St. Antoine (French: Saint-Antoine) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1935.
 Quebec electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1892 |
| District abolished | 1933 |
| First contested | 1896 |
| Last contested | 1930 |
This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal West riding. It consisted initially of St. Antoine ward in the city of Montreal. In 1914, it was defined to consist of St. Andrew's and St. Joseph wards in the city of Montreal.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Saint-Henri, Saint-Antoine—Westmount and St. Lawrence—St. George ridings.
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Antoine Riding created from Montreal West |
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| 8th | 1896–1900 | Thomas George Roddick | Conservative | |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | |||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Herbert Ames | ||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 12th | 1911–1917 | |||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Government (Unionist) | ||
| 14th | 1921–1924 | Walter George Mitchell | Liberal | |
| 1924–1925 | William James Hushion | |||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Leslie Gordon Bell | Conservative | |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | |||
| Riding dissolved into St. Henry, Saint-Antoine—Westmount and St. Lawrence—St. George |
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Election results
edit| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas George Roddick | 3,077 | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert MacKay | 2,904 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas George Roddick | 2,879 | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert MacKay | 2,792 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Herbert Ames | 3,342 | ||||||
| Liberal | P. Lyall | 2,692 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Herbert Ames | 3,538 | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Cooper Smith | 2,676 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Herbert Ames | 4,677 | ||||||
| Liberal | Milton Lewis Hersey | 2,668 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Herbert Ames | 5,663 | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | William James Hushion | 2,549 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Walter George Mitchell | 9,056 | ||||||
| Conservative | William Gillies Ross | 5,274 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Mitchell's resignation, 14 May 1924
| By-election on 2 September 1924 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William James Hushion | 4,792 | |||
| Conservative | William Massey Birks | 4,003 | |||
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Leslie Gordon Bell | 6,433 | ||||||
| Liberal | William James Hushion | 5,927 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Leslie Gordon Bell | 6,605 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Jennings Creelman | 6,159 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Leslie Gordon Bell | 7,192 | ||||||
| Liberal | William James Hushion | 5,185 | ||||||
See also
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