Berthier (federal electoral district)

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Berthier
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1924
First contested 1867
Last contested 1921

Berthier was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925.

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It was created by the British North America Act, 1867, and was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Berthier—Maskinongé riding.

A second "Berthier" riding was created in 1966. This riding was renamed Berthier—Maskinongé in 1975. Please see the article on that riding for the history of Berthier during this period.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Berthier
1st  1867–1872   Anselme-Homère Pâquet Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1875
 1875–1878   Edward Octavian Cuthbert Conservative
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891   Cléophas Beausoleil Liberal
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1899
 1900–1900 Joseph-Éloi Archambault
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911 Arthur Ecrément
12th  1911–1917   Joseph-Arthur Barrette Conservative
13th  1917–1921   Théodore Gervais Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925   Liberal
Riding dissolved into Berthier—Maskinongé

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Anselme-Homère Pâquet 1,131
UnknownL. Trachemontagne1,095
Eligible voters3,040
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 [1]
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Anselme-Homère Pâquet 757
Conservative Cuthbert15
UnknownBarthe0
Source: Canadian Elections Database [2]
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Anselme-Homère Pâquet acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Paquet being called to the Senate

By-election on 27 February 1875
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Edward Octavian Cuthbert 1,056
UnknownIsaie Stanislas Norbert Drainville784
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Edward Octavian Cuthbert 1,134
UnknownP. Beliveau915
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Edward Octavian Cuthbert 1,138
UnknownLouis Sylvestre1,120
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Cléophas Beausoleil 1,535
Conservative J. B. Robillard1,304
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Cléophas Beausoleil 1,522
Conservative Victor Allard1,365
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Cléophas Beausoleil acclaimed

By-election: Mr. C. Beausoleil appointed Postmaster of Montreal 1 December 1899.

By-election on 18 January 1900

Berthier (federal electoral district)

PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Joseph-Éloi Archambault acclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Joseph-Éloi Archambault 1,529
Conservative F. O. Lamarche1,235
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Joseph-Éloi Archambault 1,707
Conservative T. Michaud1,498
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Ecrément 1,887
Conservative Victor Allard1,622
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Joseph-Arthur Barrette 1,638
Liberal Arthur Ecrément 1,612
Independent Jean Joseph Denis383
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Théodore Gervais 2,422
Independent Liberal Arthur Ecrément 1,440
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Théodore Gervais 4,910
Conservative Joseph-Arthur Barrette 2,615

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References

  1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". p. 161. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.