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St. Ann (electoral district)

St. Ann
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1892
District abolished 1967
First contested 1896
Last contested 1965

St. Ann (also known as St. Anne) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1968.

It was created as "St. Anne" riding from parts of Montreal Centre in 1892. It consisted initially of the Centre, West and St. Anne's wards in the city of Montreal. In 1914, the riding's name was changed to "St. Ann", and it was redefined to consist of, in of the city of Montreal, the Centre, West and St. Ann's wards and the part of St. Gabriel ward south of the Grand Trunk Railway tracks; and the parish and town of Verdun (transferred from the county of Jacques-Cartier.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Lasalle, Saint-Henri and Saint-Jacques ridings.

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

By-election: On election being declared void, 12 October 1906

By-election: On Mr. Doherty being appointed Minister of Justice, 10 October 1911

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:


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