Îles-de-la-Madeleine (electoral district)

Îles-de-la-Madeleine was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.

Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1947
District abolished1967
First contested1949
Last contested1965

This riding was created in 1947 from Gaspé riding. It consisted of the county of Iles-de-la-Madeleine. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Bonaventure riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Riding created from Gaspé
21st  1949–1953     Charles Cannon Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Russell Keays Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Maurice Sauvé Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Bonaventure

Election results

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Cannon2,203
Independent PCJoseph-Pierre-Albert Sévigny2,145
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Cannon2,337
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Sylvain1,937
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Cannon2,472
IndependentRaymond Maher2,145
Independent LiberalJacques Pinault31
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJames Russell Keays2,471
LiberalCharles Cannon2,115
Independent PCFélix-Armand Painchaud146
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Sauvé2,765
Progressive ConservativeJames Russell Keays2,230
Social CreditAlexandre Bertrand67
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Sauvé3,053
Social CreditFernand Turbide1,568
Progressive ConservativeGérard Mecteau183
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Sauvé2,860
Progressive ConservativeMarc Arsenault2,468
Ralliement créditisteJacques-O. Lévesque38
New DemocraticMaurice Giguère20

See also

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