St. Antoine (electoral district)

St. Antoine
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1892
District abolished 1933
First contested 1896
Last contested 1930

St. Antoine (French: Saint-Antoine) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal West riding. It consisted initially of St. Antoine ward in the city of Montreal. In 1914, it was defined to consist of St. Andrew's and St. Joseph wards in the city of Montreal.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Saint-Henri, Saint-Antoine—Westmount and St. Lawrence—St. George ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
St. Antoine
Riding created from Montreal West
8th  1896–1900     Thomas George Roddick Conservative
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908 Herbert Ames
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1924     Walter George Mitchell Liberal
 1924–1925 William James Hushion
15th  1925–1926     Leslie Gordon Bell Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into St. Henry, Saint-Antoine—Westmount
and St. Lawrence—St. George

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRODDICK, Thos. G. 3,077
LiberalMACKAY, Robert 2,904
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRODDICK, Thomas G. 2,879
LiberalMACKAY, Robert 2,792
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAMES, H.B. 3,342
LiberalLYALL, P. 2,692
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAMES, Herbert Brown 3,538
LiberalSMITH, Robert Cooper 2,676
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAMES, Herbert Brown 4,677
LiberalHERSEY, Milton Lewis 2,668
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist)AMES, Sir Herbert Brown 5,663
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)HUSHION, William James 2,549
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMITCHELL, Walter George 9,056
ConservativeROSS, William Gillies 5,274

By-election: On Mr. Mitchell's resignation, 14 May 1924

By-election on 2 September 1924
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHUSHION, William James 4,792
ConservativeBIRKS, William Massey 4,003
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeBELL, Leslie Gordon 6,433
LiberalHUSHION, William James 5,927
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeBELL, Leslie Gordon 6,605
LiberalCREELMAN, John Jennings 6,159
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeBELL, Leslie Gordon 7,192
LiberalHUSHION, William James 5,185

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