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St. Hyacinthe—Rouville

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St. Hyacinthe—Rouville
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1933
First contested1917
Last contested1930

St. Hyacinthe—Rouville (French: Saint-Hyacinthe—Rouville) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1914 from Rouville and St. Hyacinthe ridings. It consisted of the counties of St. Hyacinthe and Rouville.

It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Chambly—Rouville, Richelieu—Verchères and St. Hyacinthe—Bagot ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
St. Hyacinthe—Rouville
Riding created from Rouville and St. Hyacinthe
13th  1917–1921     Louis-Joseph Gauthier Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925     René Morin Liberal
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935 Adélard Fontaine
Riding dissolved into Chambly—Rouville, Richelieu—Verchères
and St. Hyacinthe—Bagot

Election results

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1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Louis-Joseph Gauthier acclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal René Morin 9,425
Conservative Louis-Joseph Gauthier 4,627
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal René Morin 7,645
Conservative Jean-Baptiste Joseph Eugène Bousquet 2,790
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal René Morin 7,325
Conservative Jean-Baptiste-Joseph-Eugène Bousquet 1,858
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Adélard Fontaine 8,616
Conservative Victor Sylvestre 7,459

See also

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