Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal electoral district

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 in Quebec

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, Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1917 to 1949.

History

This riding was created in 1914 from Châteauguay

Châteauguay (electoral district)

Châteauguay was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917 and from 1979 to 2004.-History:It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...

 and 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...

 ridings.

It initially consisted of the Counties of Châteauguay and Huntingdon.

In 1933, it was redefined to consist of:

• the county of Châteauguay except the municipalities of Ste-Philomène, St-Joachim, and the towns of De Léry and of Châteauguay;
• the county of Huntingdon except the municipality of Ste-Barbe;
• in the county of Beauharnois, the municipality of St-Etienne; and
• in the county of St. Johns, the municipalities of St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and the village of Lacolle.

It was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into 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:...

.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

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:

1. James Alexander Robb, Liberal
   Liberal Party of Canada
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    (1917-1929)
2. Dennis James O'Connor
   Dennis James O'Connor
   Dennis James O'Connor was a Quebec politician.An Irish Quebecer, O'Connor was born in Godmanchester, Quebec to farmer Andrew O'Connor and his wife, Mary Walsh...
   
   , Liberal (1930)
3. John Clarke Moore
   John Clarke Moore
   John Clarke Moore was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec and became a physician....
   
   , Conservative
   Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
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    (1930-1935)
4. Donald Elmer Black
   Donald Elmer Black
   Donald Elmer Black was a Quebec-born politician, farmer and merchant. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1935 as Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Châteauguay—Huntingdon and re-elected in 1940 and 1945. He was re-elected to represent...
   
   , Liberal (1935-1949)

Election results

|-

|ROBB, James Alexander ||align=right|3,835
|-

|MORRIS, James ||align=right|1,990
|-

|DUBOIS, Joseph Omer ||align=right|40
|-

|ROBB, James Alexander ||align=right|5,915
|-

|MCARTHUR, Peter Daniel ||align=right|4,061
|-

|BEGIN, Joseph ||align=right|548
By-election: On Mr. Robb accepting an office of emolument under the Crown, 29 December 1921
|-

|ROBB, Hon. James Alexander ||align=right|acclaimed
|-

|ROBB, Hon. James Alexander ||align=right|5,270
|-

|SULLIVAN, John Alexander ||align=right|4,058
|-

|ROBB, Hon. James Alexander ||align=right|5,691
|-

|SULLIVAN, John Alexander ||align=right|4,971
By-election: On Mr. Robb accepting an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 October 1926
|-

|ROBB, Hon. James Alexander ||align=right|acclaimed
By-election: On Mr. Robb's death, 11 November 1929
|-

|O'CONNOR, Dennis James ||align=right|acclaimed
|-

|MOORE, John Clarke ||align=right|5,934
|-

|O'CONNOR, Dennis James ||align=right|5,445
|-

|BLACK, Donald Elmer ||align=right|6,101
|-

|MOORE, John Clarke ||align=right|4,947
|-

|BLACK, Donald E. ||align=right|5,773
|-

|ROBINSON, James Albert ||align=right|2,047
|-

|BLACK, Donald E. ||align=right| 4,770
|-

|TURCOT, Henri ||align=right|3,075
|-

|MCARTHUR, Peter Daniel ||align=right|2,804
|-

|LEBEL, Lorenzo ||align=right|662
|-

|BOURDON, Ovila ||align=right|101

See also

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

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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