Lafontaine (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Lafontaine was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1949 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Hochelaga
, St. James
and St. mary
ridings. It consisted of a part of the city of Montreal.
The riding's name was changes in 1975 to "Lafontaine—Rosemont", and the riding was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Hochelaga
, Laurier
, Maisonneuve
and Rosemont ridings.
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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 1949 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Hochelaga
Hochelaga (electoral district)
Hochelaga is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and since 2004...
, St. James
St. James (electoral district)
St. James was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1952.The riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal Centre and Montreal East ridings. It consisted initially of St. James's Ward and the East Ward in the city of...
and St. mary
St. Mary (electoral district)
St. Mary was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1953.This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal East riding....
ridings. It consisted of a part of the city of Montreal.
The riding's name was changes in 1975 to "Lafontaine—Rosemont", and the riding was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Hochelaga
Hochelaga (electoral district)
Hochelaga is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and since 2004...
, Laurier
Laurier (electoral district)
Laurier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1988.It was created in 1933 from parts of Laurier—Outremont and Saint-Denis ridings....
, Maisonneuve
Maisonneuve (electoral district)
Maisonneuve was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1893 to 1935.A "Maisonneuve" riding also existed from 1966 to 1970 when it renamed "Maisonneuve—Rosemont", and from 1976 to 1978 when it was renamed "Hochelaga—Maisonneuve"...
and Rosemont ridings.
Election results
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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