St. Henri (electoral district)
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St. Henri was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1925 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1924 as "St. Henri" riding from parts of Westmount—St. Henri
. In 1933, its English name was changed to "St. Henry". In 1947, "St. Henry" was abolished when it was redistributed into "St-Henri" and St. Antoine—Westmount ridings.
In 1952, "St-Henri" was abolished, and its territory transferred into a new riding named "Saint-Henri". In 1977, it was renamed Saint-Jacques
.
Following the 2003 redistribution, the area of the old St-Henri riding is now part of the riding of Jeanne-Le Ber
.
|Léopold Doyon
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|Anti-Conscriptionist
|Louis-Gérard Gosselin
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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
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1925 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1924 as "St. Henri" riding from parts of Westmount—St. Henri
Westmount—St. Henri
Westmount—St. Henri was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925....
. In 1933, its English name was changed to "St. Henry". In 1947, "St. Henry" was abolished when it was redistributed into "St-Henri" and St. Antoine—Westmount ridings.
In 1952, "St-Henri" was abolished, and its territory transferred into a new riding named "Saint-Henri". In 1977, it was renamed Saint-Jacques
Saint-Jacques (electoral district)
Saint-Jacques was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988.There were two separate ridings named "Saint-Jacques". The first was created in 1952 from Cartier and St. James ridings...
.
Following the 2003 redistribution, the area of the old St-Henri riding is now part of the riding of Jeanne-Le Ber
Jeanne-Le Ber
Jeanne-Le Ber is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 112,863.-Geography:...
.
Election results
|Liberal ProtectionistLiberal Protectionist
Liberal Protectionist was the name under which three candidates sought election to the Canadian House of Commons for ridings in Quebec in two elections in the early twentieth century....
|Léopold Doyon
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|Anti-Conscriptionist
Anti-Conscriptionist
In the 1940 federal election in Canada, Louis-Gérard Gosselin ran as an Anti-Conscriptionist candidate. Running in the Quebec riding of St. Henry, Gosselin received 642 votes on a platform opposing the imposition of conscription during World War II....
|Louis-Gérard Gosselin
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See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of Parliament
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