Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm

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

Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1967
First contested1935
Last contested1965

This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Joliette and L'Assomption—Montcalm ridings.

It was initially defined to consist of:

  • the county of Joliette including the city of Joliette;
  • the county of L'Assomption; and
  • the county of Montcalm, except the township of Archambault.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the county of Joliette (except the township of Gouin), and the city of Joliette;
  • the county of L'Assomption and the towns of L'Assomption and Laurentides;
  • the county of Montcalm, except the townships of Brunet, Nantel and Pérodeau and the township of Archambault.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Berthier, Joliette, Labelle and Terrebonne ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm
Riding created from Joliette and L'Assomption—Montcalm
18th  1935–1940     Charles-Édouard Ferland Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Georges-Émile Lapalme
21st  1949–1950
 1950–1953 Maurice Breton
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Louis-Joseph Pigeon Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968     Joseph-Roland Comtois Liberal
Riding dissolved into Berthier, Joliette, Labelle and Terrebonne

Election results

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1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles-Édouard Ferland 14,087
Reconstruction François-Xavier-Romulus Joly 1,966
Conservative Mario Forest 1,640
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles-Édouard Ferland 14,112
National Government Julien Lavallée 3,430
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Georges-Émile Lapalme 14,810
Independent Paul Brien 12,560
Independent Rodolphe Gariépy 393
Progressive Conservative Damien Neveu 318
Social Credit Joseph-Arthur Marchand 161
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Georges-Émile Lapalme 18,755
Progressive Conservative Claude-Édouard Hétu 13,584
Union des électeurs Frédéric Therrien 361
By-election on 3 October 1950

Lapalme resigned, 23 June 1950

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Maurice Breton acclaimed
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Maurice Breton 18,149
Progressive Conservative Sarto Blais 4,541
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Maurice Breton 19,445
Progressive Conservative Placide Morency 4,409
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Louis-Joseph Pigeon 21,821
Liberal Maurice Breton 15,454
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Louis-Joseph Pigeon 17,600
Liberal J.-Roland Comtois 12,172
Social Credit Victor Pagette 6,310
New Democratic Pierre-Émile Doré 829
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Louis-Joseph Pigeon 16,103
Liberal Joseph-Roland Comtois 12,299
Social Credit Victor Pagette 7,399
New Democratic Raymond Legendre 2,033
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Roland Comtois 15,221
Progressive Conservative Roch La Salle 15,043
New Democratic Noël Lacas 4,951
Ralliement créditiste Jean Boisclair 2,961

See also

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