Verdun (electoral district)

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 Canadian House of Commons 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.

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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:

  1. Edgar Jules Wermenlinger (1935-1940)
  2. Paul-Émile Côté, Liberal (1940-1954)
  3. Yves Leduc, Liberal (1954-1958)
  4. Harold Monteith, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
  5. Bryce Mackasey, Liberal (1962-1976)
  6. Pierre Savard, Liberal (1977-1984)
  7. Gilbert Chartrand, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
  8. Raymond Lavigne, Liberal (1993-2002)
  9. Liza Frulla, Liberal (2002-2004)

Election results

Verdun 1933-1947

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Edgar-Jules Wermenlinger 5,602
     Co-operative Commonwealth Georges Stuart Mooney 4,706
     Verdun Hervé Ferland 4,214
     Labour William "Willie" Lessard 3,833
     Independent Liberal Thomas Guérin 2,731
     Independent Liberal Casimir Allard 2,065
     Reconstruction Camille Dansereau 1,266
     Independent Conservative James Albert Whitaker 232
     Independent Labour Henry Joseph Garrity 221
     Veterans Alloys Reginald Sprenger 79
     Independent Conservative Édouard Lamontagne 74
Canadian federal election, 1940
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 Edgar-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
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Paul-Émile Côté 15,943
     Progressive Conservative Wilfrid Pagé 7,151
     Co-operative Commonwealth Edward Wilson 6,967
     Bloc populaire canadien Louis-Philippe Hurtubise 3,060
     Labour-Progressive Sam Bailey 874
     Independent Liberal Joseph-Jean-Léopold Comeau 390
     Independent CCF 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

Canadian federal election, 1949
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

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Paul-Émile Côté 20,281
     Progressive Conservative Harold Monteith 7,255
     Co-operative Commonwealth Raymond Lapointe 1,587
     Labour-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
     Labour-Progressive Hervé Ferland 2,180
     Independent Liberal Joseph Michael Hayes 1,322
     Independent Ken Perry 204
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Yves Leduc 18,695
     Progressive Conservative Harold Monteith 9,037
     Co-operative Commonwealth William Dodge 2,299
Canadian federal election, 1958
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
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Bryce Mackasey 13,860
     Progressive Conservative Harold Monteith 11,489
     New Democrat Irénée Blais 3,430
     Independent Liberal William-Léonard Poitras 3,208
     Social Credit P.-Raymond Leclerc 1,032
     Ind. Progressive Conservative Carl-B. O'Malley 881
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Bryce Mackasey 19,473
     Progressive Conservative Bernard Rhéaume 7,488
     Social Credit Carl B. O'Malley 4,412
     New Democrat Douglas Findlay 3,380
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Bryce Mackasey 18,072
     Progressive Conservative Bernard Rhéaume 6,213
     New Democrat Wesley Robert Dillen 4,113
     Ralliement créditiste René Lassonde 2,094
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Bryce Mackasey 22,436
     Progressive Conservative Claude De Serres 3,410
     New Democrat Matt Craig 2,813
     Ralliement créditiste Eugène Lépine 1,004
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Bryce Mackasey 20,943
     Progressive Conservative Eddy Vigneau 7,626
     Social Credit Eugène Lépine 3,323
     New Democrat Gus Callaghan 2,518
     Not affiliated Paul Lévesque 239
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Bryce Mackasey 17,633
     Progressive Conservative Eddy Vigneau 7,922
     New Democrat 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 Democrat Phil Edmonston 8,151
     Progressive Conservative Pierrette Lucas 2,003
     Social Credit Michel Dansereau 173
     Communist Samuel J. Walsh 97
     Not affiliated Louise Ouimet 78
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pierre Savard 30,178
     Progressive Conservative John Oss 4,908
     Social Credit Lucien Marien 2,301
     New Democrat Denis Faubert 2,299
     Rhino Catherine Messier 905
     Union Populaire Raymond Marchessault 801
     Libertarian Mary Lou Gutscher 182
     Communist Denis Gervais 139
     Marxist–Leninist Mary Saul 59
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pierre Savard 27,575
     New Democrat David Garon 3,635
     Progressive Conservative Jocelyn Giroux 3,423
     Rhino Ronald Cawthorn 1,141
     Social Credit Lucien Marien 599
     Union Populaire Jean-Claude Bonin 155
     Marxist–Leninist Mary Saul 80

Verdun—Saint-Paul 1981-1997

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gilbert Chartrand 17,378
     Liberal Pierre Savard 16,431
     New Democrat Alain Giguère 3,912
     Rhino Philippe Hooligan Coté 1,309
     Parti nationaliste du Québec Serge Paquette 798
     Commonwealth Steve Boyle 99
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gilbert Chartrand 20,113
     Liberal Raymond Lavigne 15,207
     New Democrat Alain Tassé 6,572
     Green Jan-Marc Lavergne 1,339
     Rhino Irène Maman Mayer 902
     Commonwealth Claude Brosseau 142
     Independent Yvon Turgeon 105
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Raymond Lavigne 19,594
     Bloc Québécois Kim Beaudoin 19,095
     Progressive Conservative André Martin 3,849
     New Democrat Claude Ledoux 867
     Green Jean-Marc Beaudin 594
     Natural Law Marylise Baux 430
     Abolitionist Yvan Cousineau 140
     National J.J. McPherson 130
     Independent D. Le Sheik Massand 113
     Commonwealth Golam Khan 92

Verdun—Saint-Henri 1997-2000

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Raymond Lavigne 21,424
     Bloc Québécois Donald Longépée 15,153
     Progressive Conservative Aline Aubut 6,838
     New Democrat Claude Ledoux 1,156
     Natural Law Michèle Beausoleil 498
     Reform Deepak Massand 380
     Marxist–Leninist Geneviève Royer 205

Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles 2000-2004

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Raymond Lavigne 20,905
     Bloc Québécois Pedro Utillano 11,976
     Progressive Conservative Bernard Côté 2,670
     Canadian Alliance Jacques Gendron 2,098
     New Democrat Matthew McLauchlin 1,003
     Green Lorraine Ann Craig 933
     Marijuana Marc-André Roy 922
     Communist Bill Sloan 147
     Not affiliated 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 Democrat Matthew McLauchlin 635
     Canadian Alliance Joe De Santis 241
     Not affiliated Robert Lindblad 113

See also

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament: