L'Islet (electoral district)

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

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of L'Islet. It was amalgamated into the Kamouraska and Montmagny—L'Islet electoral districts in 1933.

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. Barthélemy Pouliot, Conservative (1867-1872)
2. Philippe Baby Casgrain, Liberal (1872-1891)
3. Louis-Georges Desjardins, Conservative (1891-1893)
4. Joseph-Israël Tarte, Independent (1893-1896)
5. Arthur Miville Déchêne, Liberal (1896-1901)
6. Onésiphore Carbonneau, Liberal (1902-1908)
7. Eugène Paquet, Conservative (1908-1917)
8. Joseph-Fernand Fafard, Liberal (1917-1935)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	POULIOT, Barthélemy	464
	Unknown	CARON,	40

By-election: On Mr. Pouliot being unseated on petition

By-election on 14 July 1869
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	POULIOT, Barthélemy	697
	Unknown	CARON, L.B.	460

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CASGRAIN, Philippe Baby	646
	Conservative	POULIOT, P.	599

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CASGRAIN, Philippe Baby	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CASGRAIN, P.B.	687
	Unknown	FOURNIER,	628

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CASGRAIN, P.B.	545
	Unknown	CHOUINARD, N.J.J.B.	480
	Unknown	DUFOUR, Jos.	244

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CASGRAIN, P.B.	883
	Unknown	BÉLANGER, P.R.A.	843

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	DESJARDINS, L.G.	981
	Liberal	CASGRAIN, P.B.	975

By-election: On Mr. Desjardin's resignation, 30 September 1892

By-election on 5 January 1893
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	TARTE, Joseph-Israël	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DÉCHENE, A.M.	1,038
	Conservative	DIONNE, A.	1,032

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DÉCHENE, Arthur Miville	1,111
	Conservative	CARON, Jos. Ed.	1,011

By-election: On Mr. Déchêne being called to the Senate, 13 May 1901

By-election on 15 January 1902
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CARBONNEAU, O.	953
	Conservative	CARON, Jos. Ed.	932

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	PAQUET, Eugène	1,195
	Liberal	CARBONNEAU, Onésiphore	1,038

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	PAQUET, Eugène	1,349
	Liberal	CARON, Jean-Baptiste-Thomas	1,184

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	PAQUET, Eugène	1,578
	Liberal	BOURGAULT, Armand	1,144

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Opposition	FAFARD, Joseph-Fernand	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	FAFARD, Joseph-Fernand	3,720
	Conservative	PAQUET, Eugène	2,132

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	FAFARD, Joseph-Ferdinand	3,516
	Conservative	GAGNON, Joseph-Adhémar	2,436

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	FAFARD, J. Fernand	3,619
	Conservative	GAGNON, Joseph-Adhémar	2,795

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	FAFARD, J.-Fernand	3,558
	Conservative	GAUTHIER, Louis-Joseph	3,165

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External link

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament