Montreal West (electoral district)

Montreal West
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished 1892
First contested 1867
Last contested 1891

Montreal West (French: Montréal-Ouest) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted initially of St. Anne Ward, St. Antoine Ward and St. Lawrence Ward. In 1872, St. Anne Ward was removed from the riding. It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into St. Antoine and St. Lawrence ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Montreal West
1st  1867–1868     Thomas D'Arcy McGee Liberal–Conservative
 1867–1872 Michael Patrick Ryan
2nd  1872–1874     John Young Liberal
3rd  1874–1874 Frederick Mackenzie
 1874–1875
 1875–1878 Thomas Workman
4th  1878–1882     Matthew Hamilton Gault Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891     Donald Smith Independent Conservative
7th  1891–1896
Riding dissolved into St. Antoine and St. Lawrence

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeD'Arcy McGee 2,675
LiberalBernard Devlin 2,478

By-election: On Mr. McGee being assassinated, 7 April 1868

By-election on 20 April 1868
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeMichael Patrick Ryan acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Young 2,138
UnknownGeorge Alexander Drummond 1,322
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCKENZIE, Frederick 2,036
UnknownSTEVENSON, A.A. 1,442

By-election: On election being declared void, 22 October 1874

By-election on 10 December 1874
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCKENZIE, Frederick 2,030
UnknownWHITE, Thomas Jr. 2,023

By-election: On election being declared void, 14 August 1875

By-election on 30 October 1875
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWORKMAN, Thomas 2,300
UnknownWHITE, Thomas Jr. 2,250
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGAULT, Matthew Hamilton 3,334
UnknownDARLING, Wm. 1,627
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGAULT, M.H. 2,707
UnknownWARD, J.K. 1,960
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
Independent ConservativeSMITH, Sir D.A. 3,908
LiberalWARD, J.K. 2,458
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
Independent ConservativeSMITH, Sir D.A. 4,586
LiberalCOCHRANE, James 880

See also

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