Châteauguay—Huntingdon

Châteauguay—Huntingdon
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1914
District abolished	1947
First contested	1917
Last contested	1945

Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1949.

History

This riding was created in 1914 from Châteauguay and Huntingdon ridings.

It initially consisted of the Counties of Châteauguay and Huntingdon.

In 1933, it was redefined to consist of:

the county of Châteauguay except the municipalities of Ste-Philomène, St-Joachim, and the towns of De Léry and of Châteauguay;
the county of Huntingdon except the municipality of Ste-Barbe;
in the county of Beauharnois, the municipality of St-Etienne; and
in the county of St. Johns, the municipalities of St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and the village of Lacolle.

It was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie.

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Châteauguay—Huntingdon Riding created from Châteauguay and Huntingdon
13th	1917–1921	James Robb	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th	1921–1921		Liberal
14th	1922–1925
15th	1925–1926
16th	1926–1926
	1926–1929
	1930–1930	Dennis James O'Connor
17th	1930–1935	John Clarke Moore	Conservative
18th	1935–1940	Donald Elmer Black	Liberal
19th	1940–1945
20th	1945–1949
Riding dissolved into Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie

1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	James Robb	3,835
	Government (Unionist)	James Morris	1,990
	Unknown	Joseph Omer Dubois	40

By-election: On Mr. Robb accepting an office of emolument under the Crown, 29 December 1921

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 19 January 1922
	Liberal	James Robb	acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Robb accepting an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 October 1926

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 2 November 1926
	Liberal	James Robb	acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Robb's death, 11 November 1929

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 27 January 1930
	Liberal	Dennis James O'Connor	acclaimed