St. James (electoral district)
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.
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
| By-election on 15 January 1902 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | BRUNET, Joseph | 2,899 | |||
| Conservative | BERGERON, J.G.H. | 2,252 | |||
By-election: On election being declared void, 22 December 1902
| By-election on 16 February 1904 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (Laurier Liberals) | LAPOINTE, Louis-Audet | acclaimed | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Lapointe's death, 7 February 1920
| By-election on 7 April 1920 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| Liberal Protectionist | 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
| By-election on 2 November 1926 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| By-election on 18 December 1939 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | BEAUDRY, Roland | 18,705 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | AUGER, Jacques | 9,349 | ||||||
| Union des électeurs | GRENIER, Jean | 720 | ||||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament: