Verdun (also known as Verdun—Saint-Paul, Verdun—Saint-Henri and Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1949 and from 1953 to 2004.
Verdun—La Salle riding, which covered much of the same area, was represented in the House of Commons from 1949 to 1953.
History
The riding was created as "Verdun" riding in 1933 from parts of Jacques Cartier and St. Anne ridings. It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Jacques Cartier and "Verdun—La Salle" ridings.
Verdun—La Salle riding was created from Verdun riding in 1947, and was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into a new Verdun riding and into Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle.
"Verdun" riding was recreated in 1952 from parts of Verdun—La Salle riding. It was renamed "Verdun—Saint-Paul" in 1980, "Verdun—Saint-Henri" in 1996, and "Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles" in 2000.
In 2004, the riding was merged into Jeanne-Le Ber riding.
Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Verdun 1933-1947
Verdun—La Salle 1947-1952
Verdun 1952-1980
Verdun—Saint-Paul 1981-1997
Verdun—Saint-Henri 1997-2000 1993 federal election redistributed resultsPundit's Guide to Canadian Elections - Internet Archive Party Vote % Bloc Québécois 20,343 43.43 Liberal 20,059 42.83 Progressive Conservative 3,789 8.09 New Democratic 951 2.03 Others 1,694 3.62
Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles 2000-2004
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
External links Riding history from the Library of Parliament: Verdun 1935-1947 Verdun—La Salle 1947-1952 Verdun 1952-1980 Verdun—Saint-Paul 1981-1997 Verdun—Saint-Henri 1997-2000 Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles 2000-2004