St. Lawrence (electoral district)

St. Lawrence
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1892
District abolished 1914
First contested 1896
Last contested 1911

St. Lawrence (French: Saint-Laurent) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1917.

This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal West and Montreal East ridings. It consisted of St. Louis and St. Lawrence wards in the city of Montreal. It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into St. Lawrence—St. George and George-Étienne Cartier ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
St. Lawrence
Riding created from Montreal West and Montreal East
8th  1896–1900     Edward Goff Penny Liberal
9th  1900–1904 Robert Bickerdike
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into St. Lawrence—St. George
and George-Étienne Cartier

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPENNY, E. Goff3,632
ConservativeSMITH, R.W.2,915
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBICKERDIKE, Robert3,439
ConservativeEKERS, Henry Archer2,457
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBICKERDIKE, R.3,282
ConservativeLANE, C.2,632
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBICKERDIKE, Robert3,576
ConservativeEKERS, Henry A.2,721
IndependentST-MARTIN, Albert186
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBICKERDIKE, Robert4,469
ConservativeJOHNSTON, George Franklin3,421
SocialistCOTTON, William Ulric359

See also


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