Shefford (electoral district)

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Shefford is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. Its population in 2001 was 94,939.

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[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups: 99.2% White
Languages: 95.2% French, 3.2% English
Religions: 90.3% Catholic, 3.8% Protestant, 4.7% No religious affiliation
Average income: $25,354

[edit] Geography

This southern Quebec riding extends west to east between Montreal and Sherbrooke, straddling the Quebec regions of Montérégie and Estrie.

The district includes the central and eastern Rouville Regional County Municipality, all of La Haute-Yamaska (except Bromont) and southwestern Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. The main communities are Granby, Roxton Pond, Saint-Césaire, Saint-Alphonse, Valcourt, Waterloo, Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Shefford, Granby Canton, and Rougemont. The Area is 1,428 sq. km.

The neighbouring ridings are Brome—Missisquoi, Saint-Jean, Chambly—Borduas, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Drummond, and Richmond—Arthabaska.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in the British North America Act of 1867.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Hon. Lucius Seth Huntington, Liberal (1867-1882)
  2. Michel Auger, Ind. Liberal (1882-1887)
  3. Antoine Audet, Conservative (1887-1891)
  4. J.R. Sanborn, Liberal (1891-1896)
  5. Chales H. Parmelee, Liberal (1896-1908)
  6. Henry Edgarton Allen, Liberal (1908-1911)
  7. George Henri Boivin, Liberal (1911-1926)
  8. Pierre-Ernest Boivin, Liberal (1926-1930)
  9. J.-Eugène Tétreault, Conservative (1930-1935)
  10. Joseph-Hermas Leclerc, Liberal (1935-1945)
  11. Marcel Boivin, Liberal (1945-1962)
  12. Gilbert Rondeau, Social Credit (1962-1965)
  13. Louis-Paul Neveu, Liberal (1965-1968)
  14. Gilbert Rondeau, Social Credit (1968-1979)
  15. Jean Lapierre, Liberal (1979-1993)
  16. Jean H. Leroux, Bloc Québécois (1993-1997)
  17. Diane St-Jacques, Progressive Conservative/Liberal (1997-2004)
  18. Robert Vincent, Bloc Québécois (2004-)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Robert Vincent 22,159
     Conservative Jean Lambert 12,734
     Liberal Diane St-Jacques 12,043
     New Democrat Paula Maundcote 2,431
     Green Francine Brière 2,061


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Robert Vincent 21,968
     Liberal Diane St-Jacques 18,725
     Conservative Jacques Parenteau 3,732
     Green Francine Brière 1,571
     New Democrat Sonia Bisson 1,146


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Diane St-Jacques 20,707
     Bloc Québécois Michel Benoit 19,816
     Canadian Alliance Jean-Jacques Treyvaud 1,867
     Progressive Conservative Audrey Castonguay 1,498
     Marijuana Nicolas Cousineau 819
     New Democrat Elizabeth Morey 380


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Diane St-Jacques 17,897
     Bloc Québécois Jean H. Leroux 17,376
     Liberal Chantal Gareau 12,699
     New Democrat Karen Hurley 531


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Jean Leroux 27,001
     Liberal Roger Légaré 14,152
     Progressive Conservative Jocelyn Compagnat 5,750
     Natural Law Michèle Beausoleil 758
     New Democrat Marielle Sanna 586
     Abolitionist Denis Loubier 470


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jean Lapierre 23,943
     Progressive Conservative Danielle Coté 21,445
     New Democrat Paul Pearson 4,242


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jean Lapierre 25,483
     Progressive Conservative Denis Loubier 23,028
     New Democrat Denis Boissé 3,569
     Nationaliste Pierre C. Boivin 1,552


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jean Lapierre 32,449
     Progressive Conservative Armand Russell 9,837
     New Democrat Denis Boissé 3,701
     Rhino Cornélius André Brazeau 1,274
     Marxist-Leninist Gilles Davignon 129


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jean Lapierre 25,287
     Progressive Conservative Gérald R. Scott 11,567
     Independent Gilbert Rondeau 6,454
     Social Credit Murielle Audette 3,922
     New Democrat Denis Boisse 1,008
     Rhino Lyse Dumouchel 770
     Union Populaire Gilles Maille 121


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Gilbert Rondeau 15,512
     Liberal Louis-Paul Neveu 14,663
     Progressive Conservative Louis Grignon 6,193
     New Democrat Terry Haig 903


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Gilbert Rondeau 18,803
     Liberal Louis-Paul Neveu 12,928
     Progressive Conservative Guy Arseneault 6,228
     New Democrat John Philip Penner 786


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Ralliement créditiste Gilbert Rondeau 12,633
     Liberal Louis-Paul Neveu 12,158
     Progressive Conservative Paul-O. Trépanier 5,718
     New Democrat Jean Miller 574


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Louis-Paul Neveu 9,494
     Progressive Conservative Paul-O. Trépanier 9,467
     Ralliement créditiste Gilbert Rondeau 9,447
     Independent Liberal Lucien Pearson 518


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Gilbert Rondeau 9,989
     Liberal Gérard Lacaille 9,713
     Progressive Conservative Donat Marois 4,991
     New Democrat Jacques Jourdenais 1,706


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Gilbert Rondeau 12,421
     Liberal Marcel Boivin 9,570
     Progressive Conservative Claude Léveillé 7,569


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Marcel Boivin 13,001
     Progressive Conservative Jacques Hannon 12,211
     Co-operative Commonwealth Adrien Dumas 739


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Marcel Boivin 14,897
     Progressive Conservative Hector Choquette 8,760


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Marcel Boivin 15,409
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Louis Robert 7,219


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Marcel Boivin 12,993
     Progressive Conservative Wilson Irwin 8,017
     Union des électeurs Fernand Brodeur 906


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Marcel Boivin 7,413
     Bloc populaire canadien Lindor Tétreault 4,212
     Ind. Progressive Conservative Patrick Edward Delaney 3,446
     Social Credit Elzéar Brodeur 578


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Joseph-Hermas Leclerc 7,831
     National Government Hector Choquette 3,644


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Joseph-Hermas Leclerc 6,925
     Conservative Sylva Lebrun 6,502


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative J.-Eugène Tétreault 7,064
     Liberal Pierre-Ernest Boivin 5,478


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Pierre-Ernest Boivin 6,374
     Conservative Louis-Joseph Gauthier 3,605


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal George Henri Boivin 5,910
     Conservative James Davidson 4,499


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal George Henri Boivin 6,318
     Independent Hormisdas Beaudry 2,636


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Opposition George Henri Boivin acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal George Henri Boivin 2,271
     Conservative James Davidson 2,245


Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Henry Edgarton Allen 2,465
     Conservative William H. Robinson 2,158


Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles H. Parmelee 2,347
     Conservative Peter Munroe Hayes 1,730


Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles H. Parmelee 2,314
     Conservative Alonzo Chown Savage 1,884


Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal C.H. Parmelee 2,191
     Conservative P.J.I. Peltier 1,726


Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal J.R. Sanborn 1,792
     Conservative A.C. Savage 1,615


Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Antoine Audet 1,671
     Independent Liberal M. Auger 1,640


Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
     Independent Liberal Michel Auger 1,581
     Liberal Lucius Seth Huntington 1,446


Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Lucius Seth Huntington 1,414
     Unknown R. Nicol 1,186
     Unknown M. Auger 272


Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Lucius Seth Huntington 1,618
     Unknown J.J. Curran 1,172


Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Lucius Seth Huntington 1,515
     Unknown Charles Thibault 1,149


Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Lucius Seth Huntington 1,317
     Unknown Parmelee 991

[edit] See also

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Federal Ridings in the Eastern Townships
Bloc Québécois

Brome—Missisquoi | Compton—Stanstead | Drummond | Richmond—Arthabaska | Shefford | Sherbrooke
Conservative

Beauce | Mégantic—L'Érable
Vacant

Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot*

* The riding of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot is currently vacant after the resignation of Bloc Québécois MP Yvan Loubier.
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