joseph	2,899
	Conservative	BERGERON, J.G.H.	2,252

By-election: On election being declared void, 22 December 1902

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 16 February 1904
	Liberal	GERVAIS, Honoré	3,269
	Conservative	BERGERON, J.G.H.	2,591

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	GERVAIS, H.	3,648
	Conservative	CARDINAL, J.T.	2,291

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	GERVAIS, Honoré	3,995
	Conservative	GIROUX, Napoléon	2,468

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	LAPOINTE, Louis-Audet	4,653
	Nationalist Conservative	ASSELIN, Olivar	3,179

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Opposition	LAPOINTE, Louis-Audet	acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Lapointe's death, 7 February 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 7 April 1920
	Liberal	RINFRET, Fernand	3,413
	Labour	MATHIEU, Alphetus	1,856

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	RINFRET, Fernand	11,216
	Conservative	GAUTHIER, André Rémi Odilon Léon	968
	Independent	PAQUIN, Ubald	625

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	RINFRET, Louis-Édouard-Fernand	12,080
	Nationalist	LAURIER, Ruben-Charles	4,076

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	RINFRET, Louis-Édouard-Fernand	12,740
	Conservative	MARSAN, Georges-Avila	2,192

By-election: On Mr. Rinfret's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 October 1926

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 2 November 1926
	Liberal	RINFRET, Hon. Louis-Édouard-Fernand	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	RINFRET, Hon. Fernand	13,299
	Conservative	LAMARCHE, Joseph-Paul	6,208

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	RINFRET, Hon. Fernand	22,298
	Reconstruction	FRANCOEUR, Louis	10,242
	Conservative	LAMARCHE, Joseph-Paul	2,953
	Co-operative Commonwealth	DE PERON, Jean-Désiré	1,147
	Independent	GENDRON, Emma	241

By-election: On Mr. Rinfret's death, 12 July 1939

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 18 December 1939
	Liberal	DUROCHER, Eugène	16,986
	Unknown	BOUCHARD, Paul	6,368

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DUROCHER, Eugène	27,219
	National Government	JEANNOTTE, Joseph-Édouard	5,777
	Co-operative Commonwealth	ROCHON, Hector	1,091
	Independent Liberal	MATHIEU, Achille	864

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BEAUDRY, Roland	23,970
	Bloc populaire canadien	DUHAMEL, Roger	12,932
	Independent	JEANNOTTE, J.-Édouard	2,040
	Co-operative Commonwealth	ROCHON, Hector	619
	Independent Liberal	MATHIEU, Émile	585
	Social Credit	COTÉ, Rosaire	549
	Independent Liberal	LOISELLE, Georges-Étienne	342
	Independent	DUGAS, Jean-Hubert	186