# Cartier (electoral district)

Cartier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. The riding covered much of Montreal's old Jewish district (from 1933 including parts of the Mile End neighbourhood). It was one of the smallest ridings in the country in area.
It was created in 1924 from parts of George-Étienne Cartier riding.
Cartier is the only riding in Canada to have elected a Communist to the House of Commons: Fred Rose, who was elected in a 1943 by-election, and re-elected in 1945. Rose ran under the banner of the Labor-Progressive Party, which was a front organization for the banned Communist Party of Canada during the 1940s and 1950s. Sam Jacobs was the riding's MP for many years and was in his final years also the president of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Laurier, Outremont and Saint-Jacques ridings.
Every single MP to represent this riding was Jewish.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Cartier Riding created from George-Étienne Cartier |||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Samuel William Jacobs | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Samuel William Jacobs | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Samuel William Jacobs | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1938 | Samuel William Jacobs | Liberal |
| 18th | 1938–1940 | Peter Bercovitch | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1942 | Peter Bercovitch | Liberal |
| 19th | 1943–1945 | Fred Rose | Labor–Progressive |
| 20th | 1945–1947 | Fred Rose | Labor–Progressive |
| 20th | 1947–1949 | Maurice Hartt | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1950 | Maurice Hartt | Liberal |
| 21st | 1950–1953 | Leon Crestohl | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Leon Crestohl | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Leon Crestohl | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Leon Crestohl | Liberal |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Leon Crestohl | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Milton L. Klein | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Milton L. Klein | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Laurier, Outremont and Saint-Jacques |||||

## Election results

1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Milton L. Klein | 5,389 | 50.64 | +1.48 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Andrew Henry Pytel | 2,209 | 20.76 | +0.12 |
| | New Democratic | John Kambites | 1,903 | 17.88 | +3.68 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Gérard Ledoux | 1,141 | 10.72 | –5.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,642 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.68 |
| Change for the Ralliement créiditiste is based on the results of the Social Credit. |||||||
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Milton L. Klein | 6,642 | 49.16 | –0.12 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles S. Barden | 2,788 | 20.64 | –6.67 |
| | Social Credit | Georges Binette | 2,162 | 16.00 | +6.84 |
| | New Democratic | William I. Miller | 1,918 | 14.20 | –0.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,510 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.28 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Leon Crestohl | 6,464 | 49.28 | +5.44 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles S. Barden | 3,582 | 27.31 | –15.01 |
| | New Democratic | William I. Miller | 1,871 | 14.26 | +9.86 |
| | Social Credit | Sylvio-Fernando Melancon | 1,201 | 9.16 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,118 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +10.22 |
| Change for the New Democrats is based on the results of the Co-operative Commonwealth. |||||||
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Leon Crestohl | 7,097 | 43.84 | –29.08 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hyman Bernard Brock | 6,850 | 42.32 | +30.68 |
| | Independent Liberal | Samuel Kolomeir | 1,528 | 9.44 | –0.43 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Michael Wozniak | 713 | 4.40 | +0.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,188 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –29.88 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Leon Crestohl | 11,955 | 72.92 | –3.98 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Aldo Lattik | 1,909 | 11.64 | +5.07 |
| | Independent Liberal | Samuel Kolomeir | 1,618 | 9.87 | |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Michael Wozniak | 677 | 4.13 | –1.90 |
| | Independent Liberal | Moses Zalman Miller | 236 | 1.44 | +0.25 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,395 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –4.52 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Leon Crestohl | 12,493 | 76.90 | +22.76 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tadeusz Brzezinski | 1,068 | 6.57 | –9.24 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Hector Rochon | 980 | 6.03 | –2.19 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Harry Binder | 896 | 5.52 | –16.32 |
| | Independent Progressive Conservative | Marcel Hotte | 616 | 3.79 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Moses Miller | 193 | 1.19 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,246 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +16.00 |
Canadian federal by-election, 19 June 1950 On the death of Maurice Hartt, 15 March 1950 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Leon Crestohl | 9,701 | 54.14 | +1.39 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Harry Binder | 3,913 | 21.84 | +0.43 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Maurice-S. Hebert | 2,833 | 15.81 | +4.22 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Kalmen Kaplansky | 1,473 | 8.22 | –6.02 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,920 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.48 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Maurice Hartt | 11,993 | 52.75 | +13.69 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Harry Binder | 4,868 | 21.41 | –5.37 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Abraham M. Klein | 3,238 | 14.24 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Maurice-S. Hebert | 2,636 | 11.59 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,735 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +9.53 |
Canadian federal by-election, 31 March 1947 On Fred Rose's seat being declared vacant by House of Commons resolution, 30 January 1947 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Maurice Hartt | 9,649 | 39.06 | +4.02 |
| | Autonomist | Paul Masse | 6,929 | 28.05 | |
| | Labor–Progressive | Michael Buhay | 6,616 | 26.78 | –14.06 |
| | Independent | David Rochon | 1,323 | 5.36 | |
| | Independent | Onil Léonide Gingras | 142 | 0.57 | |
| | Independent | Louis Valiquette | 45 | 0.18 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,704 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor–Progressive | Liberal gain from Labor–Progressive | Swing | Swing | –12.02 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor–Progressive | Fred Rose | 10,413 | 40.84 | +10.42 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Edgar Schwisberg | 8,935 | 35.04 | +13.07 |
| | Bloc populaire | Paul Masse | 6,148 | 24.11 | –5.52 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,496 | 100.00 |
| | Labor–Progressive hold | Labor–Progressive hold | Swing | Swing | –1.32 |
vteCanadian federal by-election, August 9, 1943 Death of Peter Bercovitch :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor–Progressive | Fred Rose | 5,789 | 30.42 | |
| | Bloc populaire | Paul Masse | 5,639 | 29.63 | |
| | Liberal | Lazarus Phillips | 4,180 | 21.97 | –66.57 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | David Lewis | 3,313 | 17.41 | |
| | Independent | Moses Miller | 109 | 0.57 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,030 | 100.00 |
| | Labor–Progressive gain from Liberal | Labor–Progressive gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +0.40 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Bercovitch | 18,191 | 88.54 | +23.27 |
| | National Labour | Arthur Ainey | 2,354 | 11.46 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,545 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.90 |
Canadian federal by-election, 7 November 1938 On the death of Samuel William Jacobs, 21 August 1938 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Peter Bercovitch | acclaimed |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel William Jacobs | 13,574 | 65.27 | –3.36 |
| | Communist | Fred Rose | 3,385 | 16.28 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Paul-Emile Goyette | 1,531 | 7.36 | |
| | Reconstruction | Salluste Lavery | 1,362 | 6.55 | |
| | Conservative | Herman Julien | 945 | 4.54 | –11.54 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,797 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –9.82 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel William Jacobs | 8,231 | 68.63 | +18.53 |
| | Conservative | Louis Wolfe | 1,928 | 16.08 | –6.87 |
| | Independent Progressive | Médéric Masson | 1,294 | 10.79 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Paul-E. Parent | 540 | 4.50 | –15.78 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,993 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +12.70 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel William Jacobs | 5,048 | 50.10 | –11.77 |
| | Conservative | Louis Wolfe | 2,312 | 22.95 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Paul-Ernest Parent | 2,043 | 20.28 | |
| | Socialist | Michael Buhay | 672 | 6.67 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,075 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –17.36 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Samuel William Jacobs | 7,934 | 61.87 |
| | Independent Liberal | Joseph Alfred Bernier | 4,889 | 38.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,823 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of George-Étienne Cartier, where Liberal Samuel William Jacobs was the incumbent. |||||||