Lac-Saint-Jean
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This article is about the former federal electoral district. For the lake, see Lac Saint-Jean
Lac Saint-Jean
Lac Saint-Jean is a large, relatively shallow lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands. It is situated 206 kilometres north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River. It covers an area of 1003 km² Lac Saint-Jean is a large, relatively...

. For the current provincial electoral district, see Lac-Saint-Jean (provincial electoral district)
Lac-Saint-Jean (provincial electoral district)
Lac-Saint-Jean is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1890.-Geography:...



Lac-Saint-Jean (later known as Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay) was a federal electoral district
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
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, Canada
Canada
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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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 from 1949 to 2004.

History

This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Lake St-John—Roberval
Lake St-John—Roberval
Lake St. John—Roberval was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Lake St. John riding. It consisted of the counties of Lake St. John East and Lake St...

 riding.

It was initially defined to consist of the county of Lake St. John East and the towns of Riverbend, Ile Maligne and St. Joseph-d'Alma; and parts of the county of Lake St. John West.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the City of Alma, the Town of Desbiens, the County of Lac-Saint-Jean East, and parts of the Counties of Lac-Saint-Jean West and Chicoutimi.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the Cities of Alma and Chicoutimi North, and parts of the Counties of Chicoutimi and Lac-Saint-Jean East.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Alma, Desbiens and Métabetchouan; the County of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est; and parts of the Counties of Chicoutimi, Charlevoix-Ouest, Lac-Saint-Jean-Ouest and Montmorency.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Alma, Desbiens and Métabetchouan; the County Regional Municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est; and parts of in the County Regional Municipality of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay.

Its name was changed in 2000 to "Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay".

In 2003, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925.It was created as "Chicoutimi" riding in 1924 from Chicoutimi—Saguenay...

, Jonquière—Alma
Jonquière—Alma
Jonquière—Alma is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay ridings.It consists of:...

 and Roberval
Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
For the electoral district in the Quebec National Assembly see Roberval Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.The riding was created in 1947 from parts of Lake St-John—Roberval riding.The...

 ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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:
Parliament Years Member Party
Lake St-John—Roberval
Lake St-John—Roberval
Lake St. John—Roberval was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Lake St. John riding. It consisted of the counties of Lake St. John East and Lake St...

 prior to 1947
Lac-Saint-Jean
21st
Canadian federal election, 1949
The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...

1949-1953     André Gauthier
André Gauthier
André Gauthier was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in L'Ascension, Quebec, he was a lawyer by career.He was first elected at the Lac-Saint-Jean riding in the 1949 general election...

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...

22nd
Canadian federal election, 1953
The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St...

1953-1957
23rd
Canadian federal election, 1957
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1957-1958
24th
Canadian federal election, 1958
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1958-1962     Roger Parizeau
Roger Parizeau
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Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
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25th
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...

1962-1963     Marcel Lessard
Marcel Lessard
Marcel Lessard, PC is a former Canadian politician.Lessard was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Social Credit Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec as part of Réal Caouette's breakthrough in the province in the 1962 election...

 
1st term
Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...

26th
Canadian federal election, 1963
The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.-Overview:During the Tories' last year in...

1963-1965
27th
Canadian federal election, 1965
The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...

1965-1968     Alcide Simard
Alcide Simard
Joseph Alcide Simard was a Ralliement créditiste member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in Saint-Léonard, Quebec, he was a life insurance agent by career....

Ralliement créditiste
Ralliement créditiste
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28th
Canadian federal election, 1968
The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament of Canada...

1968-1972     Marcel Lessard
Marcel Lessard
Marcel Lessard, PC is a former Canadian politician.Lessard was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Social Credit Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec as part of Réal Caouette's breakthrough in the province in the 1962 election...

 
2nd term
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...

29th
Canadian federal election, 1972
The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive...

1972-1974
30th
Canadian federal election, 1974
The Canadian federal election of 1974 was held on July 8, 1974 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 30th Parliament of Canada. The governing Liberal Party won its first majority government since 1968, and gave Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau his third term...

1974-1979
31st
Canadian federal election, 1979
The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...

1979-1980
32nd
Canadian federal election, 1980
The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...

1980-1984     Pierre Gimaïel
Pierre Gimaïel
Pierre J.J. Georges Adelard Gimaïel was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a manpower consultant and development manager 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...

33rd
Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...

1984-1988     Clément M. Côté
Clément M. Côté
Clément M. Côté was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a sales manager by career....

Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

1988 by-election     Lucien Bouchard
Lucien Bouchard
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Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

34th
Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....

1988-1990
1990-1991     Independent
Independent (politician)
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1991-1993     Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...

35th
Canadian federal election, 1993
The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...

1993-1996
1996 by-election     Stéphan Tremblay
Stéphan Tremblay
Stéphan Tremblay was a politician who was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from Quebec from 1996 to 2002.-Member of Parliament:...

Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...

36th
Canadian federal election, 1997
The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...

1997-2000
Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay
37th
Canadian federal election, 2000
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....

2000-2002     Stéphan Tremblay
Stéphan Tremblay
Stéphan Tremblay was a politician who was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from Quebec from 1996 to 2002.-Member of Parliament:...

Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...

2002 by-election     Sébastien Gagnon
Sébastien Gagnon
Sébastien Gagnon is a Canadian politician. After serving in the Canadian Army from 1991 to 1995, Gagnon was elected as a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons in a 2002 by-election...

Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...

Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925.It was created as "Chicoutimi" riding in 1924 from Chicoutimi—Saguenay...

, Jonquière—Alma
Jonquière—Alma
Jonquière—Alma is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay ridings.It consists of:...

 and Roberval
Roberval
-People:* Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician and scientist* Jean-François de la Roque de Roberval, lieutenant-general of New France -Places:* Roberval, Quebec** Roberval , a provincial electoral district in Quebec...

 after 2004

Election results

|Nationalist
|Paul-Emile Harvey
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See also


External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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