Saint-Antoine—Westmount

Saint-Antoine—Westmount
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1933
District abolished 1967
First contested 1935
Last contested 1965

St. Antoine—Westmount and Saint-Antoine—Westmount were federal electoral districts in Quebec, Canada, that were represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.

"St. Antoine—Westmount" riding was created in 1933 from parts of St. Antoine riding. It was abolished in 1952 when it was replaced by "Saint-Antoine—Westmount" riding.

Saint-Antoine—Westmount was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Saint-Henri and Westmount ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
St. Antoine—Westmount
Riding created from St. Antoine
18th  1935–1940     Robert Smeaton White Conservative
19th  1940–1945     Douglas Abbott Liberal
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
Saint-Antoine—Westmount
22nd  1953–1954     Douglas Abbott Liberal
 1954–1957 George Carlyle Marler
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     A. Ross Webster Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Charles Drury Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Saint-Henri and Westmount

Election results

St. Antoine—Westmount, 1935–1953

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeWHITE, Robert S. 12,905
LiberalDIXON, Shirley G. 7,222
ReconstructionCHESTERFIELD, Albert A. 1,799
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalABBOTT, Douglas Charles 14,879
National GovernmentWHITE, Robert Smeaton 8,972
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalABBOTT, Hon. Douglas Charles 13,648
Progressive ConservativePRICE, Charles Basil 13,588
Co-operative CommonwealthFLANAGAN, James Cyril 1,982
IndependentWISDOM, Charles Stuart Cotton 200
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalABBOTT, Hon. Douglas Charles 21,399
Progressive ConservativeDE LALANNE, James Arthur 11,299

Saint-Antoine—Westmount, 1953–1968

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalABBOTT, Hon. Douglas Charles 14,441
Progressive ConservativeCHAMBERS, Egan 9,863
Co-operative CommonwealthBERGERON, Gisèle 504
Independent LiberalLODER, Joseph 253
Labor–ProgressiveHARVEY, Louise Joslyn 216

By-election: on Mr. Abbott's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 1 July 1954

By-election on 8 November 1954
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMARLER, Hon. George Carlyle 13,960
Progressive ConservativeCHAMBERS, Egan 9,161
Labor–ProgressiveHARVEY, Louise 224
IndependentLOADER, Joseph 133
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMARLER, Hon. George C. 14,485
Progressive ConservativeWEBSTER, A. Ross 11,802
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeWEBSTER, Ross 15,882
LiberalMARLER, Hon. George C. 12,941
Co-operative CommonwealthJASMIN, Amédée 684
Social CreditNAUD, J.-G.-Henri 192
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDRURY, Charles Mills 13,973
Progressive ConservativeKERRIGAN, Peter 10,869
New DemocraticASSELS, J. Edgar 1,346
Social CreditHUSHLEY, Del 702
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDRURY, Charles Mills 16,635
Progressive ConservativeKERRIGAN, Peter 7,223
New DemocraticMAJOR, Julien 2,227
Social CreditFOSTER, Jacques 1,338
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDRURY, C.M. 13,378
Progressive ConservativeHUTCHISON, G.B. Alex. 6,343
New DemocraticADAMS, Jeff 3,241
Ralliement créditisteVALLÉE, Lucien 542

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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