Témiscouata (also known as Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1979.
It was created as "Témiscouata" riding by the British North America Act of 1867. In 1959, it was renamed "Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata" and defined to consist of:
In 1966, it was redivided into the ridings of Kamouraska and Témiscouata. The new Témiscouata riding consisted of:
The riding was again renamed "Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata" in 1972.
Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into the ridings of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski.
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | Charles Bertrand | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | Élie Mailloux | 1,125 | |||
| Unknown | Charles Bertrand | 17 | |||
| Liberal | J.B. Pouliot | 2 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Baptiste Pouliot | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,079 | |||
| Unknown | A. Pouliot | 952 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,707 | |||
| Liberal | C.E. Pouliot | 1,641 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,813 | |||
| Liberal | G.H. Deschênes | 1,615 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Charles-Eugène Pouliot | 2,171 | |||
| Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,604 | |||
| By-election on 6 November 1897
On Pouliot's death, 24 June 1897 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 2,212 | |||
| Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,700 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 2,752 | |||
| Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,800 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 3,027 | |||
| Conservative | Luc Lebel | 2,362 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 2,913 | |||
| Conservative | Luc Lebel | 2,701 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Opposition | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 6,489 | |||
| Government | Luc Lebel | 695 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 5,625 | |||
| Independent | Jean-François Pouliot | 4,833 | |||
| Conservative | Nelson Caron | 3,336 | |||
| By-election on 1 December 1924
On Gauvreau's death, 9 October 1924 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 8,759 | |||
| Liberal | Louis Eugène Parrot | 5,544 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 7,341 | |||
| Conservative | Charles-Eugène Dubé | 5,291 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 8,431 | |||
| Conservative | Charles-Eugène Dubé | 6,513 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 8,761 | |||
| Conservative | Charles-Eugène Dubé | 8,644 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 10,177 | |||
| Conservative | Luc Lebel | 4,565 | |||
| Reconstruction | Herbert H. Dickey | 391 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 9,615 | |||
| National Government | Horace Cimon | 2,063 | |||
| Independent | Luc Lebel | 1,518 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Independent Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 10,325 | |||
| Social Credit | Louis-Philippe Bouchard | 1,907 | |||
| Ind. Progressive Conservative | Louis-Georges Seigneur | 1,102 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 11,648 | |||
| Union des électeurs | Joseph-Antonio Mignault | 2,756 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Luc Lebel | 2,250 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 10,675 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Antoine Fréchette | 6,624 | |||
| Independent Liberal | J.-A.-Paul Gravel | 1,152 | |||
| By-election on 26 September 1955
On Pouliot being called to the Senate, 28 July 1955 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jean-Paul St. Laurent | 12,010 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Paul Bérubé | 8,055 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Paul St. Laurent | 11,558 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Antoine Fréchette | 8,094 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Antoine Fréchette | 13,361 | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Paul St. Laurent | 9,810 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Social Credit | Philippe Gagnon | 8,058 | |||
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 7,959 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Antoine Fréchette | 5,380 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 10,753 | |||
| Social Credit | Philippe Gagnon | 10,278 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gilles Violette | 1,246 | |||
| New Democrat | Georges-Aurèle Pelletier | 244 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 11,026 | |||
| Ralliement créditiste | Charles-E. Landry | 4,715 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Lahaye | 4,378 | |||
| New Democrat | Daniel Lacroix | 489 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 10,605 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Antonio Dubé | 8,630 | |||
| Ralliement créditiste | Philippe Gagnon | 3,029 | |||
| New Democrat | Robert McLeod | 360 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 10,004 | |||
| Social Credit | Philippe Gagnon | 9,659 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Dufour | 5,263 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 11,071 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gérard Lebel | 9,128 | |||
| Social Credit | Maurice Lemieux | 3,261 | |||
| Independent | Bernard Dumont | 885 | |||
| New Democrat | Patrice Vézina | 708 | |||
Riding history from the Library of Parliament: