Saint-Jacques (electoral district)

Saint-Jacques was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988.

Saint-Jacques
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1952
District abolished1987
First contested1953
Last contested1984

There were two separate ridings named "Saint-Jacques". The first was created in 1952 from Cartier and St. James ridings. It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Laurier and Saint-Henri ridings.

A second "Saint-Jacques" riding was created in 1977 when Saint-Henri was renamed Saint-Jacques. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Saint-Henri—Westmount and Verdun—Saint-Paul ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Saint-Jacques
Riding created from Cartier and St. James
22nd  1953–1957     Roland Beaudry Liberal
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Charles-Édouard Campeau Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Maurice Rinfret Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972 Jacques Guilbault
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Saint-Henri—Westmount
and Verdun—Saint-Paul

Election results

Saint-Jacques, 1953–1979

1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoland Beaudry15,443
Progressive ConservativeLéonard Lauzon5,274
Independent LiberalCléophas Saint-Aubin1,109
Labor–ProgressiveGui-Louis Caron1,061
Co-operative CommonwealthAlbert Leduc545
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoland Beaudry7,900
Progressive ConservativeRoland Perron5,347
Independent LiberalJean-Baptiste Crépeau3,512
Independent LiberalR. Beaudry1,789
Co-operative CommonwealthGaétan Robert730
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCharles-Édouard Campeau12,798
LiberalMaurice Rinfret10,517
Co-operative CommonwealthGaétan Robert670
Independent LiberalEugène-J.-E. Fournier1,825
SocialistHenri Gagnon666
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Rinfret7,664
Progressive ConservativeGérard Hébert7,271
Social CreditJean-Paul Poulin2,023
New DemocraticWillie Fortin1,925
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Rinfret7,841
Progressive ConservativeGérard Hébert5,831
Social CreditSylvio Mélançon4,386
New DemocraticWillie Fortin2,106
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Rinfret7,023
Progressive ConservativeGabriel Grégoire5,248
Ralliement créditisteLucien Mallette1,576
New DemocraticWillie Fortin1,406
IndependentRéginald Reggie Chartrand669
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault9,701
Progressive ConservativeFernand Alie4,238
New DemocraticJulien Major971
Social CreditLucien Mallette705
IndependentJoseph-Louis Abraham314
IndependentH.-Georges Grenier311
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault8,682
Progressive ConservativeArmand Lefebvre3,213
Social CreditPatricia Métivier1,696
New DemocraticPierre Ryan1,598
IndependentJean-Baptiste Bulldog Clermont208
IndependentClaire Demers151
IndependentAndré Davignon97
IndependentG.-Paul Nolet41
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault7,709
Progressive ConservativeJean Chevrier3,518
New DemocraticJean-Pierre Bourdouxhe1,313
Social CreditRoger Pelletier797
IndependentJean B. Clermont154
CommunistClaire Demers146
Marxist–LeninistRhéal Mathieu127

Saint-Jacques, 1979–1988

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault20,520
Progressive ConservativeJean Chevrier3,704
New DemocraticDavid-André Rowley1,978
Social CreditJ. Alfred Lévesque1,715
RhinocerosBalthazar Michel Deschamps933
LibertarianRobert Champlin295
CommunistClaire Durand189
IndependentPatricia Métivier143
Marxist–LeninistAuguste Arnold104
Union populaireSerge Rainville84
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault17,757
Progressive ConservativeJean Chevrier3,038
New DemocraticRoger Monette2,339
RhinocerosRodrigue Chocolat Tremblay1,080
IndependentRaymonde Lebreux224
LibertarianMarc Krushelnyski137
Union populaireHughette Godard120
Marxist–LeninistArnold August96
CommunistDaniel Pauquet88
IndependentPatricia Métivier55
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault10,875
Progressive ConservativeLorraine Duguay10,291
New DemocraticMike Molter4,057
RhinocerosPierre dit Lagaffe Corbeil1,204
Parti nationalisteDenise Laroche738
CommunistMarianne Roy152
Commonwealth of CanadaRobert Langevin116

See also

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