Mercier (federal electoral district)

Mercier (also known as Montreal—Mercier) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 2004. In 2003, the district was abolished and split into the La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier ridings. A provincial electoral district still exists under the same name but is located in Plateau Mont-Royal borough.

Mercier
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished2003
First contested1935
Last contested2000
Sanctuaire Marie-Reine-des-Cœurs, located on Sherbrooke East street, was part of the electoral district.

History

Mercier riding was created in 1933 from Laval—Two Mountains and Maisonneuve ridings.

It initially consisted of:

  • parts of the city of Montreal;
  • the towns of Montreal North, St-Michel-de-Laval, St-Léonard-de-Port-Maurice, Montreal East, Pointe-aux-Trembles;
  • the parishes of Rivière-des-Prairies, St-Léonard-de-Port-Maurice, and St-Jean-de-Dieu Asylum; and * the municipality of Pont-Viau and the town of Laval-des-Rapides in Laval county..

In 1966, it was defined as consisting of:

  • the City of Pointe-aux-Trembles;
  • the Towns of Anjou and Montreal East;
  • the part of the City of Montreal bounded by Saint-Donat Street, the Towns of Anjou and Montreal East, and Saint-Lawrence River;
  • the part of the City of Montreal bounded by the Cities of Pointeaux-Trembles and Montreal North, the Towns of Anjou and Montreal East, and Des Prairies River.

In 1976, it was defined as consisting of:

  • the City of Pointe-aux-Trembles;
  • the Town of Montreal East;
  • the part of the City of Montreal bounded by the Cities of Pointeaux-Trembles and Montreal North, by the Towns of Anjou and Montreal East and by des Prairies River;
  • the part of the City of Montreal bounded by a line commencing from the Saint Lawrence River along Saint-Donat Street, the Canadian National Railway; the northeastern limit of the parish municipality of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Sherbrooke Street East, Highway 25, the limits of the towns of Anjou and Montreal East to the Saint Lawrence River.

In 1980, it was renamed "Montreal—Mercier". In 1987, Montreal—Mercier was split into Anjou—Rivière-Des-Prairies and a re-created Mercier riding. The new Mercier riding also incorporated territory from Gamelin riding.

The new Mercier riding consisted of:

  • the Town of Montréal-Est;
  • parts of the City of Montréal.

The district was abolished in 2003 when it was split into La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Mercier
Riding created from Laval—Two Mountains and Maisonneuve
18th  1935–1940     Joseph Jean Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1949
 1949–1953 Marcel Monette
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     André Gillet Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Prosper Boulanger Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Céline Hervieux-Payette
32nd  1980–1984
Montreal—Mercier
33rd  1984–1988     Carole Jacques Progressive Conservative
Mercier
34th  1988–1993     Carole Jacques Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Francine Lalonde Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier

Election results

Mercier, 1933–1980

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Jean17,231
ReconstructionÉvariste Forest3,750
ConservativeRobert Irving Green2,496
  Independent Reconstruction Paul-Antoine Bonhomme 865
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Jean19,134
National GovernmentFrançois-Eugène Therrien4,596
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Jean18,623
Bloc populaireFernand Chaussé9,033
Progressive ConservativeHervé Brien2,269
IndependentOscar Bélisle542
Co-operative CommonwealthMarie-Ange Gill541
Social CreditHervé Lajeunesse417
Liberal–LabourErnest Larin345
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Jean17,041
Progressive ConservativeRoméo Mcduff7,786
Union des électeursMaurice Lajeunesse1,587
By-election on 24 October 1949

On Jean's acceptance of an office of emolument
under the Crown, 24 August 1949

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarcel Monette9,389
Independent LiberalWilfrid Latraverse2,028
IndependentLéon Bertrand1,125
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarcel Monette17,479
Progressive ConservativeRoméo Mcduff9,352
Co-operative CommonwealthJoseph-S.-Léo Tremblay885
Labor–ProgressiveRéal Couillard513
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarcel Monette30,024
Progressive ConservativeFrançois Coron10,093
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeAndré Gillet26,463
LiberalMarcel Monette23,103
Co-operative CommonwealthGisèle Couture2,219
  Radical chrétien Georges Rousseau 687
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger28,898
Progressive ConservativeAndré Gillet19,925
Social CreditMaurice Lajeunesse11,680
New DemocraticGaston Caron7,491
IndependentStéphane Bugeaud1,621
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger33,450
Social CreditMaurice Lajeunesse19,577
Progressive ConservativeAndré Gillet15,130
New DemocraticGérard Picard11,606
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger39,205
Progressive ConservativeAndré Gillet16,598
New DemocraticFlorent Paquette15,206
Ralliement créditisteMaurice Lajeunesse11,365
Independent LiberalRené Morin1,708
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger19,077
Progressive ConservativeRaymond Daniel10,571
New DemocraticLucette Bernier3,041
Ralliement créditisteJoseph Bélanger3,011
IndependentZotique Duchaine888
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger22,207
Social CreditCyprien Dion11,468
Progressive ConservativeAndré St-Onge9,010
New DemocraticMario Hart4,921
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalProsper Boulanger22,545
Progressive ConservativeLucien Grenier7,026
Social CreditCyprien Dion6,255
New DemocraticJacques Milot4,137
CommunistSerge Da Sylva278
Marxist–LeninistGilles Robillard200
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCéline Hervieux-Payette26,784
Social CreditLise Lajeunesse10,328
Progressive ConservativeJacques Coutu5,076
New DemocraticElizabeth Chase-Chapdelaine1,816
RhinocerosGuy Caron1,074
CommunistMontserrat Escola135
Union populaireJean-Guy Martel121
Marxist–LeninistSerge Patenaude118
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCéline Hervieux-Payette27,428
New DemocraticPierre Dubé4,258
Progressive ConservativeJacques Coutu3,161
Social CreditClaude Bélanger1,891
RhinocerosPiggy Guy De Blois1,835
Union populaireMartine Godard161
Marxist–LeninistMichel Claveau146

Montreal—Mercier, 1981–1987

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCarole Jacques25,071
LiberalCéline Hervieux-Payette19,335
New DemocraticRobert Ferland4,925
Parti nationalisteGérald Giguère2,557
RhinocerosRaymond les oreilles Pollender2,038
Commonwealth of CanadaMichel Destroismaisons154

Mercier, 1987–2003

1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCarole Jacques30,804
LiberalLuc Chouinard12,942
New DemocraticAndré Cordeau10,251
RhinocerosJean-Claude Stardust Gouin1,617
CommunistAndré Cloutier309
IndependentJean-Pierre Ginchereau197
Commonwealth of CanadaDenise Saint-Louis,137
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisFrancine Lalonde34,139
LiberalMagda Tadros11,700
IndependentCarole Jacques8,992
Progressive ConservativeGérald Lacoste2,720
New DemocraticGuy D'Amours,789
AbolitionistWilliam-John Apostol207
Commonwealth of CanadaPierre Aylwin128
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisFrancine Lalonde24,649
LiberalRené Bourgeault14,061
Progressive ConservativeEric Champagne8,500
New DemocraticCathy Milner772
Marxist–LeninistHélène Héroux297
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisFrancine Lalonde24,755
LiberalNormand Biron15,416
GreenRichard Savignac1,813
AllianceJ. Marc-Antoine Delsoin1,685
Progressive ConservativeMartin Gelgoot1,629
MarijuanaEric Duquette936
New DemocraticNicholas Vikander480
Marxist–LeninistGeneviève Royer104

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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