# Lafontaine (electoral district)

Lafontaine (French pronunciation:; also known as Lafontaine—Rosemont) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Hochelaga, St. James and St. Mary ridings. It consisted of a part of the city of Montreal.
The riding's name was changed in 1975 to "Lafontaine—Rosemont", and the riding was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Hochelaga, Laurier, Maisonneuve and Rosemont ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Lafontaine Riding created from Hochelaga, St. James and St. Mary |||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | J.-Georges Ratelle | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | J.-Georges Ratelle | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | J.-Georges Ratelle | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | J.-Georges Ratelle | Liberal |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Georges-C. Lachance | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Georges-C. Lachance | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Georges-C. Lachance | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Georges-C. Lachance | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Georges-C. Lachance | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Claude-André Lachance | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Hochelaga, Laurier, Maisonneuve and Rosemont |||||

## Election results

1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | J.-Georges Ratelle | 12,883 |
| Independent | Joseph-Marie Savignac | 7,846 |
| Independent Liberal | Bruno-Roméo Desormiers | 3,245 |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Lamarche | 331 |
| Independent Liberal | Emile Naud | 328 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Jean Sylvestre | 217 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | J.-Georges Ratelle | 15,285 |
| Progressive Conservative | Charlemagne Houle | 3,438 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Oscar Latreille | 1,311 |
| Labor–Progressive | Gabrielle Dionne | 392 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | J.-Georges Ratelle | 15,501 |
| Progressive Conservative | Charlemagne Houle | 4,593 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Hector Rochon | 1,095 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | J.-Georges Ratelle | 12,195 |
| Progressive Conservative | Dollard Dansereau | 10,299 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Hector Rochon | 979 |
| Independent PC | Paul Vézina | 276 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Georges-C. Lachance | 10,000 |
| Progressive Conservative | Dollard Dansereau | 6,212 |
| New Democratic | Blaise-J.-L. Daigneault | 1,665 |
| Social Credit | Roger Smith-Verrault | 1,660 |
| Independent PC | Roger Julien | 1,118 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Georges-C. Lachance | 10,929 |
| Social Credit | Roger Smith | 4,456 |
| New Democratic | J.-P. Forest | 3,340 |
| Progressive Conservative | Roméo Des Rochers | 2,937 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Georges-C. Lachance | 9,101 |
| New Democratic | Réginald Boisvert | 3,804 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gertrude Lessard | 3,742 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Roger Smith | 1,896 |
| Communist | Lucien Jacques | 342 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Georges-C. Lachance | 14,786 |
| Progressive Conservative | André Gagnon | 6,412 |
| New Democratic | Guy Lalonde | 3,142 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Émile Robert | 879 |
| Independent Liberal | Albert Leach | 210 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Georges-C. Lachance | 13,508 |
| Progressive Conservative | Pierre Bouchard | 6,134 |
| Social Credit | Octave Grosariu | 5,078 |
| New Democratic | Gabriel Gagnon | 3,350 |
| Independent | Alain Beiner | 228 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Claude-André Lachance | 11,399 |
| Progressive Conservative | Pierre Bouchard | 7,887 |
| New Democratic | J.D.R. Robert Dépatie | 2,104 |
| Social Credit | Octave Grosariu | 2,045 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Françoise Roy | 120 |
| Communist | Lydia Morand | 118 |