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St. Johns—Iberville

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St. Johns—Iberville
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1892
District abolished1933
First contested1896
Last contested1930

St. Johns—Iberville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1892 from Iberville and St. John's ridings. It consisted of the towns of St. John's and Iberville, and the parishes of St. Jean L'Evangéliste, St. Luc, Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie (L'Acadie), St. Alexandre, Ste. Anne de Sabrevois, St. Athanase, Ste. Brigide, St. George de Henriville, St. Grégoire le Grand, St. Sébastien, St. Valentin, Notre-Dame de Stanbridge and Notre-Dame des Anges de Stanbridge, together with the islands situated in the river Richelieu opposite the parishes forming part of the said electoral district. In 1903, the parish of Lacolle and the islands in the river Richelieu opposite were transferred from the electoral district of Missisquoi to the electoral district of St. John's and Iberville.

In 1924, it was defined to consist of the counties of St. Johns and Iberville, including the city of St. Johns.

It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Châteauguay—Huntingdon and St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
St. Johns—Iberville
Riding created from Iberville and St. John's
8th  1896–1896     François Béchard Liberal
 1896–1900 Joseph-Israël Tarte
9th  1900–1904 Louis Philippe Demers
10th  1904–1906
 1906–1908 Joseph Demers
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1922     Liberal
 1922–1925 Aldéric-Joseph Benoit
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935 Martial Rhéaume
Riding dissolved into St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville
and Châteauguay—Huntingdon

Election results

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1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal François Béchard 1,849
Conservative P. H. Roy 1,342

By-election On Mr. Béchard being summoned to the Senate, 17 July 1896

By-election on 3 August 1896
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Israël Tarte acclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Philippe Demers 2,024
Conservative J. A. Nadeau 1,019
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Philippe Demers 2,363
Conservative Joseph Lavoie 614

By-election On Mr. Demers being appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court of Quebec, 31 August 1906

By-election on 16 October 1906
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Demers acclaimed
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Demers 2,415
Conservative Pascal-Horace Lindsay 131
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Demers 2,638
Conservative Joseph-Edmond Lareau 729
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Joseph Demers 4,271
Government (Unionist) Pierre-Julien Doré 363
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Demers 6,618
Conservative Victor Mailloux 460

By-election On Mr. Demer's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 22 July 1922

By-election on 31 August 1922
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Aldéric-Joseph Benoit 5,629
Liberal Stanislas Poulin 3,078
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Aldéric-Joseph Benoit 4,074
Independent Liberal Pacifique Gagnon 1,387
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Aldéric-Joseph Benoit 4,802
Independent Martial Rhéaume 4,006
Conservative Herman Julien 328
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Martial Rhéaume 7,958
Conservative Yvan Sabourin 4,018

See also

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