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Beauharnois—Laprairie was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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from 1935 to 1949.

This riding was created in 1933 from Beauharnois

Beauharnois (electoral district)

Beauharnois was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935, from 1949 to 1953, and from 1968 to 1972....

and Laprairie—Napierville

Laprairie—Napierville

Laprairie—Napierville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1935.This riding was created in 1892 from Laprairie and Napierville ridings. It consisted initially of:...

ridings. It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Beauharnois

Beauharnois (electoral district)

Beauharnois was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935, from 1949 to 1953, and from 1968 to 1972....

, Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie

Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie

Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.-History:...

and Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville

Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville

Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968....

ridings.

It consisted of the county of Beauharnois (excluding the municipality of St-Etienne), the county of Laprairie, the municipalities of Ste-Philomène, St-Joachim and the towns of De Léry and of Châteauguay, and the municipality of Ste-Barbe.

Member of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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Maxime Raymond
Maxime Raymond
Maxime Raymond was a Canadian politician, businessman and lawyer in Quebec.Raymond was born in Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka. In the 1925 Canadian federal election he ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Beauharnois, and won. He was re-elected in 1926 and 1930. In 1935 and 1940 he was...

, Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

/Bloc populaire canadien
Bloc populaire canadien
The Bloc populaire canadien was a political party in the Canadian province of Quebec from 1942 to 1947. It was founded on September 8, 1942 by opponents of conscription during World War II...

(1935-1949)

Electoral history

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|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

|RAYMOND, Maxime

Maxime Raymond

Maxime Raymond was a Canadian politician, businessman and lawyer in Quebec.Raymond was born in Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka. In the 1925 Canadian federal election he ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Beauharnois, and won. He was re-elected in 1926 and 1930. In 1935 and 1940 he was...

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|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

Liberal Party of Canada

Liberal Party of Canada

|CAUCHON, Robert
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|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|SULLIVAN, Arthur W.
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Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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Member of Parliament

Electoral history

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