Sherbrooke (electoral district)

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Sherbrooke is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925.

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[edit] Geography

This riding in the south of the province is located in the Quebec region of Estrie. It consists of most of the city of Sherbrooke, other than certain areas to the north and south.

The neighbouring ridings are Richmond—Arthabaska and Compton—Stanstead.

[edit] History

It was created in 1924 from parts of Sherbrooke (Town of) and Richmond—Arthabaska ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

  1. Charles Howard, Liberal (1925-1940)
  2. Maurice Gingues, Liberal (1940-1958)
  3. Maurice Allard (first term), Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
  4. Gérard Chapdelaine, Ralliement créditiste (1962-1965)
  5. Maurice Allard (second term), Independent Progressive Conservative (1965-1968)
  6. Paul M. Gervais, Liberal (1968-1972)
  7. Irénée Pelletier, Liberal (1972-1984)
  8. Jean Charest, Progressive Conservative (1984-1998)
  9. Serge Cardin, Bloc Québécois (1998-present)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Serge Cardin 27,185
     Conservative Marc Nadeau 10,772
     Liberal Robert Pouliot 6,860
     New Democrat Martin Plaisance 4,645
     Green Michel Quirion 2,262
     Independent Claudia Laroche-Martel 321


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Serge Cardin 29,323
     Liberal Bruno-Marie Béchard 15,482
     Conservative Réal Leblanc 2,142
     Green Jeffrey Champagne 1,509
     New Democrat Philippe Dion 1,463


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Serge Cardin 23,559
     Liberal Jean-François Rouleau 21,182
     Canadian Alliance Mark Quinlan 2,284
     Progressive Conservative Eric L'Heureux 1,955
     New Democrat Craig Wright 677
     Natural Law Daniel Jolicoeur 495
     Independent Joseph Adrien Serge Bourassa-Lacombe 294
     Marxist-Leninist Serge Lachapelle 186


By-election on 14 September 1998

Resignation of Jean J. Charest, 1 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Serge Cardin 16,143
     Liberal Robert Pouliot 15,923
     Progressive Conservative Robert Archambault 2,303
     Reform Marcel Bolduc 934
     New Democrat Sébastien Goulet 720
     Green Jacques Bousquet 254
     Independent John C. Turmel 97
     Marxist-Leninist Serge Lachapelle 72


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jean Charest 32,228
     Bloc Québécois Jacques Blanchette 16,086
     Liberal Martin Bureau 4,720
     New Democrat Tom Vouloumanos 628
     Natural Law Christian Simard 477


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jean Charest 29,740
     Bloc Québécois Guy Boutin 21,559
     Liberal Jean Paul Pelletier 4,462
     Natural Law Serge Trépanier 516
     New Democrat Martine Caouette 445
     Abolitionist Jean-Guy Trépanier 91


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jean Charest 34,538
     Liberal Dennis Wood 12,314
     New Democrat Alain Poirier 6,373
     Rhino Bébé Sept Heures Pierre Granger 1,040
     Not affiliated Normand Guy 148
     Communist Yves Lawler 143


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jean Charest 22,232
     Liberal Irénée Pelletier 14,607
     New Democrat Daniel Berthold 4,230
     Rhino Gilbert Peupa Ash 1,054
     Nationaliste Lorraine Déry 687
     Social Credit Fernand Bourret 197
     Communist Yves Lawler 92
     Commonwealth Françoise Chanteau 72


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Irenée Pelletier 27,224
     New Democrat Yves Dubois 3,777
     Progressive Conservative Michel Beaudin 3,514
     Social Credit Alphonse Ouellet 1,577
     Rhino Fernand Bédard 909
     Rhino Viens Dorian Nadeau 492
     Independent Maurice Grenier 200
     Union Populaire J. Gilles Marier 90
     Communist Yves Lawler 79
     Marxist-Leninist Louis Davignon 60


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Irenée Pelletier 25,110
     Social Credit Jacques Blanchette 10,573
     Progressive Conservative Yves Comtois 3,809
     New Democrat Roger Muller 1,180
     Rhino Jeanne d'Arc Diane Ross 665
     Independent Alphonse Ouellet 148
     Communist Yves Lawler 111
     Marxist-Leninist Louis Davignon 88
     Union Populaire Michel English 63


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Irénée Pelletier 23,903
     Social Credit André G. Breton 10,864
     Progressive Conservative Alex Kindy 4,716
     New Democrat Hubert Wallot 2,238
     Marxist-Leninist Rita Viau 337
     Independent Charley Lamarre 336


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Irénée Pelletier 20,569
     Social Credit Maurice Couture 16,072
     Progressive Conservative Alex Kindy 6,700
     New Democrat Rebecca Augenfeld 1,713
     Independent Gérard Gosselin 1,423
     Not affiliated Jean Simoneau 911
     Independent J. Johnny Teasdale 259


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Paul-M. Gervais 15,270
     Ralliement créditiste Adélard Larose 15,172
     Progressive Conservative Alex Kindy 5,946
     New Democrat Jean-Paul Blouin 1,563


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes}}
     Ind. Progressive Conservative Maurice Allard 11,808
     Liberal Roger Gingues 11,159
     Ralliement créditiste Philippe Lord 5,522
     Independent Gérard Chapdelaine 2,890
     New Democrat Louis-Philippe Brousseau 1,356
     Progressive Conservative Étienne Pellerin 499


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Gérard Chapdelaine 12,708
     Liberal Sarto Roy 12,103
     Progressive Conservative Roger Perreault 3,390
     Independent Louis-Philippe Brousseau 2,469
     New Democrat Gustave Steenland 1,052


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Gérard Chapdelaine 16,673
     Progressive Conservative Maurice Allard 8,791
     Liberal Fernand Joyal 7,066
     New Democrat Gustave Steenland 311


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Maurice Allard 15,383
     Liberal Maurice Gingues 14,458
     Social Credit Guillaume Racine 349


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Maurice Gingues 16,324
     Progressive Conservative François Thibault 9,791


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Maurice Gingues 15,827
     Progressive Conservative Antonio-Joseph Pinard 8,085


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Maurice Gingues 12,116
     Progressive Conservative William Redmond Hayes 6,522
     Independent Liberal Alphonse Trudeau 3,060
     Union des électeurs Roméo Gauthier 2,728
     Co-operative Commonwealth Théode Bilodeau 217


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Maurice Gingues 9,552
     Progressive Conservative John Jr. Bassett 6,158
     Bloc populaire canadien Valmore Olivier 3,427
     Independent Joseph-François-Xavier Labrecque 3,110
     Social Credit Roméo-Ernest Gauthier 1,118
     Co-operative Commonwealth Philippe Pépin 283


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Maurice Gingues 11,602
     National Government Terence Gerard Walsh 5,465
     Independent Joseph-Ernest Coté 1,697


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles Benjamin Howard 9,806
     Conservative William Warren Lynch 8,029


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles Benjamin Howard 8,546
     Conservative Walter Harold Lynch 8,048


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles B. Howard 7,582
     Conservative Albert Wyatt Reid 4,640


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles B. Howard 6,566
     Conservative Edward Bruen Worthington 5,449

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

Federal Ridings in the Eastern Townships
Bloc Québécois

Brome—Missisquoi | Compton—Stanstead | Drummond | Richmond—Arthabaska | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot | Shefford | Sherbrooke
Conservative

Beauce | Mégantic—L'Érable
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