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Montréal–Saint-Louis

former provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 7, 2024
Entity authorityQ3323014 ↗
Source-derived summary

Montréal–Saint-Louis (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʁeal sɛ̃ lwi]) was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

It was created for the 1912 election from part of Montréal division no. 3 electoral district. Its final election was in 1962. It disappeared in the 1966 election and its successor electoral district was Saint-Louis.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Montréal–Saint-Louis” as former provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Montréal, Saint-Louis and former.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1912, 1962, 1966—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Montréal, Saint-Louis and former providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Montréal–Saint-Louis”, the useful work is to connect “former provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 7, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q3323014. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1912, 1962 and 1966.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Montréal–Saint-Louis”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Montréal–Saint-Louis primary sources, Montréal–Saint-Louis archive and Montréal research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Montréal–Saint-Louis”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Montréal–Saint-Louis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.