La Prairie (electoral district)

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La Prairie (previously known as Laprairie) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1896 and from 1968 to 1997.

The riding of "Laprairie" was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the Parishes of Laprairie, Saint-Philippe, Saint Jacques le Mineur, Saint Isidore and Saint Constant, the Indian Lands of Sault Saint Louis, and all islands in the River Saint Lawrence close to the county. It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into the Châteauguay and Laprairie—Napierville electoral districts.

The riding was re-created in 1966 from Beauharnois—Salaberry and Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie ridings. It consisted of:

  • the City of Saint-Lambert;
  • the Towns of Brossard, Candiac, Châteauguay, Châteauguay-Centre, Châteauguay Heights, Delson, Greenfield Park, La Prairie, LeMoyne, Léry and Préville; and
  • in the County of Laprairie: the parish municipalities of Saint-Constant and Sainte-Catherine-d'Alexandrie-de-Laprairie; and the Indian Reserve of Caughnawaga No. 14.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the City of Saint-Lambert;
  • the Towns of Brossard, Candiac, Greenfield Park, La Prairie and LeMoyne; and
  • in the county of Laprairie: the municipality of Notre-Dame.

In 1980, it was renamed "La Prairie".

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Brossard, Candiac, La Prairie et Saint-Lambert.

The riding was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Brossard—La Prairie riding.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1867 - 1896

  1. Alfred Pinsonneault, Conservative (1867-1887)
  2. Cyrille Doyon, Independent Liberal (1887-1891)
  3. Louis Conrad Pelletier, Conservative (1891-1896)

1968 - 1997

  1. Ian Watson, Liberal (1968-1979)
  2. Pierre Deniger, Liberal (1979-1984)
  3. Fernand Jourdenais, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
  4. Richard Bélisle, Bloc Québécois (1993-1997)

[edit] Election results

[edit] Laprairie

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal WATSON, Ian 31,968
     Progressive Conservative LABERGE, H.-René 5,316
     New Democrat DEMERS, Yves 3,551
     Ralliement créditiste GAGNON, Marcellin 1,288


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal WATSON, Ian 34,557
     Progressive Conservative NELSON, Robert-F. 9,147
     Social Credit GAGNON, Marcellin 7,315
     New Democrat BOULANGER, Bernard 5,261


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal WATSON, Ian 35,276
     Progressive Conservative BROSSARD, Georges 12,767
     New Democrat BOHRER, Jean-Claude 5,153
     Social Credit CODERRE, Aimé 3,855


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal DENIGER, Pierre 39,410
     Progressive Conservative VASSEUR, Jacques 6,576
     Social Credit ROY, Maurice 4,461
     New Democrat BOHRER, Jean-Claude 4,188
     Rhino MARCOTTE, Jacques Cinq Cennes 1,335
     Libertarian CHAMBERLAIN, David Beaulieu 435
     Union Populaire LABELLE, Christian 266
     Marxist-Leninist ÉTHIER, Jocelyne 121

[edit] La Prairie

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal DENIGER, Pierre 36,842
     New Democrat BOHRER, Jean-Claude 5,894
     Progressive Conservative L'ÉCUYER, Thérèse 4,960
     Rhino FERRON, Jacques 1,868
     Social Credit ROY, Maurice 948
     Libertarian CHAMBERLAIN, David B. 297
     Union Populaire LABELLE, Christian 222
     Marxist-Leninist ÉTHIER, Jocelyne 87


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative JOURDENAIS, Fernand 26,506
     Liberal DENIGER, Pierre 25,182
     New Democrat CHEVALIER-GRÉGOIRE, Lyse 8,602
     Rhino FISICARO, Monique Spazzola 1,851
     Nationaliste WECOWSKI, Marian 1,373
     Commonwealth GÉLINEAU, Jean-Pierre 157


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative JOURDENAIS, Fernand 30,834
     Liberal DENIGER, Pierre 19,497
     New Democrat KATZ, Bruce 6,228
     Rhino AUDET, Marc-André Shakespeare 1,378
     Commonwealth GAUTHIER, Alain 186


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois BÉLISLE, Richard 27,490
     Liberal SAADA, Jacques 27,014
     Progressive Conservative JOURDENAIS, Fernand 7,852
     New Democrat AKOUM, Mohamed 708
     Natural Law MONTPETIT, Pierre 691
     Commonwealth GAUTHIER, Alain 200

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[edit] External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament: