Laval—Two Mountains (French: Laval—Deux-Montagnes) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1949.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1914 |
| District abolished | 1947 |
| First contested | 1917 |
| Last contested | 1945 |
This riding was created in 1914 from Laval and Two Mountains ridings.
It initially consisted of:
- All the parishes, municipalities and towns comprised in the electoral district of Laval and situated on Isle Jésus, and
- the electoral district of Two Mountains.
In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the Counties of Laval and Two Mountains.
In 1933, it was redefined as consisting of:
- the county of Laval, excluding the municipalities of Pont-des-Rapides; and
- the county of Two-Mountains, excluding the part north of the North River comprised in the municipality of St-Colomban and the northern part of the municipality of St-Canut.
The riding was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed between Laval and Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes ridings.
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval—Two Mountains Riding created from Laval and Two Mountains |
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| 13th | 1917–1921 | Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Liberal | ||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Liguori Lacombe | ||
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1930 | Arthur Sauvé | Conservative | |
| 1930–1935 | ||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Liguori Lacombe | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Independent Liberal | ||
| 20th | 1945–1948 | Independent | ||
| 1948–1949 | Léopold Demers | Liberal | ||
| Riding dissolved into Laval and Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes | ||||
Election results
edit| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | 6,040 | ||||||
| Independent | Aglibert Théoret | 3,479 | ||||||
| Independent | Joseph Azarie Bibeau | 539 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Liguori Lacombe | 5,717 | ||||||
| Conservative | Alban Germain | 3,634 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Azarie Bibeau | 768 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Liguori Lacombe | 5,916 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Horace Michaud | 2,148 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Arthur Sauvé | 6,601 | ||||||
| Liberal | Liguori Lacombe | 5,634 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Sauvé accepting an office of emolument under the Crown, 7 August 1930
| Canadian federal by-election, 25 August 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Arthur Sauvé | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Liguori Lacombe | 6,551 | ||||||
| Conservative | Lucien Henri Gendron | 4,987 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Liguori Lacombe | 6,378 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jean-Baptiste-Léo Rochon | 4,552 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent | Liguori Lacombe | 6,876 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Ouimet | 6,577 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Lacombe's resignation, 12 July 1948
| By-election on 20 December 1948 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Léopold Demers | 6,280 | |||
| Unknown | Honoré Désy | 3,287 | |||