Mercier (federal electoral district)

Mercier
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1933
District abolished	2003
First contested	1935
Last contested	2000

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.

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		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
21st	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	Céline Hervieux-Payette
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
	Liberal	Joseph Jean	17,231
	Reconstruction	Évariste Forest	3,750
	Conservative	Robert Irving Green	2,496
	Independent Reconstruction	Paul-Antoine Bonhomme	865

1940 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph Jean	19,134
	National Government	François-Eugène Therrien	4,596

1945 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph Jean	18,623
	Bloc populaire	Fernand Chaussé	9,033
	Progressive Conservative	Hervé Brien	2,269
	Independent	Oscar Bélisle	542
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Marie-Ange Gill	541
	Social Credit	Hervé Lajeunesse	417
	Liberal–Labour	Ernest Larin	345

1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph Jean	17,041
	Progressive Conservative	Roméo Mcduff	7,786
	Union des électeurs	Maurice Lajeunesse	1,587

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 24 October 1949 On Jean's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 24 August 1949
	Liberal	Marcel Monette	9,389
	Independent Liberal	Wilfrid Latraverse	2,028
	Independent	Léon Bertrand	1,125

1953 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Marcel Monette	17,479
	Progressive Conservative	Roméo Mcduff	9,352
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Joseph-S.-Léo Tremblay	885
	Labor–Progressive	Réal Couillard	513

1957 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Marcel Monette	30,024
	Progressive Conservative	François Coron	10,093

1958 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	André Gillet	26,463
	Liberal	Marcel Monette	23,103
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Gisèle Couture	2,219
	Radical chrétien	Georges Rousseau	687

1962 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Prosper Boulanger	28,898
	Progressive Conservative	André Gillet	19,925
	Social Credit	Maurice Lajeunesse	11,680
	New Democratic	Gaston Caron	7,491
	Independent	Stéphane Bugeaud	1,621

1963 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Prosper Boulanger	33,450
	Social Credit	Maurice Lajeunesse	19,577
	Progressive Conservative	André Gillet	15,130
	New Democratic	Gérard Picard	11,606

1965 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Prosper Boulanger	39,205
	Progressive Conservative	André Gillet	16,598
	New Democratic	Florent Paquette	15,206
	Ralliement créditiste	Maurice Lajeunesse	11,365
	Independent Liberal	René Morin	1,708

1968 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Prosper Boulanger	19,077
	Progressive Conservative	Raymond Daniel	10,571
	New Democratic	Lucette Bernier	3,041
	Ralliement créditiste	Joseph Bélanger	3,011
	Independent	Zotique Duchaine	888

1972 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Prosper Boulanger	22,207
	Social Credit	Cyprien Dion	11,468
	Progressive Conservative	André St-Onge	9,010
	New Democratic	Mario Hart	4,921

1974 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Prosper Boulanger	22,545
	Progressive Conservative	Lucien Grenier	7,026
	Social Credit	Cyprien Dion	6,255
	New Democratic	Jacques Milot	4,137
	Communist	Serge Da Sylva	278
	Marxist–Leninist	Gilles Robillard	200

1979 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Céline Hervieux-Payette	26,784
	Social Credit	Lise Lajeunesse	10,328
	Progressive Conservative	Jacques Coutu	5,076
	New Democratic	Elizabeth Chase-Chapdelaine	1,816
	Rhinoceros	Guy Caron	1,074
	Communist	Montserrat Escola	135
	Union populaire	Jean-Guy Martel	121
	Marxist–Leninist	Serge Patenaude	118

1980 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Céline Hervieux-Payette	27,428
	New Democratic	Pierre Dubé	4,258
	Progressive Conservative	Jacques Coutu	3,161
	Social Credit	Claude Bélanger	1,891
	Rhinoceros	Piggy Guy De Blois	1,835
	Union populaire	Martine Godard	161
	Marxist–Leninist	Michel Claveau	146

Montreal—Mercier, 1981–1987

1984 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Carole Jacques	25,071
	Liberal	Céline Hervieux-Payette	19,335
	New Democratic	Robert Ferland	4,925
	Parti nationaliste	Gérald Giguère	2,557
	Rhinoceros	Raymond les oreilles Pollender	2,038
	Commonwealth of Canada	Michel Destroismaisons	154

Mercier, 1987–2003

1988 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Carole Jacques	30,804
	Liberal	Luc Chouinard	12,942
	New Democratic	André Cordeau	10,251
	Rhinoceros	Jean-Claude Stardust Gouin	1,617
	Communist	André Cloutier	309
	Independent	Jean-Pierre Ginchereau	197
	Commonwealth of Canada	Denise Saint-Louis,	137

1993 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Francine Lalonde	34,139
	Liberal	Magda Tadros	11,700
	Independent	Carole Jacques	8,992
	Progressive Conservative	Gérald Lacoste	2,720
	New Democratic	Guy D'Amours,	789
	Abolitionist	William-John Apostol	207
	Commonwealth of Canada	Pierre Aylwin	128

1997 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Francine Lalonde	24,649
	Liberal	René Bourgeault	14,061
	Progressive Conservative	Eric Champagne	8,500
	New Democratic	Cathy Milner	772
	Marxist–Leninist	Hélène Héroux	297

2000 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Francine Lalonde	24,755
	Liberal	Normand Biron	15,416
	Green	Richard Savignac	1,813
	Alliance	J. Marc-Antoine Delsoin	1,685
	Progressive Conservative	Martin Gelgoot	1,629
	Marijuana	Eric Duquette	936
	New Democratic	Nicholas Vikander	480
	Marxist–Leninist	Geneviève Royer	104

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

v t e Historical federal ridings in Quebec
Until 2015	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Beauharnois—Salaberry Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Brossard—La Prairie Chambly—Borduas Châteauguay—Saint-Constant Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Jeanne-Le Ber Jonquière—Alma LaSalle—Émard Laval Lévis—Bellechasse Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert Saint-Lambert Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Terrebonne—Blainville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Verchères—Les Patriotes Westmount—Ville-Marie
Until 2006	Argenteuil—Mirabel Beauport Charlesbourg Charlevoix—Montmorency Laurier Nunavik—Eeyou Portneuf Richelieu Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Roberval
Until 2004	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet Berthier—Montcalm Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok Chambly Champlain Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier Charlevoix Châteauguay Frontenac—Mégantic Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Jonquière Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay Laurentides Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laval Centre Laval East Laval West Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil Lotbinière—L'Érable Matapédia—Matane Mercier Papineau—Saint-Denis Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Québec East Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis Rosemont—Petite-Patrie Saint-Maurice Témiscamingue Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles
Until 2000	Abitibi Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans Charlesbourg Chicoutimi Lac-Saint-Jean Lévis Lotbinière Richelieu Rimouski—Mitis Rosemont Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse Verchères Verdun—Saint-Henri
Until 1997	Argenteuil—Papineau Bellechasse Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Frontenac Gaspé Gatineau—La Lièvre Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis La Prairie Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Papineau—Saint-Michel Richmond—Wolfe Rimouski—Témiscouata Saint-Denis Saint-Henri—Westmount Saint-Hubert Saint-Léonard Terrebonne Vaudreuil Verchères Verdun—Saint-Paul
Until 1993	Duvernay Langelier Laval Laval-des-Rapides Montmorency—Orléans Québec-Est Saint-Laurent
Until 1988	Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière Dollard Gamelin Gatineau Labelle Lachine Lasalle Laurier Montreal—Mercier Montreal—Sainte-Marie Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine East Papineau Saint-Jacques Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic
Until 1984	Argenteuil Berthier—Maskinongé Hull Mercier Missisquoi Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Rimouski Sainte-Marie Saint-Michel
Until 1980	Laprairie Montmorency Richmond Saint-Hyacinthe Verdun
Until 1979	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Berthier Brome—Missisquoi Compton Hochelaga Kamouraska Lachine—Lakeshore Lafontaine Lapointe Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul Laval Maisonneuve—Rosemont Matane Montreal—Bourassa Pontiac Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Sainte-Marie Saint-Henri Trois-Rivières Métropolitain Villeneuve Westmount
Until 1974	Lachine Lasalle
Until 1972	Argenteuil Beauharnois Bonaventure Bourassa Maisonneuve Missisquoi Témiscouata Trois-Rivières
Until 1968	Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Beauharnois—Salaberry Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière Brome—Missisquoi Cartier Chambly—Rouville Chapleau Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Compton—Frontenac Dorchester Drummond—Arthabaska Îles-de-la-Madeleine Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Matapédia—Matane Maisonneuve—Rosemont Mégantic Montmagny—L'Islet Nicolet—Yamaska Outremont—Saint-Jean Pontiac–Témiscamingue Quebec East Québec—Montmorency Quebec South Quebec West Richelieu—Verchères Richmond—Wolfe Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Saguenay St. Ann Saint-Antoine—Westmount Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville St. Lawrence—St. George Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Stanstead Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Until 1962	Témiscouata
Until 1953	Beauharnois Berthier—Maskinongé Jacques Cartier St. Antoine—Westmount St-Denis St-Henri St. James St. Mary Verdun—La Salle
Until 1949	Argenteuil Beauharnois—Laprairie Charlevoix—Saguenay Châteauguay—Huntingdon Compton Lake St-John—Roberval Laval—Two Mountains Mégantic—Frontenac Outremont Pontiac Quebec West and South St. Denis St. Henry St. Hyacinthe—Bagot St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville St-Maurice—Laflèche Three Rivers Verdun Wright
Until 1935	Bagot Beauharnois Chambly—Verchères Joliette Lake St. John Laprairie—Napierville L'Assomption—Montcalm Laurier—Outremont L'Islet Maisonneuve Matane Mégantic Montmagny Nicolet Quebec West Richelieu St. Antoine St. Henri St. Hyacinthe—Rouville St. Johns—Iberville Three Rivers—St. Maurice Yamaska
Until 1925	Berthier Brome Charlevoix—Montmorency Chicoutimi—Saguenay George-Étienne Cartier Maskinongé Missisquoi Quebec County Town of Sherbrooke Three Rivers and St. Maurice Westmount—St. Henri
Until 1917	Charlevoix Châteauguay Huntingdon L'Assomption Laval Montcalm Montmorency Quebec-Centre Rouville St. Anne St. Hyacinthe St. Lawrence Soulanges Two Mountains Vaudreuil
Before 1900	Chambly Iberville Laprairie Montreal Centre Montreal East Montreal West Napierville County of Ottawa St. John's Saint Maurice Three Rivers Verchères