Berthier (electoral district)

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

It was created by the British North America Act of 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.

Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Election results 3 See also 4 External link

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. Anselme Homère Pâquet, Liberal (1867-1875)
2. Edward Octavian Cuthbert, Conservative (1875-1887)
3. Cléophas Beausoleil, Liberal (1887-1889)
4. Joseph Éloi Archambault, Liberal (1889-1908)
5. Arthur Ecrement, Liberal (1908-1911)
6. Joseph Arthur Barrette, Conservative (1911-1917)
7. Théodore Gervais, Liberal (1917-1925)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	PAQUET, Anselme Homère	1,131
	Unknown	TRACHEMONTAGNE,	1,095

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	PAQUET, Anselme Homère	757
	Conservative	CUTHBERT,	15
	Unknown	BARTHE,	0

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	PAQUET, Anselme Homère	acclaimed

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

By-election on 27 February 1875
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	CUTHBERT, Edward-Octavian	1,056
	Unknown	DRAINVILLE, Isaie Stanislas Norbert	784

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	CUTHBERT, E.O.	1,134
	Unknown	BELIVEAU, P.	915

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	CUTHBERT, Edouard Octavian	1,138
	Unknown	SYLVESTRE, Louis	1,120

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BEAUSOLEIL, Cléophas	1,535
	Conservative	ROBILLARD, J.B.	1,304

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BEAUSOLEIL, C.	1,522
	Conservative	ALLARD, Victor	1,365

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BEAUSOLEIL, C.	acclaimed

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

By-election on 18 January 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	ARCHAMBAULT, J.E.	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	ARCHAMBAULT, J.E.	1,529
	Conservative	LAMARCHE, F.O.	1,235

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	ARCHAMBAULT, J.E.	1,707
	Conservative	MICHAUD, T.	1,498

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	ECREMENT, Arthur	1,887
	Conservative	ALLARD, Victor	1,622

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	BARRETTE, Joseph Arthur	1,638
	Liberal	ECREMENT, Joseph Wilfrid Arthur	1,612
	Independent	DENIS, Jean Joseph	383

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Opposition	GERVAIS, Théodore	2,422
	Independent Liberal	ECREMENT, Joseph Wilfrid Arthur	1,440

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	GERVAIS, Théodore	4,910
	Conservative	BARRETTE, Joseph Arthur	2,615

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External link

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament