Mercier (electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Mercier (provincial electoral district).
Mercier
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1933
District abolished 2003
First contested 1935
Last contested 2000
Sanctuaire Marie-Reine-des-Cœurs, located on Sherbrooke East street, was part of the electoral district.

Mercier (also known as Montreal—Mercier) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 2004. In 2003, the district was abolished and split into the La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier ridings. A provincial electoral district still exists under the same name but is located in Plateau Mont-Royal borough.

History

Mercier riding was created in 1933 from Laval—Two Mountains and Maisonneuve ridings.

It initially consisted of:

In 1966, it was defined as consisting of:

In 1976, it was defined as consisting of:

In 1980, it was renamed "Montreal—Mercier". In 1987, Montreal—Mercier was split into Anjou—Rivière-Des-Prairies and a re-created Mercier riding. The new Mercier riding also incorporated territory from Gamelin riding.

The new Mercier riding consisted of:

The district was abolished in 2003 when it was split into La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Mercier
Riding created from Laval—Two Mountains and Maisonneuve
18th  1935–1940     Joseph Jean Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1949
 1949–1953 Marcel Monette
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     André Gillet Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Prosper Boulanger Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Céline Hervieux-Payette
32nd  1980–1984
Montreal—Mercier
33rd  1984–1988     Carole Jacques Progressive Conservative
Mercier
34th  1988–1993     Carole Jacques Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Francine Lalonde Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier

Election results

Mercier, 1933–1980

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Jean 17,231
ReconstructionÉvariste Forest 3,750
ConservativeRobert Irving Green 2,496
     Independent Reconstruction Paul-Antoine Bonhomme 865
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Jean 19,134
National GovernmentFrançois-Eugène Therrien 4,596
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Jean 18,623
Bloc populaireFernand Chaussé 9,033
Progressive ConservativeHervé Brien 2,269
IndependentOscar Bélisle 542
Co-operative CommonwealthMarie-Ange Gill 541
Social CreditHervé Lajeunesse 417
Liberal–LabourErnest Larin 345
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Jean 17,041
Progressive ConservativeRoméo Mcduff 7,786
Union des électeursMaurice Lajeunesse 1,587
By-election on 24 October 1949

On Jean's acceptance of an office of emolument
under the Crown, 24 August 1949

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarcel Monette 9,389
Independent LiberalWilfrid Latraverse 2,028
IndependentLéon Bertrand 1,125
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarcel Monette 17,479
Progressive ConservativeRoméo Mcduff 9,352
Co-operative CommonwealthJoseph-S.-Léo Tremblay 885
Labor–ProgressiveRéal Couillard 513
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarcel Monette 30,024
Progressive ConservativeFrançois Coron 10,093
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeAndré Gillet 26,463
LiberalMarcel Monette 23,103
Co-operative CommonwealthGisèle Couture 2,219
     Radical chrétien Georges Rousseau 687
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger 28,898
Progressive ConservativeAndré Gillet 19,925
Social CreditMaurice Lajeunesse 11,680
New DemocraticGaston Caron 7,491
IndependentStéphane Bugeaud 1,621
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger 33,450
Social CreditMaurice Lajeunesse 19,577
Progressive ConservativeAndré Gillet 15,130
New DemocraticGérard Picard 11,606
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger 39,205
Progressive ConservativeAndré Gillet 16,598
New DemocraticFlorent Paquette 15,206
Ralliement créditisteMaurice Lajeunesse 11,365
Independent LiberalRené Morin 1,708
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger 19,077
Progressive ConservativeRaymond Daniel 10,571
New DemocraticLucette Bernier 3,041
Ralliement créditisteJoseph Bélanger 3,011
IndependentZotique Duchaine 888
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger 22,207
Social CreditCyprien Dion 11,468
Progressive ConservativeAndré St-Onge 9,010
New DemocraticMario Hart 4,921
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger 22,545
Progressive ConservativeLucien Grenier 7,026
Social CreditCyprien Dion 6,255
New DemocraticJacques Milot 4,137
CommunistSerge Da Sylva 278
Marxist–LeninistGilles Robillard 200
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCéline Hervieux-Payette 26,784
Social CreditLise Lajeunesse 10,328
Progressive ConservativeJacques Coutu 5,076
New DemocraticElizabeth Chase-Chapdelaine 1,816
RhinocerosGuy Caron 1,074
CommunistMontserrat Escola 135
Union populaireJean-Guy Martel 121
Marxist–LeninistSerge Patenaude 118
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCéline Hervieux-Payette 27,428
New DemocraticPierre Dubé 4,258
Progressive ConservativeJacques Coutu 3,161
Social CreditClaude Bélanger 1,891
RhinocerosPiggy Guy De Blois 1,835
Union populaireMartine Godard 161
Marxist–LeninistMichel Claveau 146

Montreal—Mercier, 1981–1987

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCarole Jacques 25,071
LiberalCéline Hervieux-Payette 19,335
New DemocraticRobert Ferland 4,925
Parti nationalisteGérald Giguère 2,557
RhinocerosRaymond les oreilles Pollender 2,038
Commonwealth of CanadaMichel Destroismaisons 154

Mercier, 1987–2003

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCarole Jacques 30,804
LiberalLuc Chouinard 12,942
New DemocraticAndré Cordeau 10,251
RhinocerosJean-Claude Stardust Gouin 1,617
CommunistAndré Cloutier 309
IndependentJean-Pierre Ginchereau 197
Commonwealth of CanadaDenise Saint-Louis, 137
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisFrancine Lalonde 34,139
LiberalMagda Tadros 11,700
IndependentCarole Jacques 8,992
Progressive ConservativeGérald Lacoste 2,720
New DemocraticGuy D'Amours, 789
AbolitionistWilliam-John Apostol 207
Commonwealth of CanadaPierre Aylwin 128
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisFrancine Lalonde 24,649
LiberalRené Bourgeault 14,061
Progressive ConservativeEric Champagne 8,500
New DemocraticCathy Milner 772
Marxist–LeninistHélène Héroux 297
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisFrancine Lalonde 24,755
LiberalNormand Biron 15,416
GreenRichard Savignac 1,813
AllianceJ. Marc-Antoine Delsoin 1,685
Progressive ConservativeMartin Gelgoot 1,629
MarijuanaEric Duquette 936
New DemocraticNicholas Vikander 480
Marxist–LeninistGeneviève Royer 104

See also

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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