Mercier (electoral district)
 Quebec electoral district
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1933 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1935 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
Mercier (also known as Montreal—Mercier) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 2004. In 2003, the district was abolished and split into the La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier ridings. A provincial electoral district still exists under the same name but is located in Plateau Mont-Royal borough.
Mercier riding was created in 1933 from Laval—Two Mountains and Maisonneuve ridings.
It initially consisted of:
In 1966, it was defined as consisting of:
In 1976, it was defined as consisting of:
In 1980, it was renamed "Montreal—Mercier". In 1987, Montreal—Mercier was split into Anjou—Rivière-Des-Prairies and a re-created Mercier riding. The new Mercier riding also incorporated territory from Gamelin riding.
The new Mercier riding consisted of:
The district was abolished in 2003 when it was split into La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier ridings.
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
On Jean's acceptance of an office of emolument
under the Crown, 24 August 1949
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
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