Laprairie—Napierville

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Laprairie—Napierville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1892 from Laprairie and Napierville ridings. It consisted initially of:

  • the villages of Laprairie, St. Rémi and Napierville, and
  • the parishes de Laprairie, St. Constant, St. Isidore, St. Jacques le Mineur, St. Philippe, St. Michel Archange, St. Patrice

de Sherrington, St. Édouard, St. Cyprien and St. Rémi.

In 1903, the Indian village and reserve of Caughnawaga were transferred from Châteauguay riding into Laprairie—Napierville.

In 1924, it was defined to consist of the Counties of Laprairie and Napierville.

It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Beauharnois—Laprairie and St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Dominique Monet, Liberal (1896–1904)
  2. Roch Lanctôt, Liberal (1904–1929)
  3. Vincent Dupuis, Liberal (1929–1935)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal MONET, D. 1,734
Conservative PELLETIER, L.C. 1,458
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal MONET, Dominique 1,653
Conservative COUPAL, Maximilien 1,557
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal LANCTOT, Roch 1,797
Conservative COUPAL, Maximilien 1,561
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal LANCTOT, Roch 1,923
Conservative BEAUDIN, Siméon 1,539
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal LANCTOT, Roch 1,795
Conservative MONETTE, Gustave 1,626
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) LANCTOT, Roch 3,395
Government (Unionist) PAGNUELO, Mastaï 143
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal LANCTOT, Roch 4,458
Conservative CORNELLIER, Louis Moïse 1,213
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal LANCTOT, Roch 3,956
Conservative BROSSARD, Arthur 2,635
Independent LAMARRE, Joseph Hildège 356
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal LANCTOT, Roch 4,201
Conservative DOYON, Léopold 2,844

By-election: On Mr. Lanctôt's death, 30 May 1929

By-election on 22 July 1929
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal DUPUIS, Vincent acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal DUPUIS, Vincent 4,321
Conservative MONETTE, Gustave 3,968

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