# Maisonneuve (federal electoral district)

Maisonneuve (French pronunciation:) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1935.
A "Maisonneuve" riding also existed from 1966 to 1970 when it renamed "Maisonneuve—Rosemont", and from 1976 to 1978 when it was renamed "Hochelaga—Maisonneuve". See those article for information on those periods.
This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Hochelaga ridings.
The electoral district of Maisonneuve consisted initially of:
* the towns of Maisonneuve and Côte St. Louis,
* the villages of Côte de la Visitation and Mile End, and
* Hochelaga and St. Jean Baptiste wards in the city of Montreal.
In 1914, it was redefined to consist of:
* the town of Maisonneuve,
* Rosemount ward and Longue Point ward of the city of Montreal,
* Pointe-aux-Trembles town and parish,
* Rivière-des-Prairies,
* Sault au Recollet town and parish,
* St. Léonard-de-Port-Maurice,
* the town of Montréal Est,
* the town of St. Michel-de-Laval, and
* the area on which is situated the St. Jean-de-Dieu hospital.
In 1924, it was redefined to consist of:
It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Mercier ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Maisonneuve Riding created from Hochelaga |||||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Raymond Préfontaine | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1902 | Raymond Préfontaine | Liberal |
| 9th | 1902–1904 | Raymond Préfontaine | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1905 | Raymond Préfontaine | Liberal |
| 10th | 1906–1908 | Alphonse Verville | Labour |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Alphonse Verville | Labour |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Alphonse Verville | Labour |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Rodolphe Lemieux | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Clément Robitaille | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Clément Robitaille | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Clément Robitaille | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1932 | Clément Robitaille | Liberal |
| 17th | 1932–1935 | Joseph Jean | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Mercier |||||

## Election results

1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Raymond Préfontaine | 3,912 |
| | Conservative | Geo. E. Baril | 2,342 |
1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Raymond Préfontaine | 4,844 |
| | Conservative | L. Ouimet | 3,070 |
By-election: On Mr. Préfontaine being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 11 November 1902
By-election on 9 December 1902 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Raymond Préfontaine | 4,370 |
| | Conservative | J. Alfred Labelle | 2,510 |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Raymond Préfontaine | 5,967 |
| | Conservative | S. D. Vallières | 3,795 |
By-election: On Mr. Préfontaine's death, 25 December 1905
By-election on 23 February 1906 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alphonse Verville | 4,887 |
| | Liberal | L. O. Grothe | 3,830 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alphonse Verville | 7,358 |
| | Independent | Frédéric Villeneuve | 2,937 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alphonse Verville | 11,538 |
| | Conservative | Eugène Walter Villeneuve | 9,349 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Rodolphe Lemieux | 7,173 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Charles Hazlitt Cahan | 3,140 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Clément Robitaille | 14,222 |
| Independent | Zoël Tardif | 2,133 |
| Conservative | Joseph Émile Bernier | 1,944 |
| Independent | Joseph-Onézime-Edmon Leclair | 151 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Clément Robitaille | 12,624 |
| Conservative | Hubert Desjardins | 7,406 |
| Labour | William Tremblay | 994 |
| Independent | Daniel McAvoy | 183 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Clément Robitaille | 16,045 |
| | Conservative | Raoul Dumouchel | 5,166 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Clément Robitaille | 18,894 |
| Conservative | Hubert Desjardins | 13,492 |
| Independent | Déus Courchesne | 1,053 |
| Conservative | Edmond Simard | 313 |
By-election: On Mr. Robitaille's death, 16 January 1932
By-election on 27 June 1932 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph Jean | 15,748 |
| Conservative | Jean Fauteux | 14,443 |
| Labour | Alexander Gauld | 617 |
| Independent | Héliodord Binette | 567 |
| Independent | Déus Courchesne | 264 |