Laval—Two Mountains
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Laval—Two Mountains was a federal electoral district
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 in the province
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 of 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.

This riding was created in 1914 from Laval
Laval (electoral district)
Laval is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917, 1949 to 1979, and since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 98,831.-Geography:...

 and Two Mountains ridings.

It initially consisted of:
  • All the parishes, municipalities and towns comprised in the electoral district of Laval and situated on Isle Jésus, and
  • the electoral district of Two Mountains.


In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the Counties of Laval and Two Mountains.

In 1933, it was redefined as consisting of:
  • the county of Laval, excluding the municipalities of Pont-des-Rapides; and
  • the county of Two-Mountains, excluding the such part north of the North River comprised in the municipality of St-Colomban and the northern part of the municipality of St-Canut.


The riding was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed between Laval and Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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:
  1. Joseph-Arthur Éthier, Liberal
    Liberal Party of Canada
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     (1917-1925)
  2. Liguori Lacombe
    Liguori Lacombe
    Joseph-Roméo-Liguori Lacombe, generally known as Liguori Lacombe was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 and again from 1935 to 1948...

    , 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...

     (1925-1930)
  3. Arthur Sauvé
    Arthur Sauvé
    Arthur Sauvé, PC was born in Saint-Hermas .The Legislative Assembly of Quebec member for Deux-Montagnes from 1908 to 1930, he was leader of the Quebec Conservative Party but never premier...

    , 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...

     (1930-1935)
  4. Liguori Lacombe
    Liguori Lacombe
    Joseph-Roméo-Liguori Lacombe, generally known as Liguori Lacombe was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 and again from 1935 to 1948...

    , 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...

     (1935-1948)
  5. Léopold Demers
    Léopold Demers
    Léopold Demers was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an agrologist 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...

     (1948-1949)

Election results

|-

|ÉTHIER, Joseph-Arthur-Calixte ||align=right|acclaimed
|-

|ÉTHIER, Joseph-Arthur-Calixte  ||align=right|6,040
|-

|THÉORET, Aglibert ||align=right|3,479
|-

|BIBEAU, Joseph Azarie ||align=right|539
|-

|LACOMBE, Liguori
Liguori Lacombe
Joseph-Roméo-Liguori Lacombe, generally known as Liguori Lacombe was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 and again from 1935 to 1948...

 ||align=right|5,717
|-

|GERMAIN, Alban ||align=right|3,634
|-

|BIBEAU, Joseph Azarie ||align=right|768
|-

|LACOMBE, Liguori
Liguori Lacombe
Joseph-Roméo-Liguori Lacombe, generally known as Liguori Lacombe was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 and again from 1935 to 1948...

 ||align=right|5,916
|-

|MICHAUD, Joseph-Horace ||align=right|2,148
|-

|SAUVÉ, Arthur
Arthur Sauvé
Arthur Sauvé, PC was born in Saint-Hermas .The Legislative Assembly of Quebec member for Deux-Montagnes from 1908 to 1930, he was leader of the Quebec Conservative Party but never premier...

 ||align=right|6,601
|-

|LACOMBE, Liguori
Liguori Lacombe
Joseph-Roméo-Liguori Lacombe, generally known as Liguori Lacombe was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 and again from 1935 to 1948...

 ||align=right|5,634
By-election: On Mr. Sauvé accepting an office of emolument under the Crown, 7 August 1930
|-

|SAUVÉ, Arthur
Arthur Sauvé
Arthur Sauvé, PC was born in Saint-Hermas .The Legislative Assembly of Quebec member for Deux-Montagnes from 1908 to 1930, he was leader of the Quebec Conservative Party but never premier...

 ||align=right|acclaimed
|-

|LACOMBE, Liguori
Liguori Lacombe
Joseph-Roméo-Liguori Lacombe, generally known as Liguori Lacombe was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 and again from 1935 to 1948...

 ||align=right|6,551
|-

|GENDRON, Hon. Lucien H. ||align=right|4,987
|-

|LACOMBE, J.-R.-Liguori
Liguori Lacombe
Joseph-Roméo-Liguori Lacombe, generally known as Liguori Lacombe was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 and again from 1935 to 1948...

 ||align=right|6,378
|-

|ROCHON, Jean-Baptiste-Léo ||align=right|4,552
|-

|LACOMBE, Joseph-Roméo-Liguori
Liguori Lacombe
Joseph-Roméo-Liguori Lacombe, generally known as Liguori Lacombe was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1930 and again from 1935 to 1948...

 ||align=right|6,876
|-

|OUIMET, Joseph ||align=right| 6,577
By-election: On Mr. Lacombe's resignation, 12 July 1948
|-

|DEMERS, Léopold
Léopold Demers
Léopold Demers was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an agrologist by career....

 ||align=right| 6,280
|-

|DÉSY, Honoré ||align=right| 3,287

See also


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