Saint-Henri—Westmount

Saint-Henri—Westmount (formerly known as Westmount) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997.

Saint-Henri—Westmount
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1996
First contested1968
Last contested1993

"Saint-Henri" was created in 1966 from parts of Mount Royal, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Outremont—St-Jean, Saint-Antoine—Westmount, and St. Lawrence—St. George ridings.

In 1978, it was renamed "Saint-Henri—Westmount". In 1996, it was abolished when it was merged into LaSalle—Émard riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Westmount
Riding created from Mount Royal, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce,
Outremont—St-Jean, Saint-Antoine—Westmount
and St. Lawrence—St. George
28th  1968–1972     Charles Drury Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1978
 1978–1979 Don Johnston
Saint-Henri—Westmount
31st  1979–1980     Don Johnston Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993 David Berger
35th  1993–1994
 1995–1997 Lucienne Robillard
Riding dissolved into LaSalle—Émard

Election results

Westmount

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Drury31,104
Progressive ConservativeMurray G. Ballantyne5,928
New DemocraticJeff Adams2,303
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Drury24,049
Progressive ConservativeMichael Meighen10,551
New DemocraticBob Keaton5,171
Not affiliatedPeter Foster293
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Drury20,816
Progressive ConservativeMichael Meighen11,575
New DemocraticPeter P. Berlow3,140
Social CreditJoseph Ranger412
Marxist–LeninistLawrence Tansey190
Canadian federal by-election, October 16, 1978
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Johnston17,214
Progressive ConservativeBernard J. Finestone9,391
New DemocraticClaude de Mestral1,817
IndependentA. Léo Larocque305

Saint-Henri—Westmount

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Johnston31,486
Progressive ConservativeBernard Finestone6,374
New DemocraticClaude Demestral3,297
Social CreditHenri C. Pomerleau1,376
RhinocerosAndré Nono Martineau957
LibertarianWilliam McDonald185
Marxist–LeninistRobert Couture175
Union populaireRobert Gervais145
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Johnston24,907
Progressive ConservativeClaude Dupras6,669
New DemocraticClaude de Mestral3,766
RhinocerosJean-Guy Montpetit1,140
LibertarianRobert Champlin196
Marxist–LeninistRobert Couture114
Not affiliatedBenoît Michaudville113
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Johnston18,244
Progressive ConservativeBertrand Laforte14,168
New DemocraticJohn H. Thompson5,889
RhinocerosLaurent Arthur Alie1,289
Parti nationalisteLuc Richard653
Commonwealth of CanadaHarold Quesnel38
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Berger16,600
Progressive ConservativeKeith MacLellan15,673
New DemocraticRuth Rose5,235
GreenBrian McLoughlin900
RhinocerosJohn McGill Jagiellowicz671
Not affiliatedFrank Auf der Maur402
Not affiliatedPierre Chénier184
LibertarianJoyce Willert170
Not affiliatedRichard H. Gaunt60
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Berger24,592
Bloc QuébécoisEugenia Romain7,364
Progressive ConservativeAlain Perez5,834
New DemocraticAnn Elbourne1,607
NationalLouise Pilon565
Natural LawAllan Faguy535
IndependentMark Edward Anderson Roper245
Commonwealth of CanadaNormand Bélanger126
Christian HeritageRobert Adams121
IndependentRudolph Scalzo118
Marxist–LeninistArnold August105
AbolitionistRobert Carlisle76

By-election: Resignation of David Berger, 28 December 1994

By-election on 13 February 1995
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucienne Robillard12,675
Bloc QuébécoisAnne Michèle Meggs2,357
Progressive ConservativeJay Gould545
ReformGaetan Morency468
New DemocraticAnn Elbourne296
GreenGerald Glass213
LibertarianRick Blatter64
Marxist–LeninistArnold August47
Natural LawAllen Faguy32
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