Laurier—Outremont

Laurier—Outremont
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1914
District abolished 1933
First contested 1917
Last contested 1930

Laurier—Outremont was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Jacques Cartier, St. Antoine and St. Lawrence ridings.

It initially consisted of Laurier and Outremont wards, Côte-des-Neiges ward, the town of Mount Royal, Mount Royal ward and Mount Royal Park of the city of Montreal.

In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the city of Outremont, and the part of the city of Montreal bounded by a line starting from the north-eastern boundary of the city of Outremont, following Mount Royal Avenue, Henri Julien Avenue, Mozart Street, Drolet Street, the extension of Isabeau Street. St. Lawrence Boulevard, Baby Street, the Canadian Pacific Railway track, Atlantic Avenue, to the northern limit of the city of Outremont, and along that boundary to Mount Royal Avenue.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was divided into Laurier and Outremont ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Laurier—Outremont
Riding created from Jacques Cartier, St. Antoine and St. Lawrence
13th  1917–1921     Pamphile Réal Du Tremblay Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1921     Lomer Gouin Liberal
 1922–1925
15th  1925–1926 Joseph Mercier
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Laurier and Outremont

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)DU TREMBLAY, Pamphile-Réal-Blaise-Nugent 7,443
Government (Unionist)BLONDIN, Hon. Pierre-Édouard 6,196
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGOUIN, Sir Lomer 15,341
ConservativeNADEAU, Joseph-Alfred 5,023
LabourMATHIEU, Alfred 1,289

By-election: Acceptance by the Honourable Sir Lomer Gouin of an office of emolument under the Crown, 29 December 1921

By-election on 19 January 1922
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGOUIN, Sir Lomer acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMERCIER, Joseph-Alexandre 12,889
ConservativeMONTY, Hon. Rodolphe 10,105
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMERCIER, Joseph-Alexandre 12,724
ConservativeBUMBRAY, Jean-Édouard-Charles 8,342
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMERCIER, Joseph-Alexandre 15,259
ConservativeFORTIER, Hector-Frédéric 7,590
     Liberal Protectionist JACOBS, Lyon William 2,723
Independent ConservativeSHINNICK, John Alexander 1,236

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