Îles-de-la-Madeleine (federal electoral district)
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Îles-de-la-Madeleine was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.
 Quebec electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1947 |
| District abolished | 1967 |
| First contested | 1949 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
This riding was created in 1947 from Gaspé riding. It consisted of the county of Iles-de-la-Madeleine. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Bonaventure riding.
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Îles-de-la-Madeleine Riding created from Gaspé |
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| 21st | 1949–1953 | Charles Cannon | Liberal | |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Russell Keays | Progressive Conservative | |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Maurice Sauvé | Liberal | |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Bonaventure | ||||
Election results
edit| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Cannon | 2,203 | ||||||
| Independent PC | Joseph-Pierre-Albert Sévigny | 2,145 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Cannon | 2,337 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Albert Sylvain | 1,937 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Cannon | 2,472 | ||||||
| Independent | Raymond Maher | 2,145 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Jacques Pinault | 31 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Russell Keays | 2,471 | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Cannon | 2,115 | ||||||
| Independent PC | Félix-Armand Painchaud | 146 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Sauvé | 2,765 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Russell Keays | 2,230 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Alexandre Bertrand | 67 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Sauvé | 3,053 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Fernand Turbide | 1,568 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gérard Mecteau | 183 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Sauvé | 2,860 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marc Arsenault | 2,468 | ||||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Jacques-O. Lévesque | 38 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Maurice Giguère | 20 | ||||||
See also
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