Bonaventure (electoral district)
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Bonaventure (later known as Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1997. It was created as "Bonaventure" riding by the British North America Act of 1867.
History
In 1933, it was defined to consist of the county of Bonaventure and the municipalities of Ste-Florence, Ste-Marguerite-Marie and Causapscal (parish and village) in the county of Matapedia.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist only of the county of Bonaventure.
In 1952, parts of the county of Matapédia were added: the townships of Assemetquagan and Milnikek, the projected township of Roncevaux and, the township of Assemetquagan in the municipality of Saint-Fidèle-de-Ristigouche.
In 1966, it was defined to consist of the Counties of Bonaventure and Iles-de-la-Madeleine and the Townships of Milnikek and Assemetquagan in the County of Matapédia.
In 1976, it was defined to consist of:
- the Towns of Carleton, Causapscal and New Richmond;
- the Counties of Bonaventure and Iles-de-la-Madeleine; and
- in the County of Matapédia: the parish municipalities of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal and Saint-Raphaël-d'Albertville; the municipalities of Saint-Edmond, Sainte-Florence and Sainte-Marguerite; the Township of Milnikek and that part of the Township of Assemetquagan without local municipal organization.
In 1987, it was defined to consist of
- the towns of Carleton and New Richmond;
- the County of Bonaventure excluding the following: the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Germaine-de-l'Anseaux-Gascons; the Township Municipality of Port-Daniel-Partie-Est; the Territory of Bonaventure-Routhierville portion; and
- the County of Iles-de-la-Madeleine.
The riding's name was changed to "Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine" in 1971.
The district was amalgamated into the Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine electoral district in 1996.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Théodore Robitaille, Conservative (1867–1879)
- Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne, Conservative (1879–1882)
- Louis-Joseph Riopel, Conservative (1882–1891)
- William LeBoutillier Fauvel, Liberal (1891–1897)
- Jean-François Guité, Liberal (1897–1900)
- Charles Marcil, Lieral (1900–1937)
- Pierre-Emile Cote, Liberal (1937–1940)
- J.-Alphée Poirier, Liberal (1940–1945)
- Bona Arsenault, Independent/Liberal (1945–1957)
- Nérée Arsenault, Progressive Conservative (1957–1958)
- Lucien Grenier, Progressive Conservative (1958–1962)
- Albert Béchard, Liberal (1962–1979)
- Rémi Bujold, Liberal (1979–1984)
- Darryl Gray, Progressive Conservative (1984–1993)
- Patrick Gagnon, Liberal (1993–1997)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Théodore Robitaille | 1,018 | ||||
| Unknown | Tremblay | 444 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Théodore Robitaille | 999 | ||||
| Unknown | J.R. Hamilton | 232 | ||||
| Unknown | A. Verge | 2 | ||||
| By-election on 15 February 1873
On Mr. Robitaille's appointment as Receiver-General, 30 January 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Théodore Robitaille | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Théodore Robitaille | 1,063 | ||||
| Unknown | M. Tremblay | 742 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Théodore Robitaille | 1,014 | ||||
| Unknown | W.H. Clapperton | 825 | ||||
| By-election on 26 August 1879
Robitaille appointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, 26 July 1879 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Louis-Joseph Riopel | acclaimed | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Louis-Joseph Riopel | 1,352 | ||||
| Liberal | George Pierre Roy | 994 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | William LeBoutillier Fauvel | 1,707 | ||||
| Conservative | A.A. Laferriere | 1,003 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | William LeBoutillier Fauvel | 1,644 | ||||
| Conservative | George P. Roy | 1,331 | ||||
| By-election on 17 March 1897
Fauvel's death, 8 February 1897 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jean-François Guité | 1,908 | |||
| Conservative | Charles Cyr | 1,116 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Marcil | 1,567 | ||||
| Conservative | Jean Baptiste Belanger | 1,418 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Marcil | 2,280 | ||||
| Conservative | Thomas Crockett | 1,388 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Marcil | 2,408 | ||||
| Conservative | Arthur Beauchesne | 1,146 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Marcil | 2,444 | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Alfred Mousseau | 1,395 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Charles Marcil | 4,131 | ||||
| Government (Unionist) | Philippe Furois | 1,236 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Marcil | 6,136 | ||||
| Conservative | Thomas Robert Busteed | 1,599 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Marcil | 4,344 | ||||
| Conservative | Etienne Théodore Paquet | 3,815 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Marcil | 6,164 | ||||
| Conservative | Eugene Paquet | 5,155 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Marcil | 5,894 | ||||
| Conservative | Edward Andrew D. Morgan | 5,848 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Marcil | 8,498 | ||||
| Conservative | James Joseph Jessop | 5,935 | ||||
| By-election on 22 March 1937
Marcil's death, 29 January 1937 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Pierre-Emile Cote | 7,735 | |||
| Conservative | William O'Donnell | 6,076 | |||
| Independent | Maurice Thibault | 225 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | J.-Alphée Poirier | 9,446 | ||||
| National Government | Bona Arsenault | 5,741 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Independent | Bona Arsenault | 7,885 | ||||
| Liberal | John C. Gilker | 6,605 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alexander Pratt | 1,046 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Bona Arsenault | 9,802 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edouard Dion | 6,776 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Bertrand Tremblay | 437 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Bona Arsenault | 9,177 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Augustin Goulet | 6,446 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Nérée Arsenault | 8,161 | ||||
| Liberal | Bona Arsenault | 7,903 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Grenier | 9,135 | ||||
| Liberal | André Dube | 7,741 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 7,559 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Grenier | 6,286 | ||||
| Social Credit | Conrad-V. Audet | 3,025 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 9,092 | ||||
| Social Credit | J.-O-Gérard Bernard | 4,302 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Grenier | 2,785 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 8,985 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | AURÈLE | 6,236 | ||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Gérard Audet | 733 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marc Boulard | 251 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 10,144 | ||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Gérard Audet | 4,240 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Bourdages | 3,674 | ||||
| Independent | Henri Chapados | 680 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bernard Martin | 282 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 12,213 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gérard-Raymond Blais | 5,108 | ||||
| Social Credit | Gérard Audet | 4,842 | ||||
| New Democratic | Huguette-L. Gauthier | 480 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 12,977 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gérard-Raymond Blais | 6,884 | ||||
| New Democratic | Huguette-L. Gauthier | 1,313 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Rémi Bujold | 15,777 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gilbert Carbonneau | 11,641 | ||||
| New Democratic | Huguette Gauthier | 1,514 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Rémi Bujold | 19,193 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marie Josée Pinard | 5,063 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Foran | 1,568 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Louis Philippe Tulip Leblanc | 917 | ||||
| Social Credit | Gérard Bernard | 528 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Jacques Simard | 391 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Gray | 15,502 | ||||
| Liberal | Rémi Bujold | 13,689 | ||||
| New Democratic | Martin Cauvier | 1,040 | ||||
| Independent | Sylvain Sauvé | 440 | ||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Jacques Bernier | 280 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Gray | 15,491 | ||||
| Liberal | Lyse Routhier | 9,296 | ||||
| New Democratic | Germaine Poirier | 1,546 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Patrick Gagnon | 12,334 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Saint-Pierre | 9,228 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl L. Gray | 6,019 | ||||
| New Democratic | Germaine Poirier | 377 | ||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the] Library of Parliament:
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