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St. Lawrence—St. George
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1967
First contested1917
Last contested1965

St. Lawrence—St. George was a federal electoral districtinMontreal, Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of St. Antoine and St. Lawrence ridings. It was initially defined to consist of St. Lawrence and St. George Wards of the city of Montreal. After 1924, it was defined with reference to various streets of Montreal.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Saint-Henri, Saint-Jacques and Westmount ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
St. Lawrence—St. George
Riding created from St. Antoine and St. Lawrence
13th  1917–1921     Charles Ballantyne Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Herbert Meredith Marler Liberal
15th  1925–1926     Charles Cahan Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1930
 1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945     Brooke Claxton Liberal
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1954
 1954–1957 Claude Richardson
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Egan Chambers Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     John Turner Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Saint-Henri, Saint-Jacques and Westmount

Election results

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1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) Charles Ballantyne 5,806
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) William Clement Munn 2,403
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Herbert Marler 7,836
Conservative Charles Ballantyne 5,275
Labour Rose Mary Louise Henderson 510
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Cahan 6,509
Liberal Hon. Herbert Marler 5,580
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Cahan 5,725
Liberal William Clement Munn 3,826
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Cahan 6,666
Liberal Ernest Pitt 3,653
Canadian federal by-election, 25 August 1930
Party Candidate Votes
On Cahan's acceptance of an office of emolument
under the Crown, 7 August 1930
Conservative Charles Cahan acclaimed
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Cahan 6,862
Liberal Adrian Knatchbull-Hugessen 5,695
Reconstruction Godefroy Dumont Laviolette 1,461
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Brooke Claxton 11,553
Conservative Charles Cahan 6,568
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Brooke Claxton 10,301
Progressive Conservative Frederick Ross Phelan 6,171
Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Wilks 1,454
Bloc populaire Marcel Garneau 1,193
Labor–Progressive Gordon McCutcheon 871
Independent Alfred Routhier 263
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Brooke Claxton 15,104
Progressive Conservative Charles Trenholme Ballantyne 5,911
Co-operative Commonwealth Jeannine Théorêt 1,146
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Brooke Claxton 9,082
Progressive Conservative David L. De Volpi 4,648
Co-operative Commonwealth William Dodge 444
Labor–Progressive Frank Brenton 428
By-election on 8 November 1954

On Claxton's resignation, 31 July 1954

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Claude Richardson 6,548
Progressive Conservative David De Volpi 4,489
Co-operative Commonwealth Albert Renaud 425
Labor–Progressive Frank Brenton 277
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Claude Richardson 7,758
Progressive Conservative Egan Chambers 6,219
Co-operative Commonwealth Norman Mergler 440
Labor–Progressive Frank Brenton 360
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Egan Chambers 9,702
Liberal Claude Richardson 7,132
Co-operative Commonwealth Norman Mergler 534
Labor–Progressive Frank Brenton 279
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Turner 7,227
Progressive Conservative Egan Chambers 4,969
New Democratic R. Barry Rutland 1,282
Social Credit Eugène Caraghiaur 437
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Turner 8,552
Progressive Conservative Egan Chambers 3,796
New Democratic R. Barry Rutland 1,606
Social Credit Charles Sucsany 708
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Turner 6,920
Progressive Conservative Alfred Warkentin 2,648
New Democratic Frank Auf der Maur 1,676
Ralliement créditiste Lucien Plante 274

See also

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Riding history from the Library of Parliament:


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