Montréal-Verdun was a former provincial electoral district in the
Montreal
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region of
Quebec
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,
Canada
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that elected members to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
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.
It was created for the
1923 election from part of
Jacques-Cartier
Jacques-Cartier is an electoral district in the West Island of Montreal, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is the only provincial electoral district in Quebec with an Anglophone majority. It notably includes th ...
electoral district. Its final election was in
1962
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. It disappeared in the
1966 election and its successor electoral district was
Verdun
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Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital ...
.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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Pierre-Auguste Lafleur
Pierre-Auguste Lafleur (March 3, 1872 – December 14, 1954) was a Canadian politician and a five-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
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He was born in Sainte-Adèle, Laurentides on March 3, 1872 and made career in th ...
,
Conservative Party
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-
Union Nationale (1923–1939)
*
Joseph-Jean-Léopold Comeau,
Liberal
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(1939–1944)
*
Lionel-Alfred Ross, Liberal (1944–1960)
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George O'Reilly
George O'Reilly (27 February 1911 – 17 June 1992) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montreal, Quebec, O'Reilly was a Verdun city councillor from 1951 to 1960 and mayor from 1960 to 1966. He was elected to the Legisl ...
, Liberal (1960–1964)
*
Claude Wagner
Claude Wagner (April 4, 1925 – July 11, 1979) was a Canadian judge and politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. Throughout his career, he was a Crown prosecutor, professor of criminal law and judge.
Life and career
Wagner was bo ...
, Liberal (1964–1966)
Election results
References
Election results(National Assembly)
Election results(QuebecPolitique.com)
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Former provincial electoral districts of Quebec