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Maisonneuve (electoral district)

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Legislature
  
House of Commons

First contested
  
1896

District abolished
  
1933

District created
  
1892

Last contested
  
1932 by-election

Maisonneuve was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1935.

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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". See those article for information on those periods.

This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Hochelaga ridings.

The electoral district of Maisonneuve consisted initially of:

  • the towns of Maisonneuve and Côte St. Louis,
  • the villages of Côte de la Visitation and Mile End, and
  • Hochelaga and St. Jean Baptiste wards in the city of Montreal.

    • In 1914, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the town of Maisonneuve,
  • Rosemount ward and Longue Point ward of the city of Montreal,
  • Pointe-aux-Trembles town and parish,
  • Rivière-des-Prairies,
  • Sault au Recollet town and parish,
  • St. Léonard-de-Port-Maurice,
  • the town of Montréal Est,
  • the town of St. Michel-de-Laval, and
  • the area on which is situated the St. Jean-de-Dieu hospital.

    • In 1924, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the portion of the Island of Montreal lying north of a line drawn from Rivière des Prairies along Ste. Claire Avenue, the southern boundary of the Seminary of St. Sulpice's domain, Crémazie Boulevard, St. Hubert Street, Côte St. Michel Road, the northwestern limit of the city of Montreal, Iberville Street, the Canadian Pacific Railway track, Nolan Street, and Bourbonnière Avenue, to the St. Lawrence River.

    • It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Mercier ridings.

    Members of Parliament

    This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

    Election results

    By-election: On Mr. Préfontaine being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 11 November 1902

    By-election: On Mr. Préfontaine's death, 25 December 1905

    By-election: On Mr. Robitaille's death, 16 January 1932

    References

    Maisonneuve (electoral district) Wikipedia
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