Montreal West (electoral district)
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Montreal West was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted initially of St. Anne Ward, St. Antoine Ward and St. Lawrence Ward. In 1872, St. Anne Ward was removed from the riding. It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into St. Antoine and St. Lawrence ridings.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | D'Arcy McGee | 2,675 | ||||||
| Liberal | Bernard Devlin | 2,478 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. McGee being assassinated, 7 April 1868
| By-election on 20 April 1868 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | Michael Patrick Ryan | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Young | 2,138 | ||||||
| Unknown | George Alexander Drummond | 1,322 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MCKENZIE, Frederick | 2,036 | ||||||
| Unknown | STEVENSON, A.A. | 1,442 | ||||||
By-election: On election being declared void, 22 October 1874
| By-election on 10 December 1874 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | MCKENZIE, Frederick | 2,030 | |||
| Unknown | WHITE, Thomas Jr. | 2,023 | |||
By-election: On election being declared void, 14 August 1875
| By-election on 30 October 1875 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | WORKMAN, Thomas | 2,300 | |||
| Unknown | WHITE, Thomas Jr. | 2,250 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | GAULT, Matthew Hamilton | 3,334 | ||||||
| Unknown | DARLING, Wm. | 1,627 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | GAULT, M.H. | 2,707 | ||||||
| Unknown | WARD, J.K. | 1,960 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | SMITH, Sir D.A. | 3,908 | ||||||
| Liberal | WARD, J.K. | 2,458 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | SMITH, Sir D.A. | 4,586 | ||||||
| Liberal | COCHRANE, James | 880 | ||||||
