Lafontaine (electoral district)

Lafontaine
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1947
District abolished	1976
First contested	1949
Last contested	1974

Lafontaine (also known as Lafontaine—Rosemont) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1979.

This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Hochelaga, St. James and St. Mary ridings. It consisted of a part of the city of Montreal.

The riding's name was changed in 1975 to "Lafontaine—Rosemont", and the riding was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Hochelaga, Laurier, Maisonneuve and Rosemont ridings.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Lafontaine Riding created from Hochelaga, St. James and St. Mary
21st	1949–1953	J.-Georges Ratelle	Liberal
22nd	1953–1957
23rd	1957–1958
24th	1958–1962
25th	1962–1963	Georges-C. Lachance
26th	1963–1965
27th	1965–1968
28th	1968–1972
29th	1972–1974
30th	1974–1979	Claude-André Lachance
Riding dissolved into Hochelaga, Laurier, Maisonneuve and Rosemont

Election results[edit]

1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	J.-Georges Ratelle	12,883
	Independent	Joseph-Marie Savignac	7,846
	Independent Liberal	Bruno-Roméo Desormiers	3,245
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Lamarche	331
	Independent Liberal	Emile Naud	328
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Jean Sylvestre	217

1953 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	J.-Georges Ratelle	15,285
	Progressive Conservative	Charlemagne Houle	3,438
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Oscar Latreille	1,311
	Labor–Progressive	Gabrielle Dionne	392

1957 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	J.-Georges Ratelle	15,501
	Progressive Conservative	Charlemagne Houle	4,593
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Hector Rochon	1,095

1958 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	J.-Georges Ratelle	12,195
	Progressive Conservative	Dollard Dansereau	10,299
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Hector Rochon	979
	Independent PC	Paul Vézina	276

1962 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Georges-C. Lachance	10,000
	Progressive Conservative	Dollard Dansereau	6,212
	New Democratic	Blaise-J.-L. Daigneault	1,665
	Social Credit	Roger Smith-Verrault	1,660
	Independent PC	Roger Julien	1,118

1963 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Georges-C. Lachance	10,929
	Social Credit	Roger Smith	4,456
	New Democratic	J.-P. Forest	3,340
	Progressive Conservative	Roméo Des Rochers	2,937

1965 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Georges-C. Lachance	9,101
	New Democratic	Réginald Boisvert	3,804
	Progressive Conservative	Gertrude Lessard	3,742
	Ralliement créditiste	Roger Smith	1,896
	Communist	Lucien Jacques	342

1968 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Georges-C. Lachance	14,786
	Progressive Conservative	André Gagnon	6,412
	New Democratic	Guy Lalonde	3,142
	Ralliement créditiste	Émile Robert	879
	Independent Liberal	Albert Leach	210

1972 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Georges-C. Lachance	13,508
	Progressive Conservative	Pierre Bouchard	6,134
	Social Credit	Octave Grosariu	5,078
	New Democratic	Gabriel Gagnon	3,350
	Independent	Alain Beiner	228

1974 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Claude-André Lachance	11,399
	Progressive Conservative	Pierre Bouchard	7,887
	New Democratic	J.D.R. Robert Dépatie	2,104
	Social Credit	Octave Grosariu	2,045
	Marxist–Leninist	Françoise Roy	120
	Communist	Lydia Morand	118

External links[edit]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

v t e Historical federal ridings in Quebec
Until 2015	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Beauharnois—Salaberry Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Brossard—La Prairie Chambly—Borduas Châteauguay—Saint-Constant Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Jeanne-Le Ber Jonquière—Alma LaSalle—Émard Laval Lévis—Bellechasse Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert Saint-Lambert Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Terrebonne—Blainville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Verchères—Les Patriotes Westmount—Ville-Marie
Until 2006	Argenteuil—Mirabel Beauport Charlesbourg Charlevoix—Montmorency Laurier Nunavik—Eeyou Portneuf Richelieu Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Roberval
Until 2004	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet Berthier—Montcalm Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok Chambly Champlain Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier Charlevoix Châteauguay Frontenac—Mégantic Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Jonquière Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay Laurentides Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laval Centre Laval East Laval West Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil Lotbinière—L'Érable Matapédia—Matane Mercier Papineau—Saint-Denis Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Québec East Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis Rosemont—Petite-Patrie Saint-Maurice Témiscamingue Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles
Until 2000	Abitibi Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans Charlesbourg Chicoutimi Lac-Saint-Jean Lévis Lotbinière Richelieu Rimouski—Mitis Rosemont Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse Verchères Verdun—Saint-Henri
Until 1997	Argenteuil—Papineau Bellechasse Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Frontenac Gaspé Gatineau—La Lièvre Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis La Prairie Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Papineau—Saint-Michel Richmond—Wolfe Rimouski—Témiscouata Saint-Denis Saint-Henri—Westmount Saint-Hubert Saint-Léonard Terrebonne Vaudreuil Verchères Verdun—Saint-Paul
Until 1993	Duvernay Langelier Laval Laval-des-Rapides Montmorency—Orléans Québec-Est Saint-Laurent
Until 1988	Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière Dollard Gamelin Gatineau Labelle Lachine Lasalle Laurier Montreal—Mercier Montreal—Sainte-Marie Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine East Papineau Saint-Jacques Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic
Until 1984	Argenteuil Berthier—Maskinongé Hull Mercier Missisquoi Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Rimouski Sainte-Marie Saint-Michel
Until 1980	Laprairie Montmorency Richmond Saint-Hyacinthe Verdun
Until 1979	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Berthier Brome—Missisquoi Compton Hochelaga Kamouraska Lachine—Lakeshore Lafontaine Lapointe Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul Laval Maisonneuve—Rosemont Matane Montreal—Bourassa Pontiac Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Sainte-Marie Saint-Henri Trois-Rivières Métropolitain Villeneuve Westmount
Until 1974	Lachine Lasalle
Until 1972	Argenteuil Beauharnois Bonaventure Bourassa Maisonneuve Missisquoi Témiscouata Trois-Rivières
Until 1968	Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Beauharnois—Salaberry Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière Brome—Missisquoi Cartier Chambly—Rouville Chapleau Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Compton—Frontenac Dorchester Drummond—Arthabaska Îles-de-la-Madeleine Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Matapédia—Matane Maisonneuve—Rosemont Mégantic Montmagny—L'Islet Nicolet—Yamaska Outremont—Saint-Jean Pontiac–Témiscamingue Quebec East Québec—Montmorency Quebec South Quebec West Richelieu—Verchères Richmond—Wolfe Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Saguenay St. Ann Saint-Antoine—Westmount Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville St. Lawrence—St. George Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Stanstead Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Until 1962	Témiscouata
Until 1953	Beauharnois Berthier—Maskinongé Jacques Cartier St. Antoine—Westmount St-Denis St-Henri St. James St. Mary Verdun—La Salle
Until 1949	Argenteuil Beauharnois—Laprairie Charlevoix—Saguenay Châteauguay—Huntingdon Compton Lake St-John—Roberval Laval—Two Mountains Mégantic—Frontenac Outremont Pontiac Quebec West and South St. Denis St. Henry St. Hyacinthe—Bagot St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville St-Maurice—Laflèche Three Rivers Verdun Wright
Until 1935	Bagot Beauharnois Chambly—Verchères Joliette Lake St. John Laprairie—Napierville L'Assomption—Montcalm Laurier—Outremont L'Islet Maisonneuve Matane Mégantic Montmagny Nicolet Quebec West Richelieu St. Antoine St. Henri St. Hyacinthe—Rouville St. Johns—Iberville Three Rivers—St. Maurice Yamaska
Until 1925	Berthier Brome Charlevoix—Montmorency Chicoutimi—Saguenay George-Étienne Cartier Maskinongé Missisquoi Quebec County Town of Sherbrooke Three Rivers and St. Maurice Westmount—St. Henri
Until 1917	Charlevoix Châteauguay Huntingdon L'Assomption Laval Montcalm Montmorency Quebec-Centre Rouville St. Anne St. Hyacinthe St. Lawrence Soulanges Two Mountains Vaudreuil
Before 1900	Chambly Iberville Laprairie Montreal Centre Montreal East Montreal West Napierville County of Ottawa St. John's Saint Maurice Three Rivers Verchères

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election results[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]