Saint-Jacques (electoral district)

Saint-Jacques
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1952
District abolished 1987
First contested 1953
Last contested 1984

Saint-Jacques was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988.

There were two separate ridings named "Saint-Jacques". The first was created in 1952 from Cartier and St. James ridings. It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Laurier and Saint-Henri ridings.

A second "Saint-Jacques" riding was created in 1977 when Saint-Henri was renamed Saint-Jacques. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Saint-Henri—Westmount and Verdun—Saint-Paul ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Saint-Jacques
Riding created from Cartier and St. James
22nd  1953–1957     Roland Beaudry Liberal
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Charles-Édouard Campeau Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Maurice Rinfret Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972 Jacques Guilbault
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Saint-Henri—Westmount
and Verdun—Saint-Paul

Election results

Saint-Jacques, 1953–1979

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoland Beaudry 15,443
Progressive ConservativeLéonard Lauzon 5,274
Independent LiberalCléophas Saint-Aubin 1,109
Labor–ProgressiveGui-Louis Caron 1,061
Co-operative CommonwealthAlbert Leduc 545
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRoland Beaudry 7,900
Progressive ConservativeRoland Perron 5,347
Independent LiberalJean-Baptiste Crépeau 3,512
Independent LiberalR. Beaudry 1,789
Co-operative CommonwealthGaétan Robert 730
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCharles-Édouard Campeau 12,798
LiberalMaurice Rinfret 10,517
Co-operative CommonwealthGaétan Robert 670
Independent LiberalEugène-J.-E. Fournier 1,825
SocialistHenri Gagnon 666
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Rinfret 7,664
Progressive ConservativeGérard Hébert 7,271
Social CreditJean-Paul Poulin 2,023
New DemocraticWillie Fortin 1,925
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Rinfret 7,841
Progressive ConservativeGérard Hébert 5,831
Social CreditSylvio Mélançon 4,386
New DemocraticWillie Fortin 2,106
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Rinfret 7,023
Progressive ConservativeGabriel Grégoire 5,248
Ralliement créditisteLucien Mallette 1,576
New DemocraticWillie Fortin 1,406
IndependentRéginald Reggie Chartrand 669
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault 9,701
Progressive ConservativeFernand Alie 4,238
New DemocraticJulien Major 971
Social CreditLucien Mallette 705
IndependentJoseph-Louis Abraham 314
IndependentH.-Georges Grenier 311
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault 8,682
Progressive ConservativeArmand Lefebvre 3,213
Social CreditPatricia Métivier 1,696
New DemocraticPierre Ryan 1,598
IndependentJean-Baptiste Bulldog Clermont 208
IndependentClaire Demers 151
IndependentAndré Davignon 97
IndependentG.-Paul Nolet 41
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault 7,709
Progressive ConservativeJean Chevrier 3,518
New DemocraticJean-Pierre Bourdouxhe 1,313
Social CreditRoger Pelletier 797
IndependentJean B. Clermont 154
CommunistClaire Demers 146
Marxist–LeninistRhéal Mathieu 127

Saint-Jacques, 1979–1988

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault 20,520
Progressive ConservativeJean Chevrier 3,704
New DemocraticDavid-André Rowley 1,978
Social CreditJ. Alfred Lévesque 1,715
RhinocerosBalthazar Michel Deschamps 933
LibertarianRobert Champlin 295
CommunistClaire Durand 189
IndependentPatricia Métivier 143
Marxist–LeninistAuguste Arnold 104
Union populaireSerge Rainville 84
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault 17,757
Progressive ConservativeJean Chevrier 3,038
New DemocraticRoger Monette 2,339
RhinocerosRodrigue Chocolat Tremblay 1,080
IndependentRaymonde Lebreux 224
LibertarianMarc Krushelnyski 137
Union populaireHughette Godard 120
Marxist–LeninistArnold August 96
CommunistDaniel Pauquet 88
IndependentPatricia Métivier 55
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques Guilbault 10,875
Progressive ConservativeLorraine Duguay 10,291
New DemocraticMike Molter 4,057
RhinocerosPierre dit Lagaffe Corbeil 1,204
Parti nationalisteDenise Laroche 738
CommunistMarianne Roy 152
Commonwealth of CanadaRobert Langevin 116

See also

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