Lake St. John (electoral district)

Lake St. John
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1924
District abolished 1933
First contested 1925
Last contested 1930

Lake St. John (French: Lac-St-Jean) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1924 form parts of Chicoutimi—Saguenay riding. It consisted of the Counties of Lake St. John East and Lake St. John West.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was amalgamated into Lake St-John—Roberval riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lake St. John
Riding created from Chicoutimi—Saguenay
15th  1925–1926     Armand Sylvestre Liberal
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     Joseph-Léonard Duguay Conservative
Riding dissolved into Lake St-John—Roberval

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalSYLVESTRE, Armand 7,579
ConservativeTURCOTTE, Joseph-Sylvio-Narcisse 5,502
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalSYLVESTRE, Joseph-Ernest-Armand 8,090
ConservativeTURCOTTE, Joseph-Sylvio-Narcisse 5,733
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDUGUAY, Joseph-Léonard 8,387
LiberalSYLVESTRE, Armand 8,211

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