Nicolet—Yamaska

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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1933 |
| District abolished | 1967 |
| First contested | 1935 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
Nicolet—Yamaska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.
Contents
1 History
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 External links
History
This riding was created in 1933 from Nicolet and Yamaska ridings.
It was defined initially to consist of:
- the county of Nicolet except such part thereof as is included in the municipalities of Lemieux Ste-Cécile-de-Lévrard, St-Joseph-de-Blandford, Ste-Marie-de-Blandford, St-Pierre-les-Becquets, Ste-Sophie-de-Lévrard and the village of Manseau;
- the county of Yamaska except that part of the parish and the village of St-Michel lying west of the river Yamaska.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of:
- the county of Nicolet, (except the municipalities of Lemieux, Ste. Cécile-de-Lévrard, St. Joseph-de-Blandford, Ste. Marie-de-Blandford, St. Pierre-les-Becquets, Ste. Sophie-de-Lévrard and the villages of Manseau and les Becquets), and the town of Nicolet;
- the county of Yamaska;
- that part of the county of Drummond included in the municipalities of St. Edmond-de-Grantham and St. Majorique-de-Grantham;
- that part of the county of Arthabaska included in the municipalities of Ste. Anne-du-Sault and Maddington and the village of Daveluyville;
- that part of the county of Richelieu included in the municipality of St. Marcel.
In 1952, it was redefined to consist of:
- the county of Nicolet (except the municipality of Lemieux, the parish municipalities of Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Saint-Joseph-de-Blandford, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, and the village municipalities of Manseau and Les-Becquets), and the town of Nicolet;
- the county of Yamaska;
- that part of the county of Drummond included in the parish municipalities of Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham and Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham;
- that part of the county of Arthabaska included in the parish municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Sault, the township municipality of Maddington and the village municipality of Daveluyville;
- that part of the county of Richelieu included in the parish municipality of Saint-Marcel.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Lotbinière, Drummond and Richelieu ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolet—Yamaska Riding created from Nicolet and Yamaska | ||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Lucien Dubois | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1948 | Independent Liberal | ||
| 1949–1949 | Renaud Chapdelaine | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Maurice Boisvert | Liberal | |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Paul Comtois | Progressive Conservative | |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Clément Vincent | ||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1966 | |||
| 1966–1968 | Florian Côté | Liberal | ||
| Riding dissolved into Lotbinière, Drummond and Richelieu | ||||
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lucien Dubois | 9,542 | ||||||
| Conservative | Aimé Chassé | 6,770 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Joseph-Léon-Kemner Laflamme | 108 | ||||||
Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lucien Dubois | 7,445 | ||||||
| Liberal | François-Moras Manseau | 6,865 | ||||||
| National Government | Joseph-Henri Belcourt | 410 | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | Léo Coté | 232 | ||||||
Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Lucien Dubois | 7,973 | ||||||
| Liberal | Paul-Arthur Trahan | 6,658 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph-Archie-Albéric Mondou | 944 | ||||||
By-election on 7 February 1949 Dubois died, 8 November 1948 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Renaud Chapdelaine | 8,382 | |||
| Liberal | Paul-A. Trahan | 8,095 | |||
| Independent Liberal | Romulus Manseau | 469 | |||
Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Boisvert | 10,208 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Renaud Chapdelaine | 9,860 | ||||||
Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Boisvert | 9,483 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Roger Cloutier | 7,397 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Armand Proulx | 2,396 | ||||||
Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Comtois | 9,805 | ||||||
| Liberal | René Blondin | 9,292 | ||||||
Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Comtois | 11,880 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gilles Pellerin | 7,219 | ||||||
Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Vincent | 8,861 | ||||||
| Liberal | Lorenzo Saint-Arnaud | 7,427 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Denis Cournoyer | 3,233 | ||||||
Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Vincent | 9,438 | ||||||
| Liberal | Lorenzo Saint-Arnaud | 8,124 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Gérard Lupien | 1,825 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Claude Rondeau | 228 | ||||||
Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Vincent | 11,734 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jean Arsenault | 6,090 | ||||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Roméo Marsan | 368 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Rodolphe Guillemette | 210 | ||||||
By-election on 19 September 1966 Clément Vincent resigned, 4 May 1966 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Florian Côté | 7,936 | |||
| Conservative | Normand Beaudoin | 6,842 | |||
| Independent | Jean Marc Denoncourt | 1,129 | |||
| New Democratic | Georges-Henri Forcier | 588 | |||
| | Droit vital personnel | H.-Georges Grenier | 44 | ||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament