Chambly—Rouville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.

Chambly—Rouville
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1966
First contested1935
Last contested1965

This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Chambly—Verchères and St. Hyacinthe—Rouville ridings. It was abolished into Chambly and Saint-Hyacinthe in 1966.

History

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It initially consisted of:

  • the county of Chambly, including the cities of Longueuil and St-Lambert;
  • the county of Rouville excepting such part thereof as is included in the municipalities of St-Paul-d'Abbotsford, St-Ange-Gardien, St-Césaire, and the villages of Canrobert and St-Césaire;
  • that part of the county of Verchères included in the municipality of the town of Beloeil, the village of McMasterville, and the municipalities of Ste-Julie and St-Mathieu.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the county of Chambly (except the municipality of Ste. Famille-de-Boucherville and the village of Boucherville), the cities of Longueuil and St. Lambert and the towns of Greenfield Park and Montreal South;
  • the county of Rouville (except that part of the county included in the municipalities of St. Paul-d'Abbotsford, St. Ange-Gardien, St. Césaire and the villages of Canrobert and St. Césaire), and the town of Marieville;
  • the town of Beloeil and that part of the county of Verchères included in the village of McMasterville and the municipalities of Ste. Julie and St. Mathieu.

In 1952, it was defined to consist of:

  • the county of Chambly, (less the municipality of the parish of Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville, and the municipality of the village of Boucherville);
  • the town of Fort Chambly;
  • the county of Rouville, (less the parish municipalities of Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, and Saint-Ange-Gardien, the municipality of Saint-Césaire, and the village municipalities of Canrobert and Saint-Césaire);
  • the town of Marieville; the town of Beloeil and that part of the county of Verchères included in the village municipality of McMasterville and the parish municipalities of Sainte-Julie and Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Chambly—Rouville
Riding created from Chambly—Verchères and St. Hyacinthe—Rouville
18th  1935–1940     Vincent Dupuis Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Roch Pinard
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958 Yvon L'Heureux
24th  1958–1962     Maurice Johnson Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Bernard Pilon Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Chambly and Saint-Hyacinthe

Election results

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1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Vincent Dupuis 9,555
Conservative Antoine Lamarre 6,370
Reconstruction Robert Louis Calder 2,228
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Vincent Dupuis 11,964
National Government Jean-Joseph Penverne 5,761
Independent Conservative Joseph Menard 567
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Roch Pinard 12,723
Independent Paul Pratt 9,158
Bloc populaire Michel Chartrand 2,333
Co-operative Commonwealth Joseph-Charles Patenaude 1,041
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Roch Pinard 20,946
Progressive Conservative Jean-Charles Lefrancois 11,362
Co-operative Commonwealth Joseph-Charles Patenaude 733
Independent PC Jean-Marie Fleury 449
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Roch Pinard 9,824
Progressive Conservative Marcel Landry 5,016
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Yvon L'Heureux 11,302
Progressive Conservative Marcel Landry 5,858
Independent Liberal Paul Poirier 1,035
Independent Liberal Maxime St-Laurent 192
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Maurice Johnson 10,546
Liberal Yvon L'Heureux 10,224
Social Credit Camille Lussier 366
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Bernard Pilon 11,813
Progressive Conservative Maurice Johnson 9,688
Social Credit Camille Lussier 3,236
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Bernard Pilon 13,850
Social Credit Camille Lussier 4,887
Progressive Conservative Roger-E.-N. Petit 3,412
New Democratic Bernard Lefebvre 2,311
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Bernard Pilon 14,377
New Democratic Georges St-Amour 4,266
Progressive Conservative Dominique Page 3,838
Ralliement créditiste Paul Verville 1,896

See also

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