- Charlevoix—Saguenay
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Charlevoix—Saguenay was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1949.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Charlevoix—Montmorency and Chicoutimi—Saguenay ridings.
It initially consisted of the Counties of Charlevoix-East, Charlevoix-West and Saguenay, l'Isle-aux-Coudres, the territories of Ashuanipi and New Quebec, the Island of Anticosti and the County of Montmorency No. 1, excluding the municipalities of St. Jean de Boischatel, L'Ange Gardien and Ste. Brigitte de Laval.
In 1933, it was redefined to consist of
- the counties of Charlevoix-East and Charlevoix-West and l'Ile aux Coudres;
- the county of Saguenay and the Island of Anticosti;
- the county of Montmorency No. 1, excepting the parts included in the municipalities of St-Jean-de-Boischatel and l'Ange-Gardien; and
- the territory of New Quebec.
The district was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Charlevoix and Saguenay ridings.
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Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Pierre-François Casgrain, Liberal (1925-1941)
- Frédéric Dorion, Independent (1942-1949)
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1925 Party Candidate Votes Liberal CASGRAIN, Pierre-François 8,312 Conservative GOBEIL, Jules 3,046 Independent Liberal LEGER, Alcibiade 143 Canadian federal election, 1926 Party Candidate Votes Liberal CASGRAIN, Pierre-François 8,553 Conservative GOBEIL, Jules 2,911 Canadian federal election, 1930 Party Candidate Votes Liberal CASGRAIN, Pierre-François 10,806 Conservative MAHER, Thomas 8,078 Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes Liberal CASGRAIN, Pierre-François 12,144 Conservative D'AUTEUIL, Henri 5,591 Reconstruction WARREN, Murray 808 Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes Liberal CASGRAIN, Hon. Pierre-François 14,336 National Government CIMON, Antoine 5,928 By-election: On Mr. Casgrain accepting an office of emolument under the Crown, 15 December 1941.
By-election on 30 November 1942 Party Candidate Votes Independent DORION, Frédéric 9,773 Independent Liberal CASGRAIN, Thérèse Forget 6,706 Independent Liberal BOIVIN, J. Emile 2,578 Independent Liberal LACROIX, J. Donat 209 Unknown GAUDREAULT, Edouard 189 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes Independent DORION, Frédéric 12,430 Liberal DUFOUR, Louis-Philippe 9,197 Social Credit BELANGER, Louis-Philippe-Antoi 1,151 Independent Liberal LACROIX, Donat 436 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct Quebec federal electoral districts
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