Montmagny—L'Islet

This article is about the federal district. For the provincial district, see Montmagny-L'Islet (electoral district).
Montmagny—L'Islet
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1933
District abolished 1967
First contested 1935
Last contested 1965

Montmagny—L'Islet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1933 from L'Islet and Montmagny ridings.

It initially consisted of:

In 1947, it was redefind to consist of:

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of:

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Bellechasse and Kamouraska.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Montmagny—L'Islet
Riding created from L'Islet and Montmagny
18th  1935–1940     Fernand Fafard Liberal
19th  1940–1945 Léo Kemner Laflamme
20th  1945–1949 Jean Lesage
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1958
 1958–1962     Louis Fortin Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Jean-Paul Cook Social Credit
26th  1963–1965     Jean-Charles Richard Berger Liberal
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Bellechasse and Kamouraska

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFernand Fafard 6,826
ConservativeThomas Tremblay 4,611
ReconstructionFernand Lizotte 271
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJ.-Léo-K. Laflamme 6,890
National GovernmentWilfrid-A. Ringuet 3,288
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Lesage 7,327
IndependentWilfrid-A. Ringuet 3,028
Social CreditRoger Boulanger 1,721
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Lesage 10,004
Progressive ConservativeGeorges-Henri Fafard 2,380
Union des électeursÉtienne Caouette 793
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Lesage 10,121
Progressive ConservativeRoger Chamard 4,876
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Lesage 9,772
IndependentLouis Fortin 6,637
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Lesage 8,689
Progressive ConservativeDenys Dionne 7,963
By-election on 29 September 1958

On Lesage's resignation, 11 June 1958

Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeLouis Fortin 7,796
LiberalBernadin Blanchet 6,516
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditJean-Paul Cook 7,629
LiberalRoger Fortin 5,068
Progressive ConservativeLouis Fortin 3,599
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Charles Richard Berger 7,096
Social CreditJean-Paul Cook 5,537
Progressive ConservativeClaire Lizotte Pelletier 3,292
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Charles Richard Berger 6,389
Progressive ConservativeRobert-B. Lafreniere 4,450
Ralliement créditisteJean-Baptiste Coté 3,246
New DemocraticJean-Charles Chiasson 341

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