Richelieu (federal electoral district)

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Richelieu
Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1933
First contested 1867
Last contested 1930

Richelieu was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.

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It was created by the British North America Act, 1867 and was amalgamated into the Richelieu—Verchères electoral district in 1933.

In 1968, a new electoral district was created under the same name which is now known as Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Richelieu
1st  1867–1870   Thomas McCarthy Conservative
 1870–1872   Georges-Isidore Barthe Independent Conservative
2nd  1872–1874   Michel Mathieu Conservative
3rd  1874–1878   Georges-Isidore Barthe Independent Conservative
4th  1878–1882   Louis Huet Massue Liberal–Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1887   Jean-Baptiste Labelle Conservative
 1887–1891 Joseph-Aimé Massue
7th  1891–1892 Hector-Louis Langevin
 1892–1896   Arthur Aimé Bruneau Liberal
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1907
 1907–1908 Adélard Lanctôt
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1912 Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin
 1912–1917
13th  1917–1921   Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1924   Liberal
 1924–1925
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1926
 1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Richelieu—Verchères

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas McCarthy 777
Unknown Joseph-Xavier Perrault 625
UnknownP. Gélinas450
Eligible voters2,912
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 [1]

By-election: On Mr. McCarthy's death, 23 September 1870

By-election on 18 November 1870
PartyCandidateVotes
Independent Conservative Georges-Isidore Barthe 1,194
UnknownJ. G. Crébassa849
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Michel Mathieu 1,249
Independent Conservative Georges-Isidore Barthe 1,108
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Independent Conservative Georges-Isidore Barthe 1,320
Conservative Michel Mathieu 1,119
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Louis Huet Massue 1,227
Independent Conservative Georges-Isidore Barthe 1,117
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Louis Huet Massue 1,205
Independent Conservative Georges-Isidore Barthe 927
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Jean-Baptiste Labelle 1,618
Liberal N. H. Ladouceur1,560

By-election: On Mr. Labelle's death, 3 August 1887

By-election on 18 October 1887
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Joseph-Aimé Massue acclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Hector-Louis Langevin 1,701
Liberal Lomer Gouin 1,393

By-election: On Mr. Langevin's resignation

By-election on 11 January 1892
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Aimé Bruneau acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Aimé Bruneau 1,609
Conservative Alphonse Desjardins 1,475
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Aimé Bruneau 1,803
Conservative J. B. Vanasse1,533
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Aimé Bruneau 2,081
Conservative L. B. J. Leclaire1,769

By-election: On Mr. Bruneau being appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, 29 January 1907

By-election on 7 March 1907
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Adélard Lanctôt 2,467
Liberal A. O. Rondeau1,363
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Adélard Lanctôt 2,468
Conservative Edward A. D. Morgan1,448
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Cardin 2,373
Conservative Arthur Pierre Vanasse1,639

By-election: On election being declared void, 29 April 1912

By-election on 24 October 1912
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Cardin 2,154
Conservative E. A. D. Morgan1,896
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Arthur Cardin 3,355
Government (Unionist) Edward André "D." Morgan834
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Cardin 4,706
Conservative William George Marcellin Morgan2,044

By-election: On Mr. Cardin's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 30 January 1924

By-election on 27 February 1924
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Cardin acclaimed
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Cardin 4,562
Conservative William Georges Marcellin Morgan2,565
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Cardin 4,893
Conservative Aimé Chassé2,927

By-election: On Mr. Cardin's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 October 1926

By-election on 2 November 1926
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Cardin acclaimed
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Arthur Cardin 5,644
Conservative Joseph-Louis-Alphonse L'Heureux3,236

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References

  1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871" . Retrieved 27 June 2022.

Riding history from the Library of Parliament: