St. Lawrence—St. George

St. Lawrence—St. George was a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of St. Antoine and St. Lawrence ridings. It was initially defined to consist of St. Lawrence and St. George Wards of the city of Montreal. After 1924, it was defined with reference to various streets of Montreal.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Saint-Henri, Saint-Jacques and Westmount ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

• Hon. Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne, Government (Unionist), 1917–1921
• Herbert Meredith Marler, Liberal, 1921–1925
• Charles Hazlitt Cahan, Conservative, 1925–1940
• Brooke Claxton, Liberal, 1940–1954
• Claude Richardson, Liberal, 1954–1958
• Egan Chambers, Progressive Conservative, 1958–1962
• John Napier Turner, Liberal, 1962–1968

Election results

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

• 1914 - 1947
• 1947 - 1952
• 1952 - 1966