# St. Lawrence—St. George

St. Lawrence—St. George was a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of St. Antoine and St. Lawrence ridings. It was initially defined to consist of St. Lawrence and St. George Wards of the city of Montreal. After 1924, it was defined with reference to various streets of Montreal.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Saint-Henri, Saint-Jacques and Westmount ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| St. Lawrence—St. George Riding created from St. Antoine and St. Lawrence |||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Charles Ballantyne | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Herbert Meredith Marler | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Charles Cahan | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Charles Cahan | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1930 | Charles Cahan | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Charles Cahan | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Charles Cahan | Conservative |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Brooke Claxton | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Brooke Claxton | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Brooke Claxton | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1954 | Brooke Claxton | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1954–1957 | Claude Richardson | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Claude Richardson | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Egan Chambers | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | John Turner | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | John Turner | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | John Turner | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Saint-Henri, Saint-Jacques and Westmount |||||

## Election results

1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Charles Ballantyne | 5,806 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | William Clement Munn | 2,403 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Herbert Marler | 7,836 |
| Conservative | Charles Ballantyne | 5,275 |
| Labour | Rose Mary Louise Henderson | 510 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Cahan | 6,509 |
| | Liberal | Hon. Herbert Marler | 5,580 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Cahan | 5,725 |
| | Liberal | William Clement Munn | 3,826 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Cahan | 6,666 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Pitt | 3,653 |
Canadian federal by-election, 25 August 1930 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| On Cahan's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 7 August 1930 |||||||
| | Conservative | Charles Cahan | acclaimed |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Charles Cahan | 6,862 |
| Liberal | Adrian Knatchbull-Hugessen | 5,695 |
| Reconstruction | Godefroy Dumont Laviolette | 1,461 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Brooke Claxton | 11,553 |
| | Conservative | Charles Cahan | 6,568 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Brooke Claxton | 10,301 |
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Ross Phelan | 6,171 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harry Wilks | 1,454 |
| Bloc populaire | Marcel Garneau | 1,193 |
| Labor–Progressive | Gordon McCutcheon | 871 |
| Independent | Alfred Routhier | 263 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Brooke Claxton | 15,104 |
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Trenholme Ballantyne | 5,911 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Jeannine Théorêt | 1,146 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Brooke Claxton | 9,082 |
| Progressive Conservative | David L. De Volpi | 4,648 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Dodge | 444 |
| Labor–Progressive | Frank Brenton | 428 |
By-election on 8 November 1954
On Claxton's resignation, 31 July 1954 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Claude Richardson | 6,548 |
| Progressive Conservative | David De Volpi | 4,489 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Albert Renaud | 425 |
| Labor–Progressive | Frank Brenton | 277 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Claude Richardson | 7,758 |
| Progressive Conservative | Egan Chambers | 6,219 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Norman Mergler | 440 |
| Labor–Progressive | Frank Brenton | 360 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Egan Chambers | 9,702 |
| Liberal | Claude Richardson | 7,132 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Norman Mergler | 534 |
| Labor–Progressive | Frank Brenton | 279 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John Turner | 7,227 |
| Progressive Conservative | Egan Chambers | 4,969 |
| New Democratic | R. Barry Rutland | 1,282 |
| Social Credit | Eugène Caraghiaur | 437 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John Turner | 8,552 |
| Progressive Conservative | Egan Chambers | 3,796 |
| New Democratic | R. Barry Rutland | 1,606 |
| Social Credit | Charles Sucsany | 708 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John Turner | 6,920 |
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Warkentin | 2,648 |
| New Democratic | Frank Auf der Maur | 1,676 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Lucien Plante | 274 |