Montmagny (electoral district)

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

This riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted iniitally of the County of Montmagny. In 1882, the northeastern part of the Township of Armagh in the County of Bellechasse, and the northeastern part of the township of Mailloux, were transferred from Bellechasse to Montmagny. In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the County of Montmagny and the Ile-aux-Grues and adjoining islands.

It was abolished in 1933 wwhen it was redistributed into the Bellechasse and Montmagny—L'Islet electoral districts.

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. Joseph-Octave Beaubien, Conservative (1867-1872)
2. Henri-Thomas Taschereau, Liberal (1872-1878)
3. Auguste-C.P.R. Landry, Conservative (1878-1887)
4. Philippe Auguste Choquette, Liberal (1887-1898)
5. Pierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau, Liberal (1898-1904)
6. Armand Lavergne, Liberal (1904-1908)
7. Cyrias Roy, Liberal (1908-1911)
8. David Ovide L'Espérance, Conservative (1911-1917)
9. Aimé-Miville Déchene, Liberal (1917-1925)
10. Léo Kemner Laflamme, Liberal (1925-1930)
11. Armand Lavergne, Conservative (1930-1935)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	BEAUBIEN, Hon. Joseph-Octave	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	TASCHEREAU, Henri-Thomas	675
	Conservative	BEAUBIEN, Hon. J.O.	594

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	TASCHEREAU, Henri-Thomas	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	LANDRY, Auguste-C.P.R.	784
	Unknown	CARBONNEAU, O.	746

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	LANDRY, A.C.P.R.	815
	Liberal	CHOQUETTE, P.A.	695

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CHOQUETTE, P. Aug.	1,071
	Conservative	LANDRY, A.C.P.R.	878

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CHOQUETTE, P.A.	1,172
	Conservative	BENDER, E.P.	739

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CHOQUETTE, P.A.	1,143
	Conservative	BENDER, E.P.	901

By-election: On Mr. Choquette being appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court of Quebec, Arthabasca District, 7 July 1898

By-election on 14 December 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MARTINEAU, P.R.L.	1,019
	Conservative	BLOUIN, A.	489

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MARTINEAU, P.R.L.	1,186
	Conservative	BERNIER, Alphonse	973

By-election: On Mr. Martineau's death, 31 August 1903

By-election on 16 February 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	LAVERGNE, Armand	1,251
	Conservative	ROUSSEAU, Maurice	971

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	LAVERGNE, Armand	1,222
	Conservative	PRICE, Henry E.	1,164

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	ROY, Cyrias	1,388
	Conservative	L'ESPÉRANCE, David Ovide	1,230

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	L'ESPÉRANCE, David Ovide	1,653
	Liberal	BÉLAND, Hon. Henri Sévérin	1,328

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Opposition	DÉCHENE, Aimé-Miville	2,394
	Independent	LAVERGNE, Armand	1,343
	Government	BLAIS, Joseph-George	36

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DÉCHENE, Aimé-Miville	5,103
	Independent	COULOMBE, Télesphore	1,332

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	LAFLAMME, Léo Kemner	4,070
	Conservative	LAVERGNE, Armand	3,189

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	LAFLAMME, Léo Kemner	3,985
	Conservative	LAVERGNE, Armand	3,646

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	LAVERGNE, Armand	3,857
	Liberal	LAFLAMME, J.-Léo-Kemner	3,653

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External link

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament