Kamouraska (electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Kamouraska (provincial electoral district).
Kamouraska
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished 1976
First contested 1869 by-election
Last contested 1979

Kamouraska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1869 to 1979. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. There was no election in 1867 due to riots. There was a by-election held in 1869 in its place. The district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Bellechasse, Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Kamouraska
1st  1867–1869
 1869–1872     Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1877
 1877–1878     Charles-François Roy Conservative
4th  1878–1882     Joseph Dumont Liberal
5th  1882–1887     Charles Bruno Blondeau Conservative
6th  1887–1891     Alexis Dessaint Liberal
7th  1891–1896 Henry George Carroll
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1902
 1902–1904
 1904–1904 Ernest Lapointe
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1919     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
 1920–1921     Charles-Adolphe Stein Liberal
14th  1921–1922
 1922–1925 Joseph Georges Bouchard
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945 Louis Philippe Lizotte
20th  1945–1949 Eugène Marquis
21st  1949–1949
 1949–1953     Arthur Massé Independent Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Benoît Chabot Independent
24th  1958–1962     Charles Richard Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Charles-Eugène Dionne Social Credit
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968     Ralliement créditiste
28th  1968–1971
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Bellechasse, Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski

Election results

By-election on 17 February 1869

No return had been made in 1867, due to riots

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier 1,149
ConservativeAdolphe-Basile Routhier 1,105
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Pantaléon Pelletier 1,143
ConservativeAdolphe-Basile Routhier 1,045
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier acclaimed
By-election on 19 February 1877

On Mr. Pelletier being called to the Senate, 2 February 1877

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles-François Roy acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Dumont 1,254
ConservativeCharles-François Roy 1,245
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles Bruno Blondeau 1,107
UnknownG. Bouchard 1,089
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalA. Dessaint 1,518
ConservativeCharles Bruno Blondeau 1,261
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry George Carroll 1,506
ConservativeJ.A. Thomas Chapais 1,411
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry George Carroll 1,414
ConservativeLinière Taschereau 1,403
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry George Carroll 1,564
ConservativeLinière Taschereau 1,383
By-election on 28 February 1902

On Mr. Carroll being appointed Solicitor General, 10 February 1902

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry George Carroll acclaimed
By-election on 12 February 1904

On Mr. Carroll being appointed Judge, 29 January 1904

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalErnest Lapointe acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalErnest Lapointe 1,635
ConservativeJules Langlois 1,419
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalErnest Lapointe 1,860
ConservativeWilfrid Adélard Potvin 1,546
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalErnest Lapointe 1,840
ConservativeWilfrid Adélard Potvin 1,754
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Ernest Lapointe 3,453
Government (Unionist)Samuel Charles Riou 191
By-election on 31 March 1920

On Mr. Lapointe's resignation, 14 October 1919

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Adolphe Stein acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Adolphe Stein 4,822
IndependentJoseph Langlais 2,483
By-election on 15 May 1922

Stein accepted an office of emolument from the Crown, 5 May 1922

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Georges Bouchard acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges Bouchard 4,425
ConservativeMaurice Dupré 2,918
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges Bouchard 4,332
ConservativeFrançois-Xavier Pelletier 2,562
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges Bouchard 4,534
ConservativePierre Audet 4,109
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges Bouchard 6,841
ConservativeCharles Richard 3,332
ReconstructionJoseph-Eleuthère Rousseau 206
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis-Philippe Lizotte 6,965
National GovernmentThomas-W. Michaud 2,099
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEugène Marquis 6,829
IndependentP.-Wilfrid Lévesque 3,999
Social CreditJean-Robert Ouellet 1,361
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEugène Marquis 7,792
Union des électeursJoseph-Arthur-Émile Bélanger 1,696
Progressive ConservativeYvon Chamberland 1,437
By-election on 24 October 1949

Marquis accepted an office of emolument from the Crown, 24 August 1949

Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalArthur Massé 6,033
LiberalGérard Lévesque 5,230
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalArthur Massé 6,065
LiberalJean-Paul Pérusse 5,534
Progressive ConservativePhilippe Lavergne 229
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentBenoît Chabot 6,489
LiberalArthur Massé 5,988
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCharles Richard 7,691
LiberalAndré Rousseau 6,847
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles-Eugène Dionne 4,550
LiberalRosaire Anctil 4,165
Progressive ConservativeCharles Richard 3,762
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles-Eugène Dionne 6,286
LiberalRosaire Anctil 5,659
Progressive ConservativePaul-Aimé Michaud 767
New DemocraticJoseph-Eleuthère Rousseau 143
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteCharles-Eugène Dionne 6,127
LiberalLionel Dessureaux 5,639
Progressive ConservativePaul-Aimé Michaud 300
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteCharles-Eugène Dionne 8,762
LiberalJean-Charles Richard Berger 7,631
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Rosario Pelletier 4,996
New DemocraticLionel Demers 359
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles-Eugène Dionne 14,195
LiberalLionel Dessureaux 9,053
Progressive ConservativeMarthe Leclerc 2,842
New DemocraticYvon Harvey 495
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles-Eugène Dionne 11,664
LiberalRené J. Bernier 9,484
Progressive ConservativeGontran Bergeron 1,933

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