# Saint-Denis (electoral district)

Saint-Denis (also known as St. Denis and St-Denis) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1914 as "St. Denis" from parts of Maisonneuve riding.
St. Denis riding was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Papineau (electoral district) and into a successor district, "St-Denis".
In 1952, the district was abolished, and a new riding, "Saint-Denis" was created.
In 1996, the riding was abolished.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| St. Denis Riding created from Maisonneuve |||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Alphonse Verville | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Arthur Denis | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Arthur Denis | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Arthur Denis | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Arthur Denis | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Azellus Denis | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Azellus Denis | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Azellus Denis | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into St-Denis and Papineau |||||
| St-Denis |||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Azellus Denis | Liberal |
| Saint-Denis |||||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Azellus Denis | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Azellus Denis | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Azellus Denis | Liberal |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Azellus Denis | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1963 | Azellus Denis | Liberal |
| 26th | 1964–1965 | Marcel Prud'homme | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Marcel Prud'homme | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Marcel Prud'homme | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Marcel Prud'homme | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Marcel Prud'homme | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Marcel Prud'homme | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Marcel Prud'homme | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Marcel Prud'homme | Liberal |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Marcel Prud'homme | Liberal |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Eleni Bakopanos | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Ahuntsic |||||

## Election results
### St. Denis, 1917–1953

1917 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Alphonse Verville | 9,708 |
| Unknown | Roméo Houle | 878 |
| Unknown | Louis-Omnes Maille | 95 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Arthur Denis | 18,703 |
| Independent | Joseph Cyriac Gauthier | 3,738 |
| Independent | Pierre-Louis-Wilfrid Dupré | 1,366 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Arthur Denis | 13,850 |
| Conservative | Aldéric Blain | 7,372 |
| Liberal | Léonce Plante | 7,216 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Arthur Denis | 21,497 |
| | Conservative | René Marion | 4,863 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Arthur Denis | 28,646 |
| Conservative | Joseph-Cyriac Gauthier | 14,382 |
| Independent | Idola Saint-Jean | 1,732 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Azellus Denis | 19,047 |
| Reconstruction | Joseph-Charles Rancourt | 8,067 |
| Conservative | Joseph Stanislas Leveillé | 1,519 |
| Labour | Charles-E. Perry | 1,002 |
| Independent | Joseph-Cyriac Gauthier | 761 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Azellus Denis | 18,948 |
| National Government | Hector Grenon | 4,979 |
| Independent Liberal | Antonio Lussier | 4,274 |
| Independent Liberal | J.-Antoine Champagne | 967 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Azellus Denis | 21,201 |
| Bloc populaire | Marcel Poulin | 10,149 |
| Independent | Paul Fournier | 4,057 |
| Social Credit | Camille-E. Roberge | 534 |

### St-Denis, 1949–1953

1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Azellus Denis | 18,866 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bernard Goulet | 9,509 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Bernard L. Boulanger | 776 |

### Saint-Denis, 1953–1997

1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Azellus Denis | 17,359 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bernard Goulet | 6,118 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Michel Forest | 573 |
| Labor–Progressive | Lucien Gaboury | 209 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Azellus Denis | 17,027 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bernard Goulet | 4,587 |
| Independent Liberal | F.-Avila Panneton | 2,329 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Bernard-L. Boulanger | 999 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Azellus Denis | 14,737 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jean Marion | 12,166 |
| Independent Liberal | F.-Avila Panneton | 917 |
| Social Credit | Léon Alarie | 879 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Azellus Denis | 11,728 |
| Progressive Conservative | Rodolphe Sauvé | 8,282 |
| New Democratic | Bertrand Proulx | 2,261 |
| Social Credit | Henri Paquet | 1,908 |
| Capital familial | Henri-Georges Grenier | 393 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Azellus Denis | 11,707 |
| Social Credit | Henri Paquet | 4,573 |
| Progressive Conservative | Rolland Lalumière | 4,035 |
| New Democratic | Réjeanne Dinelle | 2,637 |
By-election: On Mr. Denis' resignation, 27 December 1963
By-election on 10 February 1964 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Marcel Prud'homme | 7,781 |
| Progressive Conservative | Rodolphe Sauvé | 4,768 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Henri Paquet | 2,052 |
| New Democratic | Réjeanne Dinelle | 605 |
| Parti républicain | Paul Ferron | 183 |
| Parti humain familial | Henri-Georges Grenier | 68 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Marcel Prud'homme | 11,000 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jean Caumartin | 5,270 |
| New Democratic | Réjeanne Dinelle | 2,872 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Aimé Dufour | 1,787 |
| Ouvrier indépendant | Fernando-Avila Panneton | 352 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Marcel Prud'homme | 17,022 |
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Dozois | 3,653 |
| New Democratic | Frank Auf der Maur | 1,908 |
| Ralliement créditiste | André Poitras | 1,165 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Marcel Prud'homme | 16,991 |
| Social Credit | André Poitras | 3,968 |
| Progressive Conservative | Symone Beaudin | 3,695 |
| Independent | Henry Morgentaler | 1,509 |
| Not affiliated | Polyvios Tsakanikas | 302 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Marcel Prud'homme | 15,310 |
| Progressive Conservative | David M. Bernstein | 4,897 |
| New Democratic | Jean-Guy Albert | 1,963 |
| Social Credit | Tony Chatoyan | 1,630 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Polyvios Tsakanikas | 208 |
| Communist | Samuel J. Walsh | 162 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Marcel Prud'homme | 30,552 |
| Progressive Conservative | David Bernstein | 3,380 |
| Social Credit | Richer M. Francœur | 3,177 |
| New Democratic | Richard Marcille | 2,412 |
| Rhinoceros | Rodrigue Chocolat Tremblay | 1,056 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Panagiotis Macrisopoulos | 238 |
| Union populaire | Diane Martin Lelièvre | 226 |
| Communist | Samuel Walsh | 187 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Marcel Prud'homme | 28,383 |
| New Democratic | Raymond Beaudoin | 3,485 |
| Progressive Conservative | David M. Bernstein | 2,312 |
| Rhinoceros | Serge Rose | 1,232 |
| Social Credit | Richer Francœur | 743 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Panagiotis Macrysopoulos | 182 |
| Communist | Samuel Walsh | 165 |
| Union populaire | Gilles Maillé | 161 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Marcel Prud'homme | 18,750 |
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Georgakakos | 12,122 |
| New Democratic | Scott McKay | 4,581 |
| Rhinoceros | Ben Rhino 97 Michel Benoit | 1,588 |
| Parti nationaliste | Clovis Gaudet | 981 |
| Independent | Claude Lamoureux | 297 |
| Communist | Samuel Walsh | 266 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Serge Buchet | 125 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Marcel Prud'homme | 19,928 |
| Progressive Conservative | Madeleine Provost | 12,843 |
| New Democratic | Jaime Llambias-Wolff | 6,151 |
| Rhinoceros | Chérubin Guy Roy | 1,166 |
| Green | René E. Pratte | 1,107 |
| Not affiliated | Panagiotis Macrisopoulos | 341 |
| Social Credit | Doris Lacroix | 269 |
| Communist | Samuel Walsh | 204 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Nancy Duchaine | 191 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Eleni Bakopanos | 21,985 |
| Bloc Québécois | Gilles Pelchat | 15,021 |
| Progressive Conservative | Aïda Baghjajian | 2,291 |
| New Democratic | Josée Panet-Raymond | 965 |
| Independent | Stéphane Lapointe | 423 |
| Natural Law | Alain-Édouard Lord | 397 |
| Abolitionist | Fernand Belisle | 256 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Panagiotis Macrisopoulos | 206 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Benoit Chalifoux | 170 |