Châteauguay (electoral district) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Châteauguay 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

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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from 1867 to 1917 and from 1979 to 2004.

History

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. In 1914, it was amalgamated with Huntingdon

Huntingdon (electoral district)

Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...

to become Châteauguay—Huntingdon

Châteauguay—Huntingdon

Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1949.-History:This riding was created in 1914 from Châteauguay and Huntingdon ridings....

riding

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...

.

The riding was recreated in 1976 from portions of Laprairie and Beauharnois—Salaberry

Beauharnois—Salaberry

Beauharnois—Salaberry is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.-Geography:...

ridings. It consisted of:

the Towns of Châteauguay, Châteauguay-Centre, Delson, Léry, Mercier, Sainte-Catherine, Saint-Constant and Saint-Rémi;
in the County of Châteauguay: the parish municipalities of Sainte-Clothilde, Sainte-Martine and Saint-Urbain-Premier; the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay;
in the County of Laprairie: the parish municipality of Saint-Isidore; the municipality of Saint-Mathieu; the Indian Reserve of Caughnawaga No. 14; and
in the County of Napierville: the parish municipalities of Saint-Michel and Saint-Rémi.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

the Towns of Châteauguay, Delson, Mercier, Sainte-Catherine, Saint-Constant and Saint-Rémi;
in the County of Laprairie: the parish municipalities of Saint-Isidore, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur and Saint-Philippe; the Municipality of Saint-Mathieu; the Indian Reserve of Kahnawake No. 14; and
in the County of Napierville: the parish municipalities of Saint-Édouard, Saint-Michel and Saint-Patrick-de-Sherrington.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:

the cities of Châteauguay, Delson, Léry, Mercier, Saint-Constant, Saint-Rémi and Sainte-Catherine;
the County Regional Municipality of Roussillon, including Kahnawake Indian Reserve No. 14 (Caughnawaga), excepting: the cities of Candiac and La Prairie; the Parish Municipality of Saint-Philippe; and
in the County Regional Municipality of Les Jardins-de-Napierville: the parish municipalities of Saint-Édouard, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur and Saint-Michel.

It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Beauharnois—Sallaberry, Saint-Jean

Saint-Jean (electoral district)

Saint-Jean is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.-Geography:The riding extends along the Richelieu River southeast of Montreal, in the Quebec region of Montérégie...

and Châteauguay—Saint-Constant

Châteauguay—Saint-Constant

Châteauguay—Saint-Constant is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...

ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

1867 - 1917

Luther Hamilton Holton
Luther Hamilton Holton
Luther Hamilton Holton was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Châteauguay as a Liberal member in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1880.- Early life and education :...

, 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...

(1867-1880)
Edward Holton
Edward Holton
Edward Holton was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Châteauguay in the Canadian House of Commons from 1880 to 1891 as a Liberal member....

, Liberal (1880-1891)
James P. Brown, Liberal (1891-1913)
James Morris
James Morris (Quebec politician)
James Morris was a farmer, marble and granite dealer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Châteauguay in the Canadian House of Commons from 1913 to 1917 as a Conservative....

, 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...

(1913-1917)

1979 - 2004

Ian Watson
Ian Watson (politician)
Ian Watson was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a lawyer by career.He first won office at Quebec's Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie riding in the 1963 federal election and was re-elected in 1965, 1968, 1972 and 1974...

, Liberal (1979-1984)
Ricardo Lopez
Ricardo López (politician)
Ricardo López was a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman by career.He represented the Quebec riding of Châteauguay where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments. He was...

, 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....

(1984-1993)
Maurice Godin
Maurice Godin
Maurice Godin was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000. He is a manager by career....

, Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...

(1993-2000)
Robert Lanctôt
Robert Lanctôt
Robert Lanctôt is a former Canadian politician.A lawyer by profession, Lanctôt was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois in the 2000 federal election representing the riding of Châteauguay...

, Bloc Québécois (2000-2004)

1867 - 1917

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|HOLTON, Hon. Luther Hamilton ||align=right|1,013
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|RAMSAY, ||align=right|586
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|HOLTON, Hon. Luther Hamilton ||align=right|907
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|STUART, R. ||align=right|669
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|HOLTON, Hon. L.H. ||align=right|911
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|TANTONE, J. ||align=right|519
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|HOLTON, Hon. L.H. ||align=right|936
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|SEERS, L.A. ||align=right|757
By-election: On Mr. Holton's death, 14 March 1880
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|HOLTON, Edward ||align=right|838
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|LABERGE, P. ||align=right|725
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|HOLTON, Edward ||align=right|860
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|QUINN, F.A. ||align=right|799
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|HOLTON, Edward ||align=right|1,120
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|QUINN, M.J.F. ||align=right|767
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|BROWN, Jas. P. ||align=right|1,246
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|WALSH, R.N. ||align=right|1,148
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|BROWN, J.P. ||align=right|1,594
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|LECAVALIER, C. ||align=right|894
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|BROWN, James P. ||align=right|1,301
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|GREIG, William ||align=right|872
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|BROWN, James Pollock ||align=right|1,370
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|BRYSON, John George ||align=right|906
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|BROWN, James Pollock ||align=right|1,397
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|LANE, Campbell ||align=right|1,092
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|BROWN, James Pollock ||align=right|1,281
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|MORRIS, James ||align=right|1,241
By-election: On Mr. Brown's death, 30 May 1913
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|MORRIS, James ||align=right|1,412
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|FISHER, Hon. S.A. ||align=right|1,267

1979 - 2004

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|WATSON, Ian ||align=right|27,485
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|LONGTIN, Yves ||align=right|5,909
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|LACHAINE, Jean ||align=right|3,668
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|BOURDON, Ginette ||align=right| 2,404
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|DUCHESNE, Cher Logue Georges ||align=right|883
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|COUSINEAU, Guy ||align=right|213
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|WATSON, Ian ||align=right|27,152
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|EVANS, William W. ||align=right| 4,203
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|DUGRE, Jean ||align=right|3,311
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|BOUCHER, Paul-André ||align=right|1,182
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|PAQUETTE, Jean-Denis ||align=right|570
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|WOODS, Jane ||align=right|199
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|LOPEZ, Ricardo ||align=right|21,318
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|WATSON, Ian ||align=right|17,313
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|VIGNEAULT, Robert ||align=right|5,083
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|LAFRENAYE, Jean-Guy ||align=right|1,630
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|PELLETIER, Guy ||align=right|284
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|GRISÉ, Gilles A. ||align=right|124
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|LOPEZ, Ricardo ||align=right|22,439
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|FOURNIER, Jean-Marc ||align=right|16,422
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|HÉTU, Pierre

Pierre Hétu

Pierre Hétu was a Canadian conductor and pianist.Hetu was born in Montreal, Quebec. He studied in Paris with Marcel Ciampi and Edouard Lindenberg , and in 1961, following studies with Sergiu Celibidache, he won the Concours International des Jeunes Chefs d'Orchestre in Besançon...

||align=right|8,282
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|TURCOT, André ||align=right|1,724
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|SIMON, Hubert Le Tube ||align=right|1,250
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|GODIN, Maurice ||align=right| 34,271
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|VALASKAKIS, Kimon ||align=right|18,012
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|LOPEZ, Ricardo ||align=right|5,749
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|PROULX, Luc ||align=right|850
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|BEAUREGARD, Stéphane ||align=right|317
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|GODIN, Maurice ||align=right|25,909
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|PAVONE, Sergio ||align=right|19,167
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|LAVOIE, George F. ||align=right|11,112
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|ROGERS, Hannah ||align=right|794
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|LANCTÔT, Robert ||align=right|26,284
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|MARCIL, Carole ||align=right| 22,972
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|LOPEZ, Ricardo ||align=right|3,120
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|RIOUX, Réjeanne ||align=right|2,041
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|LARRASS, Margaret ||align=right|743
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|LINDBLAD, Robert ||align=right|622

External links

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History

Members of Parliament

1867 - 1917

1979 - 2004

See also

External links