La Prairie (electoral district) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

La Prairie 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

Canadian House of Commons

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from 1867 to 1896 and from 1968 to 1997.

The 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...

of "Laprairie" was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the Parishes of Laprairie, Saint-Philippe, Saint Jacques le Mineur, Saint Isidore and Saint Constant, the Indian Lands of Sault Saint Louis, and all islands in the River Saint Lawrence close to the county. It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into the 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 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:...

electoral districts.

The riding was re-created in 1966 from 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:...

and 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:...

ridings. It consisted of:

the City of Saint-Lambert;
the Towns of Brossard, Candiac, Châteauguay, Châteauguay-Centre, Châteauguay Heights, Delson, Greenfield Park, La Prairie, LeMoyne, Léry and Préville; and
in the County of Laprairie: the parish municipalities of Saint-Constant and Sainte-Catherine-d'Alexandrie-de-Laprairie; and the Indian Reserve of Caughnawaga No. 14.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

the City of Saint-Lambert;
the Towns of Brossard, Candiac, Greenfield Park, La Prairie and LeMoyne; and
in the county of Laprairie: the municipality of Notre-Dame.

In 1980, it was renamed "La Prairie".

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Brossard, Candiac, La Prairie et Saint-Lambert.

The riding was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Brossard—La Prairie

Brossard—La Prairie

Brossard—La Prairie is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2006 was 113,985.-Geography:...

riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

1867 - 1896

Alfred Pinsonneault
Alfred Pinsonneault
Alfred Pinsonneault was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Laprairie in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1887....

, 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...

(1867-1887)
Cyrille Doyon
Cyrille Doyon
Cyrille Doyon was a Quebec merchant, farmer and political figure. He represented Laprairie in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1891 as an independent Liberal and Laprairie in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1892 to 1897 as a Conservative member.He was born in St-Isidore, Canada...

, Independent 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...

(1887-1891)
Louis Conrad Pelletier
Louis Conrad Pelletier
Louis Conrad Pelletier was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Laprairie in the Canadian House of Commons from 1891 to 1896 as a Conservative member....

, Conservative (1891-1896)

1968 - 1997

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
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...

(1968-1979)
Pierre Deniger
Pierre Deniger
Pierre Deniger was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Longueuil, Quebec and became a businessman and lawyer by career....

, 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...

(1979-1984)
Fernand Jourdenais
Fernand Jourdenais
Fernand Jourdenais was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman and trader by career....

, 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)
Richard Bélisle
Richard Bélisle
Richard Bélisle was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. His career has been in health and safety fields....

, 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...

(1993-1997)

Laprairie

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|WATSON, Ian ||align=right|31,968
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|LABERGE, H.-René ||align=right|5,316
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|DEMERS, Yves ||align=right|3,551
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|GAGNON, Marcellin ||align=right| 1,288
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|WATSON, Ian ||align=right|34,557
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|NELSON, Robert-F. ||align=right|9,147
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|GAGNON, Marcellin ||align=right| 7,315
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|BOULANGER, Bernard ||align=right|5,261
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|WATSON, Ian ||align=right|35,276
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|BROSSARD, Georges ||align=right| 12,767
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|BOHRER, Jean-Claude ||align=right|5,153
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|CODERRE, Aimé ||align=right| 3,855
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|DENIGER, Pierre ||align=right|39,410
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|VASSEUR, Jacques ||align=right|6,576
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|ROY, Maurice ||align=right|4,461
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|BOHRER, Jean-Claude ||align=right|4,188
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|MARCOTTE, Jacques Cinq Cennes ||align=right|1,335
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|CHAMBERLAIN, David Beaulieu ||align=right|435
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|LABELLE, Christian ||align=right|266
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|ÉTHIER, Jocelyne ||align=right|121

La Prairie

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|DENIGER, Pierre ||align=right|36,842
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|BOHRER, Jean-Claude ||align=right|5,894
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|L'ÉCUYER, Thérèse ||align=right| 4,960
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|FERRON, Jacques ||align=right|1,868
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|ROY, Maurice ||align=right|948
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|CHAMBERLAIN, David B. ||align=right|297
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|LABELLE, Christian ||align=right|222
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|ÉTHIER, Jocelyne ||align=right|87
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|JOURDENAIS, Fernand ||align=right| 26,506
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|DENIGER, Pierre ||align=right|25,182
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|CHEVALIER-GRÉGOIRE, Lyse ||align=right|8,602
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|FISICARO, Monique Spazzola ||align=right|1,851
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|WECOWSKI, Marian ||align=right|1,373
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|GÉLINEAU, Jean-Pierre ||align=right|157
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|JOURDENAIS, Fernand ||align=right| 30,834
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|DENIGER, Pierre ||align=right|19,497
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|KATZ, Bruce ||align=right|6,228
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|AUDET, Marc-André Shakespeare ||align=right|1,378
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|GAUTHIER, Alain ||align=right|186
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|BÉLISLE, Richard ||align=right|27,490
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|SAADA, Jacques ||align=right|27,014
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|JOURDENAIS, Fernand ||align=right|7,852
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|AKOUM, Mohamed ||align=right|708
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|MONTPETIT, Pierre ||align=right|691
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|GAUTHIER, Alain ||align=right|200

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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Members of Parliament

Laprairie

La Prairie

See also

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