Two Mountains (electoral district)

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Two Mountains
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1911

Two Mountains (French: Deux-Montagnes) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Laval—Two Mountains riding.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Two Mountains
1st  1867–1872     Jean-Baptiste Daoust Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Wilfrid Prévost Liberal
3rd  1874–1875
 1875–1876     Charles-Auguste-Maximilien Globensky Independent
 1876–1878     Jean-Baptiste Daoust Conservative
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1891
 1892–1896 Joseph Girouard
8th  1896–1900     Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier Liberal
9th  1900–1902
 1903–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Laval—Two Mountains

Election results[edit]

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Jean-Baptiste Daoust acclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Wilfrid Prévost acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Wilfrid Prévost 725
Unknown J. Watts 670

By-election: On election being declared void, 14 January 1875

By-election on 26 February 1875
Party Candidate Votes
Independent Charles-Auguste-Maximilien Globensky 939
Liberal Wilfrid Prévost 810

By-election: On Mr. Globensky's resignation

By-election on 11 March 1876
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Jean-Baptiste Daoust acclaimed

According to Canadian Directory of Parliament, 1867–1967, p. 234., this by-election did not occur and Mr. Globensky sat until the dissolution of the 3rd Parliament.

1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Jean-Baptiste Daoust 797
Unknown J. A. Chagnon 11
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Jean-Baptiste Daoust acclaimed
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Jean-Baptiste Daoust 1,091
Liberal David Marcil 1,019
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Jean-Baptiste Daoust 1,158
Liberal L. A. Fortier 871

By-election: On Mr. Daoust's death, 28 December 1891

By-election on 27 February 1892
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Joseph Girouard acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier 1,227
Conservative Joseph Girouard 1,210
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier 1,455
Conservative Joseph Girouard 1,323

By-election: On election being declared void, 6 August 1902

By-election on 24 February 1903
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier 1,392
Conservative Benjamin Beauchamp 1,268
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier 1,460
Conservative George N. Fauteux 1,333
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier 1,427
Conservative Guillaume-André Fauteux 1,335
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier acclaimed

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

  1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.