Laval—Two Mountains

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Laval—Two Mountains was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1949.

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 such 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

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Joseph-Arthur Éthier, Liberal (1917–1925)
  2. Liguori Lacombe, Liberal (1925–1930)
  3. Arthur Sauvé, Conservative (1930–1935)
  4. Liguori Lacombe, Liberal (1935–1948)
  5. Léopold Demers, Liberal (1948–1949)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) ÉTHIER, Joseph-Arthur-Calixte acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal ÉTHIER, Joseph-Arthur-Calixte 6,040
Independent THÉORET, Aglibert 3,479
Independent BIBEAU, Joseph Azarie 539
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal LACOMBE, Liguori 5,717
Conservative GERMAIN, Alban 3,634
Liberal BIBEAU, Joseph Azarie 768
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal LACOMBE, Liguori 5,916
Conservative MICHAUD, Joseph-Horace 2,148
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative SAUVÉ, Arthur 6,601
Liberal LACOMBE, Liguori 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 SAUVÉ, Arthur acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal LACOMBE, Liguori 6,551
Conservative GENDRON, Hon. Lucien H. 4,987
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
Independent Liberal LACOMBE, J.-R.-Liguori 6,378
Liberal ROCHON, Jean-Baptiste-Léo 4,552
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LACOMBE, Joseph-Roméo-Liguori 6,876
Liberal OUIMET, Joseph 6,577

By-election: On Mr. Lacombe's resignation, 12 July 1948

By-election on 20 December 1948
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal DEMERS, Léopold 6,280
Unknown DÉSY, Honoré 3,287

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