Saint-Michel (electoral district)

Saint-Michel (also known as Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988.

Saint-Michel
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1987
First contested1968
Last contested1984

This riding was created in 1966 from portions of Mercier and Papineau ridings. From 1966 to 1979 it encompassed the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel and the then independent city of Saint-Leonard. In 1979 its boundaries changed and now included the neighbourhood Ahuntsic while Saint-Leonard was redistributed into Saint-Leonard-Anjou. In 1983, it was renamed "Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic". It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Ahuntsic and Papineau—Saint-Michel ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Saint-Michel
Riding created from Mercier and Papineau
28th  1968–1972     Victor Forget Liberal
29th  1972–1974 Monique Bégin
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Marie Thérèse Killens
32nd  1980–1984
Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic
33rd  1984–1988     Marie Thérèse Killens Liberal
Riding dissolved into Ahuntsic and Papineau—Saint-Michel

Election results

Saint-Michel, 1968–1984

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalVictor Forget22,307
Progressive ConservativeLouis Balena4,685
New DemocraticRobert Culmer3,176
Ralliement créditisteEdgar Paquin2,515
Démocratisation ÉconomiqueSylvio-Robert St-Jean711
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMonique Bégin23,850
Social CreditCharles-Eugène Landry8,591
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Maurice Bergeron7,158
IndependentRobert G. Beale4,758
New DemocraticHélène Lewis4,551
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMonique Bégin29,822
Progressive ConservativePierre Noël6,816
Social CreditCharles-Eugène Landry4,348
New DemocraticJ. Richard Sylvestre3,833
Marxist–LeninistAnna C. Campagna476
CommunistGloria Mallaroni277
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarie Thérèse Killens29,046
Social CreditJohn Mitchell4,299
New DemocraticFilippo Salvatore2,616
Progressive ConservativeJean-Louis Pozza2,602
RhinocerosFrançois Gourd1,453
Union populaireBernard L. Longpré432
CommunistVittoria Bronzati177
Marxist–LeninistSerge Tremblay147
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarie Thérèse Killens27,210
New DemocraticFrank Reiss3,422
Progressive ConservativeJean-Louis Pozza2,059
RhinocerosBenoit Yodepèch Chaput1,603
Social CreditCharles E. Landry1,079
Union populaireBernard L. Longpré279
Not affiliatedLuigi D'Alonzo189
CommunistVitoria Bronzati116
Marxist–LeninistSerge Tremblay93

Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic, 1984–1988

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarie Thérèse Killens17,269
Progressive ConservativeRené Paradis15,444
New DemocraticHélène Mongeau4,875
RhinocerosLe Sénateur Luc Dumont1,543
Parti nationalisteLouis De Kinder1,243
CommunistLine Chabot190
Commonwealth of CanadaJoseph A. El-Sayed88

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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