Saint-Denis (electoral district)

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Saint-Denis
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1996
First contested 1917
Last contested 1993

Saint-Denis (also known as St. Denis and St-Denis) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1997.

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This riding was created in 1914 as "St. Denis" from parts of Maisonneuve riding.

St. Denis riding was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Papineau (electoral district) and into a successor district, "St-Denis".

In 1952, the district was abolished, and a new riding, "Saint-Denis" was created.

In 1996, the riding was abolished.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
St. Denis
Riding created from Maisonneuve
13th  1917–1921   Alphonse Verville Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925   Arthur Denis Liberal
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940 Azellus Denis
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
Riding dissolved into St-Denis and Papineau
St-Denis
21st  1949–1953   Azellus Denis Liberal
Saint-Denis
22nd  1953–1957   Azellus Denis Liberal
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1963
 1964–1965 Marcel Prud'homme
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997 Eleni Bakopanos
Riding dissolved into Ahuntsic

Election results

St. Denis, 1917–1953

1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Alphonse Verville 9,708
UnknownRoméo Houle878
UnknownLouis-Omnes Maille95
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Denis 18,703
Independent Joseph Cyriac Gauthier3,738
Independent Pierre-Louis-Wilfrid Dupré1,366
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Denis 13,850
Conservative Aldéric Blain7,372
Liberal Léonce Plante7,216
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Denis 21,497
Conservative René Marion4,863
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Denis 28,646
Conservative Joseph-Cyriac Gauthier14,382
Independent Idola Saint-Jean 1,732
1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Azellus Denis 19,047
Reconstruction Joseph-Charles Rancourt8,067
Conservative Joseph Stanislas Leveillé1,519
Labour Charles-E. Perry1,002
Independent Joseph-Cyriac Gauthier761
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Azellus Denis 18,948
National Government Hector Grenon4,979
Independent LiberalAntonio Lussier4,274
Independent LiberalJ.-Antoine Champagne967
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Azellus Denis 21,201
Bloc populaire Marcel Poulin10,149
Independent Paul Fournier4,057
Social Credit Camille-E. Roberge534

St-Denis, 1949–1953

1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Azellus Denis 18,866
Progressive Conservative Bernard Goulet9,509
Co-operative Commonwealth Bernard L. Boulanger776

Saint-Denis, 1953–1997

1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Azellus Denis 17,359
Progressive Conservative Bernard Goulet6,118
Co-operative Commonwealth Michel Forest573
Labor–Progressive Lucien Gaboury209
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Azellus Denis 17,027
Progressive Conservative Bernard Goulet4,587
Independent LiberalF.-Avila Panneton2,329
Co-operative Commonwealth Bernard-L. Boulanger999
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Azellus Denis 14,737
Progressive Conservative Jean Marion12,166
Independent LiberalF.-Avila Panneton917
Social Credit Léon Alarie879
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Azellus Denis 11,728
Progressive Conservative Rodolphe Sauvé8,282
New Democratic Bertrand Proulx2,261
Social Credit Henri Paquet1,908
 Capital familialHenri-Georges Grenier393
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Azellus Denis 11,707
Social Credit Henri Paquet4,573
Progressive Conservative Rolland Lalumière4,035
New Democratic Réjeanne Dinelle2,637

By-election: On Mr. Denis' resignation, 27 December 1963

By-election on 10 February 1964
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Marcel Prud'homme 7,781
Progressive Conservative Rodolphe Sauvé4,768
Ralliement créditiste Henri Paquet2,052
New Democratic Réjeanne Dinelle605
  Parti républicain Paul Ferron183
 Parti humain familialHenri-Georges Grenier68
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Marcel Prud'homme 11,000
Progressive Conservative Jean Caumartin5,270
New Democratic Réjeanne Dinelle2,872
Ralliement créditiste Aimé Dufour1,787
 Ouvrier indépendantFernando-Avila Panneton352
1968 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Marcel Prud'homme 17,022
Progressive Conservative Guy Dozois3,653
New Democratic Frank Auf der Maur1,908
Ralliement créditiste André Poitras1,165
1972 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Marcel Prud'homme 16,991
Social Credit André Poitras3,968
Progressive Conservative Symone Beaudin3,695
Independent Henry Morgentaler 1,509
Not affiliatedPolyvios Tsakanikas302
1974 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Marcel Prud'homme 15,310
Progressive Conservative David M. Bernstein4,897
New Democratic Jean-Guy Albert1,963
Social Credit Tony Chatoyan1,630
Marxist–Leninist Polyvios Tsakanikas208
Communist Samuel J. Walsh 162
1979 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Marcel Prud'homme 30,552
Progressive Conservative David Bernstein3,380
Social Credit Richer M. Francœur3,177
New Democratic Richard Marcille2,412
Rhinoceros Rodrigue Chocolat Tremblay1,056
Marxist–Leninist Panagiotis Macrisopoulos238
Union populaire Diane Martin Lelièvre226
Communist Samuel Walsh 187
1980 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Marcel Prud'homme 28,383
New Democratic Raymond Beaudoin3,485
Progressive Conservative David M. Bernstein2,312
Rhinoceros Serge Rose1,232
Social Credit Richer Francœur743
Marxist–Leninist Panagiotis Macrysopoulos182
Communist Samuel Walsh 165
Union populaire Gilles Maillé161
1984 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Marcel Prud'homme 18,750
Progressive Conservative Peter Georgakakos12,122
New Democratic Scott McKay4,581
Rhinoceros Ben Rhino 97 Michel Benoit1,588
Parti nationaliste Clovis Gaudet981
Independent Claude Lamoureux297
Communist Samuel Walsh 266
Commonwealth of Canada Serge Buchet125
1988 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Marcel Prud'homme 19,928
Progressive Conservative Madeleine Provost12,843
New Democratic Jaime Llambias-Wolff6,151
Rhinoceros Chérubin Guy Roy1,166
Green René E. Pratte1,107
Not affiliatedPanagiotis Macrisopoulos341
Social Credit Doris Lacroix269
Communist Samuel Walsh 204
Commonwealth of Canada Nancy Duchaine191
1993 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Eleni Bakopanos 21,985
Bloc Québécois Gilles Pelchat15,021
Progressive Conservative Aïda Baghjajian2,291
New Democratic Josée Panet-Raymond965
Independent Stéphane Lapointe423
Natural Law Alain-Édouard Lord397
Abolitionist Fernand Belisle256
Marxist–Leninist Panagiotis Macrisopoulos206
Commonwealth of Canada Benoit Chalifoux170

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