Cartier (electoral district)
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Cartier was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1925 to 1968.
It was created in 1924 from parts of George-Étienne Cartier
riding.
Cartier is the only riding in Canada to have elected a Communist to the House of Commons: Fred Rose
, who was elected in a 1943 by-election, and re-elected in 1945. Rose ran under the banner of the Labour Progressive Party, which was a front organization for the banned Communist Party of Canada
during the 1940s and 1950s. Sam Jacobs
was the riding's MP for many years and was in his final years also the president of the Canadian Jewish Congress
.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Laurier
, Outremont
and Saint-Jacques
ridings.
|Médéric Masson
|align=right|1,294
|National Labour
|Arthur Ainey
|align=right|2,354
|Autonomist candidate
|Paul Masse
|align=right|6,929
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
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1925 to 1968.
It was created in 1924 from parts of George-Étienne Cartier
George-Étienne Cartier (electoral district)
George-Étienne Cartier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925....
riding.
Cartier is the only riding in Canada to have elected a Communist to the House of Commons: Fred Rose
Fred Rose (politician)
Fred Rose was a Communist politician and trade union organizer in Canada. He was born in Lublin in what is now Poland, part of Russia at the time. He emigrated to Canada as a child in 1916. He became involved with the Young Communist League of Canada, and then joined the Communist Party of Canada...
, who was elected in a 1943 by-election, and re-elected in 1945. Rose ran under the banner of the Labour Progressive Party, which was a front organization for the banned Communist Party of Canada
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
during the 1940s and 1950s. Sam Jacobs
Samuel William Jacobs
For the Australian footballer see Sam Jacobs Samuel William Jacobs, K.C., was a Canadian lawyer, Member of Parliament and a leader of the Canadian Jewish community. For many years he was the only Jewish MP in the Canadian House of Commons...
was the riding's MP for many years and was in his final years also the president of the Canadian Jewish Congress
Canadian Jewish Congress
The Canadian Jewish Congress was one of the main lobby groups for the Jewish community in the country, although it often competed with the more conservative B'nai Brith Canada in that regard. At its dissolution, the president of the CJC was Mark Freiman. Its past co-presidents were Sylvain Abitbol...
.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Laurier
Laurier (electoral district)
Laurier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1988.It was created in 1933 from parts of Laurier—Outremont and Saint-Denis ridings....
, Outremont
Outremont (electoral district)
Outremont is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949, and since 1968...
and Saint-Jacques
Saint-Jacques (electoral district)
Saint-Jacques was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988.There were two separate ridings named "Saint-Jacques". The first was created in 1952 from Cartier and St. James ridings...
ridings.
Election results
|Independent Progressive|Médéric Masson
|align=right|1,294
|National Labour
|Arthur Ainey
|align=right|2,354
|Autonomist candidate
Autonomist candidate
In a Canadian federal by-election held on 31 March 1947 in the riding of Cartier in Quebec, Paul Massé ran as a left-wing Autonomist candidate...
|Paul Masse
|align=right|6,929
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...