Laprairie—Napierville 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 1896 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1892 from Laprairie and Napierville

Napierville (electoral district)

Napierville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Laprairie—Napierville riding.-Members of Parliament:This...

 ridings. It consisted initially of:

• the villages of Laprairie, St. Rémi and Napierville, and
• the parishes de Laprairie, St. Constant, St. Isidore, St. Jacques le Mineur, St. Philippe, St. Michel Archange, St. Patrice

de Sherrington, St. Édouard, St. Cyprien and St. Rémi.

In 1903, the Indian village and reserve of Caughnawaga were transferred 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...

 riding into Laprairie—Napierville.

In 1924, it was defined to consist of the Counties of Laprairie and Napierville.

It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Beauharnois—Laprairie

Beauharnois—Laprairie

Beauharnois—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949.This riding was created in 1933 from Beauharnois and Laprairie—Napierville ridings...

 and St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville

St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville

St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949.This riding was created in 1933 from Laprairie—Napierville and St. Johns—Iberville ridings...

 ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

1. Dominique Monet
   Dominique Monet
   Dominique Monet was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.Born in St-Michel de Napierville, Canada East, the son of Dominique Monet, Monet was educated at L'Assomption College and received an LL.D. from Laval University in 1889. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1889 and was created a Queen's...
   
   , Liberal
   Liberal Party of Canada
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    (1896-1904)
2. Roch Lanctôt
   Roch Lanctôt
   Roch Lanctôt was a Canadian politician.Born in Saint-Constant, Canada East, Lanctôt was educated at the University of Ottawa. A farmer by occupation, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Laprairie—Napierville in the general elections of 1904...
   
   , Liberal (1904-1929)
3. Vincent Dupuis
   Vincent Dupuis
   Vincent Dupuis was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons and a Senator. He was born in Saint-Philippe-de-Laprairie, Quebec and became a lawyer by career....
   
   , Liberal (1929-1935)

Election results

|-

|MONET, D. ||align=right|1,734
|-

|PELLETIER, L.C. ||align=right|1,458
|-

|MONET, Dominique ||align=right|1,653
|-

|COUPAL, Maximilien ||align=right|1,557
|-

|LANCTOT, Roch ||align=right|1,797
|-

|COUPAL, Maximilien ||align=right|1,561
|-

|LANCTOT, Roch ||align=right|1,923
|-

|BEAUDIN, Siméon ||align=right|1,539
|-

|LANCTOT, Roch ||align=right|1,795
|-

|MONETTE, Gustave ||align=right|1,626
|-

|LANCTOT, Roch ||align=right|3,395
|-

|PAGNUELO, Mastaï ||align=right|143
|-

|LANCTOT, Roch ||align=right|4,458
|-

|CORNELLIER, Louis Moïse ||align=right|1,213
|-

|LANCTOT, Roch ||align=right|3,956
|-

|BROSSARD, Arthur ||align=right|2,635
|-

|LAMARRE, Joseph Hildège ||align=right|356
|-

|LANCTOT, Roch ||align=right|4,201
|-

|DOYON, Léopold ||align=right| 2,844
By-election: On Mr. Lanctôt's death, 30 May 1929
|-

|DUPUIS, Vincent ||align=right|acclaimed
|-

|DUPUIS, Vincent ||align=right|4,321
|-

|MONETTE, Gustave ||align=right|3,968

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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