La Prairie (electoral district)

La Prairie (previously known as Laprairie) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1896 and from 1968 to 1997.

The riding 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 and Laprairie—Napierville electoral districts.

The riding was re-created in 1966 from Beauharnois—Salaberry and Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie 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 riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1867 - 1896

#Alfred Pinsonneault, Conservative (1867-1887)
#Cyrille Doyon, Independent Liberal (1887-1891)
#Louis Conrad Pelletier, Conservative (1891-1896)

1968 - 1997

# Ian Watson, Liberal (1968-1979)
# Pierre Deniger, Liberal (1979-1984)
# Fernand Jourdenais, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
# Richard Bélisle, Bloc Québécois (1993-1997)

Election results

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

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=374 Laprairie 1867-1892]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=375 Laprairie 1966-1980]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1108&Include= La Prairie 1980-1996]