# Verdun (federal electoral district)

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:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Verdun Riding created from Jacques Cartier and St. Anne |||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Jules Wermenlinger | Conservative |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Paul-Émile Côté | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Paul-Émile Côté | Liberal |
| Verdun—La Salle |||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Paul-Émile Côté | Liberal |
| Verdun |||||
| 22nd | 1953–1954 | Paul-Émile Côté | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1954–1957 | Yves Leduc | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Yves Leduc | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Harold Monteith | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Bryce Mackasey | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Bryce Mackasey | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Bryce Mackasey | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Bryce Mackasey | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Bryce Mackasey | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1976 | Bryce Mackasey | Liberal |
| 30th | 1977–1979 | Pierre Savard | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Pierre Savard | Liberal |
| Verdun—Saint-Paul |||||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Pierre Savard | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Gilbert Chartrand | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Gilbert Chartrand | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Raymond Lavigne | Liberal |
| Verdun—Saint-Henri |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Raymond Lavigne | Liberal |
| Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles |||||
| 37th | 2000–2002 | Raymond Lavigne | Liberal |
| 37th | 2002–2004 | Liza Frulla | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Jeanne-Le Ber |||||

## Election results
### Verdun 1933-1947

1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Jules Wermenlinger | 5,602 | 22.39% |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Georges Stuart Mooney | 4,706 | 18.81% |
| Verdun | Hervé Ferland | 4,214 | 16.84% |
| Labour | William "Willie" Lessard | 3,833 | 15.32% |
| Independent Liberal | Thomas Guérin | 2,731 | 10.91% |
| Independent Liberal | Casimir Allard | 2,065 | 8.25% |
| Reconstruction | Camille Dansereau | 1,266 | 5.06% |
| Independent Conservative | James Albert Whitaker | 232 | 0.93% |
| Independent Labour | Henry Joseph Garrity | 221 | 0.88% |
| Veterans | Alloys Reginald Sprenger | 79 | 0.32% |
| Independent Conservative | Édouard Lamontagne | 74 | 0.30% |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Paul-Émile Côté | 8,372 |
| Independent Liberal | Hervé Ferland | 7,231 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Louis Calder | 3,817 |
| National Government | Jules Wermenlinger | 3,693 |
| Independent | Ruby Beryl Joan Adams | 1,838 |
| Independent | Charles S.P. Halpin | 1,181 |
| Independent Conservative | Samuel Currie | 814 |
| Independent | Robert William Scurrah | 599 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Paul-Émile Côté | 15,943 |
| Progressive Conservative | Wilfrid Pagé | 7,151 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Edward Wilson | 6,967 |
| Bloc populaire | Louis-Philippe Hurtubise | 3,060 |
| Labor–Progressive | Sam Bailey | 874 |
| Independent Liberal | Joseph-Jean-Léopold Comeau | 390 |
| Independent Co-operative Commonwealth | Walter Wilson | 279 |
| Social Credit | Henri Turcotte | 187 |
| Independent Liberal | Donald Mark Elvidge | 127 |
| Independent Liberal | Joseph-Madore-Omer Royer | 36 |

### Verdun—La Salle 1947-1952

1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Paul-Émile Côté | 24,903 |
| Progressive Conservative | John William Macgillivray | 7,790 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Dodge | 2,612 |
| Union des électeurs | Donat Fortin | 445 |
| Independent | Richard Monahan | 83 |

### Verdun 1952-1980

1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Paul-Émile Côté | 20,281 |
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Monteith | 7,255 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Raymond Lapointe | 1,587 |
| Labor–Progressive | Ken Perry | 483 |
By-election on 22 March 1954
On Côté's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 1 January 1954 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Yves Leduc | 8,221 |
| Progressive Conservative | Armand Dupuis | 5,755 |
| Independent Liberal | Roland Gadbois | 4,671 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Dodge | 2,745 |
| Labor–Progressive | Hervé Ferland | 2,180 |
| Independent Liberal | Joseph Michael Hayes | 1,322 |
| Independent | Ken Perry | 204 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Yves Leduc | 18,695 |
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Monteith | 9,037 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Dodge | 2,299 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Monteith | 16,357 |
| Liberal | Yves Leduc | 14,604 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Dodge | 2,205 |
| Independent Liberal | J.-O.-Rolland Leduc | 1,901 |
| Social Credit | Édouard Provencher | 264 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Bryce Mackasey | 13,860 |
| Progressive Conservative | Harold Monteith | 11,489 |
| New Democratic | Irénée Blais | 3,430 |
| Independent Liberal | William-Léonard Poitras | 3,208 |
| Social Credit | P.-Raymond Leclerc | 1,032 |
| Independent PC | Carl-B. O'Malley | 881 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Bryce Mackasey | 19,473 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bernard Rhéaume | 7,488 |
| Social Credit | Carl B. O'Malley | 4,412 |
| New Democratic | Douglas Findlay | 3,380 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Bryce Mackasey | 18,072 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bernard Rhéaume | 6,213 |
| New Democratic | Wesley Robert Dillen | 4,113 |
| Ralliement créditiste | René Lassonde | 2,094 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Bryce Mackasey | 22,436 |
| Progressive Conservative | Claude De Serres | 3,410 |
| New Democratic | Matt Craig | 2,813 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Eugène Lépine | 1,004 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Bryce Mackasey | 20,943 |
| Progressive Conservative | Eddy Vigneau | 7,626 |
| Social Credit | Eugène Lépine | 3,323 |
| New Democratic | Gus Callaghan | 2,518 |
| Independent | Paul Lévesque | 239 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Bryce Mackasey | 17,633 |
| Progressive Conservative | Eddy Vigneau | 7,922 |
| New Democratic | Philippe Morse | 2,232 |
| Social Credit | Lucien Laroche | 1,774 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Arnold August | 199 |
By-election on 24 May 1977
On Mackasey's resignation, 28 October 1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Pierre Savard | 15,208 |
| New Democratic | Phil Edmonston | 8,151 |
| Progressive Conservative | Pierrette Lucas | 2,003 |
| Social Credit | Michel Dansereau | 173 |
| Communist | Samuel J. Walsh | 97 |
| Independent | Louise Ouimet | 78 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Pierre Savard | 30,178 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Oss | 4,908 |
| Social Credit | Lucien Marien | 2,301 |
| New Democratic | Denis Faubert | 2,299 |
| Rhinoceros | Catherine Messier | 905 |
| Union populaire | Raymond Marchessault | 801 |
| Libertarian | Mary Lou Gutscher | 182 |
| Communist | Denis Gervais | 139 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Mary Saul | 59 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Pierre Savard | 27,575 |
| New Democratic | David Garon | 3,635 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jocelyn Giroux | 3,423 |
| Rhinoceros | Ronald Cawthorn | 1,141 |
| Social Credit | Lucien Marien | 599 |
| Union populaire | Jean-Claude Bonin | 155 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Mary Saul | 80 |

### Verdun—Saint-Paul 1981-1997

1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Gilbert Chartrand | 17,378 |
| Liberal | Pierre Savard | 16,431 |
| New Democratic | Alain Giguère | 3,912 |
| Rhinoceros | Philippe Hooligan Coté | 1,309 |
| Parti nationaliste | Serge Paquette | 798 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Steve Boyle | 99 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Gilbert Chartrand | 20,113 |
| Liberal | Raymond Lavigne | 15,207 |
| New Democratic | Alain Tassé | 6,572 |
| Green | Jan-Marc Lavergne | 1,339 |
| Rhinoceros | Irène Maman Mayer | 902 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Claude Brosseau | 142 |
| Independent | Yvon Turgeon | 105 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election: Verdun—Saint-Paul :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Raymond Lavigne | 19,644 | 43.69 | – | $36,451 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Kim Beaudoin | 19,095 | 42.47 | | $35,583 |
| | Progressive Conservative | André Martin | 3,864 | 8.59 | | $51,508 |
| | New Democratic Party | Claude Ledoux | 860 | 1.91 | | $0 |
| | Green | Jean-Marc Beaudin | 598 | 1.33 | | $1 |
| | Natural Law | Marylise Baux | 432 | 0.96 | | $408 |
| | Abolitionist | Yvan Cousineau | 140 | 0.31 | | $0 |
| | National | J.J. McPherson | 130 | 0.29 | | $466 |
| | Non-affiliated | Deepak Massand | 115 | 0.26 | | $6,744 |
| | Commonwealth | Golam Khan | 88 | 0.20 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,966 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,720 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,686 | 75.50 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 61,838 |
| Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from the official contributions and expenses submitted by the candidates, provided by Elections Canada. |||||||

### Verdun—Saint-Henri 1997-2000

1993 federal election redistributed results :
| 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 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Raymond Lavigne | 21,424 | 46.93 | +4.10 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Donald Longépée | 15,153 | 33.19 | -10.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Aline Aubut | 6,838 | 14.98 | +6.89 |
| | New Democratic | Claude Ledoux | 1,156 | 2.53 | 0.50 |
| | Natural Law | Michèle Beausoleil | 498 | 1.09 | |
| | Reform | Deepak Massand | 380 | 0.83 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Geneviève Royer | 205 | 0.45 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,654 | 96.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,803 | 3.80 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,457 | 72.51 | -1.81 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 65,447 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Bloc Québécois | Liberal notional gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | Swing | +7.17 |

### Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles 2000-2004

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Raymond Lavigne | 20,905 | 51.27 | +4.34 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Pedro Utillano | 11,976 | 29.37 | -3.82 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bernard Côté | 2,670 | 6.55 | -8.43 |
| | Alliance | Jacques Gendron | 2,098 | 5.15 | +4.31 |
| | New Democratic | Matthew McLauchlin | 1,003 | 2.46 | -0.07 |
| | Green | Lorraine Ann Craig | 933 | 2.29 | |
| | Marijuana | Marc-André Roy | 924 | 2.27 |
| | Communist | Bill Sloan | 148 | 0.36 |
| | Independent | William Lorenson | 117 | 0.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,774 | 97.14 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,200 | 2.86 | -0.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,974 | 59.05 | -13.46 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 71,085 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.08 |
Canadian federal by-election, May 13, 2002 Appointment of Raymond Lavigne to the Senate :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Liza Frulla | 10,897 | 63.90 | +12.63 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Sonia Goulet | 4,432 | 25.99 | -3.38 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bernard Côté | 735 | 4.31 | -2.24 |
| | New Democratic | Matthew McLauchlin | 635 | 3.72 | +1.26 |
| | Alliance | Joe De Santis | 241 | 1.41 | -3.73 |
| | Independent | Robert Lindblad | 113 | 0.66 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,053 | 98.38 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 280 | 1.62 | -1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,333 | 25.45 | -33.60 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 68,115 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +8.01 |