St. Johns—Iberville
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St. Johns—Iberville 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 Iberville
and St. John's
ridings. It consisted of the towns of St. John's and Iberville, and the parishes of St. Jean L'Evangéliste, St. Luc, Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie (L'Acadie), St. Alexandre, Ste. Anne de Sabrevois, St. Athanase, Ste. Brigide, St. George de Henriville, St. Grégoire le Grand, St. Sébastien, St. Valentin, Notre-Dame de Stanbridge and Notre-Dame des Anges de Stanbridge, together with the islands situated in the river Richelieu opposite the parishes forming part of the said electoral district. In 1903, the parish of Lacolle and the islands in the river Richelieu opposite were transferred from the electoral district of Missisquoi to the electoral district of St. John's and Iberville.
In 1924, it was defined to consist of the Counties of St. Johns and Iberville, including the City of St. Johns.
It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Châteauguay—Huntingdon
and St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville
ridings.
:
|BÉCHARD, Frs ||align=right|1,849
|-
|ROY, P.H. ||align=right|1,342
By-election On Mr. Béchard being summoned to the Senate, 17 July 1896
|-
|TARTE, Hon. J.I. ||align=right| acclaimed
|-
|DEMERS, L.P. ||align=right|2,024
|-
|NADEAU, J.A. ||align=right|1,019
|-
|DEMERS, Louis-Philippe ||align=right|2,363
|-
|LAVOIE, Joseph ||align=right|614
By-election On Mr. Demers being appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court
of Quebec, 31 August 1906
|-
|DEMERS, M. Joseph ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|DEMERS, Marie-Joseph ||align=right|2,415
|-
|LINDSAY, Pascal-Horace ||align=right|131
|-
|DEMERS, Marie-Joseph ||align=right|2,638
|-
|LAREAU, Joseph-Edmond ||align=right|729
|-
|DEMERS, Marie-Joseph ||align=right|4,271
|-
|DORÉ, Pierre-Julien ||align=right|363
|-
|DEMERS, Marie-Joseph ||align=right|6,618
|-
|MAILLOUX, Victor ||align=right| 460
By-election On Mr. Demer's acceptance of an office of emolument under
the Crown, 22 July 1922
|-
|BENOIT, Aldéric-Joseph ||align=right| 5,629
|-
|POULIN, Stanislas ||align=right|3,078
|-
|BENOIT, Aldéric-Joseph ||align=right| 4,074
|-
|GAGNON, Pacifique ||align=right|1,387
|-
|BENOIT, Aldéric-Joseph ||align=right| 4,802
|-
|RHÉAUME, Martial ||align=right| 4,006
|-
|JULIEN, Herman ||align=right|328
|-
|RHÉAUME, Martial ||align=right| 7,958
|-
|SABOURIN, Yvan ||align=right|4,018
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
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, 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 1896 to 1935.
This riding was created in 1892 from Iberville
Iberville (electoral district)
Iberville 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. It was amalgamated into the St. Johns—Iberville electoral district in 1892...
and St. John's
St. John's (electoral district)
St. John's 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...
ridings. It consisted of the towns of St. John's and Iberville, and the parishes of St. Jean L'Evangéliste, St. Luc, Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie (L'Acadie), St. Alexandre, Ste. Anne de Sabrevois, St. Athanase, Ste. Brigide, St. George de Henriville, St. Grégoire le Grand, St. Sébastien, St. Valentin, Notre-Dame de Stanbridge and Notre-Dame des Anges de Stanbridge, together with the islands situated in the river Richelieu opposite the parishes forming part of the said electoral district. In 1903, the parish of Lacolle and the islands in the river Richelieu opposite were transferred from the electoral district of Missisquoi to the electoral district of St. John's and Iberville.
In 1924, it was defined to consist of the Counties of St. Johns and Iberville, including the City of St. Johns.
It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Châteauguay—Huntingdon
Châteauguay—Huntingdon
Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1949.-History:This riding was created in 1914 from Châteauguay and Huntingdon 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 ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
:
- François BéchardFrançois BéchardFrançois Béchard was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Iberville and then St. Johns—Iberville in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1896...
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe 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...
(1896) - Joseph Israël TarteJoseph Israël TarteJoseph-Israël Tarte, PC was a Canadian politician and journalist.Tarte came to prominence as editor of several newspapers, Le Canadien, L'Événement, La Patrie and the Quebec Daily Mercury...
, Liberal (1896-1900) - Louis-Philippe Demers, Liberal (1900-1906)
- Marie-Joseph Demers, Liberal (1906-1922)
- Aldéric-Joseph BenoitAldéric-Joseph BenoitAldéric-Joseph Benoit was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Liberal Party in 1922 to represent the riding of St. Johns—Iberville. He was re-elected in 1925 and 1926....
, Liberal (1922-1930) - Martial RhéaumeMartial RhéaumePierre Auguste Martial Rhéaume was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a butcher and meat cutter by trade....
, Liberal (1930-1935)
Election results
|-|BÉCHARD, Frs ||align=right|1,849
|-
|ROY, P.H. ||align=right|1,342
By-election On Mr. Béchard being summoned to the Senate, 17 July 1896
|-
|TARTE, Hon. J.I. ||align=right| acclaimed
|-
|DEMERS, L.P. ||align=right|2,024
|-
|NADEAU, J.A. ||align=right|1,019
|-
|DEMERS, Louis-Philippe ||align=right|2,363
|-
|LAVOIE, Joseph ||align=right|614
By-election On Mr. Demers being appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court
of Quebec, 31 August 1906
|-
|DEMERS, M. Joseph ||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|DEMERS, Marie-Joseph ||align=right|2,415
|-
|LINDSAY, Pascal-Horace ||align=right|131
|-
|DEMERS, Marie-Joseph ||align=right|2,638
|-
|LAREAU, Joseph-Edmond ||align=right|729
|-
|DEMERS, Marie-Joseph ||align=right|4,271
|-
|DORÉ, Pierre-Julien ||align=right|363
|-
|DEMERS, Marie-Joseph ||align=right|6,618
|-
|MAILLOUX, Victor ||align=right| 460
By-election On Mr. Demer's acceptance of an office of emolument under
the Crown, 22 July 1922
|-
|BENOIT, Aldéric-Joseph ||align=right| 5,629
|-
|POULIN, Stanislas ||align=right|3,078
|-
|BENOIT, Aldéric-Joseph ||align=right| 4,074
|-
|GAGNON, Pacifique ||align=right|1,387
|-
|BENOIT, Aldéric-Joseph ||align=right| 4,802
|-
|RHÉAUME, Martial ||align=right| 4,006
|-
|JULIEN, Herman ||align=right|328
|-
|RHÉAUME, Martial ||align=right| 7,958
|-
|SABOURIN, Yvan ||align=right|4,018
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...