Montreal West 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

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 1867 to 1892.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted initially of St. Anne Ward, St. Antoine Ward and St. Lawrence Ward. In 1872, St. Anne Ward was removed from the riding. It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into St. Antoine

St. Antoine (electoral district)

St. Antoine was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1935.This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal West riding. It consisted initially of St. Antoine ward in the city of Montreal. In 1914, it was defined to...

 and St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence (electoral district)

St. Lawrence was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1917.This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal West and Montreal East ridings. It consisted of St. Louis and St. Lawrence wards in the city of Montreal....

 ridings.

Election results

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|MCGEE, Hon. Thomas D'Arcy

D'Arcy McGee

Thomas D'Arcy Etienne Hughes McGee, PC, was an Irish Nationalist, Catholic spokesman, journalist, and a Father of Canadian confederation. He fought for the development of Irish and Canadian national identities that would transcend their component groups...

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|DEVLIN, Bernard

Bernard Devlin

Bernard Devlin was an Irish-born lawyer, journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montreal Centre in the Canadian House of Commons from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member....

 ||align=right|2,478
By-election: On Mr. McGee being assassinated, 7 April 1868
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|RYAN, Michael Patrick

Michael Patrick Ryan

Michael Patrick Ryan was an Irish-born Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Montreal West in the 1st Canadian Parliament and Montreal Centre in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1874 and from 1879 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member.He was born in Pallis, Donohill,...

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|YOUNG, Hon. John ||align=right|2,138
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|DRUMMOND, Geo. P. ||align=right|1,322
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|MCKENZIE, Frederick

Frederick Mackenzie

Frederick Mackenzie was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montreal West in the Canadian House of Commons from 1874 to 1875 as a Liberal member....

 ||align=right|2,036
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|STEVENSON, A.A. ||align=right| 1,442
By-election: On election being declared void, 22 October 1874
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|MCKENZIE, Frederick ||align=right|2,030
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|WHITE, Thomas Jr. ||align=right|2,023
By-election: On election being declared void, 14 August 1875
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|WORKMAN, Thomas

Thomas Workman (politician)

Thomas Workman was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Montreal Centre in the 1st Canadian Parliament and Montreal West from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member....

 ||align=right|2,300
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|WHITE, Thomas Jr. ||align=right|2,250
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|GAULT, Matthew Hamilton ||align=right|3,334
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|DARLING, Wm. ||align=right|1,627
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|GAULT, M.H. ||align=right|2,707
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|WARD, J.K. ||align=right|1,960
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|SMITH, Sir D.A.

Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal

Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, GCMG, GCVO, PC, DL was a Scottish-born Canadian fur trader, financier, railroad baron and politician.-Early life:...

 ||align=right| 3,908
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|WARD, J.K. ||align=right|2,458
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|SMITH, Sir D.A.

Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal

Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, GCMG, GCVO, PC, DL was a Scottish-born Canadian fur trader, financier, railroad baron and politician.-Early life:...

 ||align=right| 4,586
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|COCHRANE, James ||align=right|880

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  Library of Parliament
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