Nicolet—Yamaska
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This article is about the federal district. For the provincial district, see Nicolet-Yamaska (electoral district).
Nicolet—Yamaska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.
History
This riding was created in 1933 from Nicolet and Yamaska ridings.
It was defined initially to consist of:
- the county of Nicolet except such part thereof as is included in the municipalities of Lemieux Ste-Cécile-de-Lévrard, St-Joseph-de-Blandford, Ste-Marie-de-Blandford, St-Pierre-les-Becquets, Ste-Sophie-de-Lévrard and the village of Manseau;
- the county of Yamaska except that part of the parish and the village of St-Michel lying west of the river Yamaska.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of:
- the county of Nicolet, (except the municipalities of Lemieux, Ste. Cécile-de-Lévrard, St. Joseph-de-Blandford, Ste. Marie-de-Blandford, St. Pierre-les-Becquets, Ste. Sophie-de-Lévrard and the villages of Manseau and les Becquets), and the town of Nicolet;
- the county of Yamaska;
- that part of the county of Drummond included in the municipalities of St. Edmond-de-Grantham and St. Majorique-de-Grantham;
- that part of the county of Arthabaska included in the municipalities of Ste. Anne-du-Sault and Maddington and the village of Daveluyville;
- that part of the county of Richelieu included in the municipality of St. Marcel.
In 1952, it was redefined to consist of:
- the county of Nicolet (except the municipality of Lemieux, the parish municipalities of Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Saint-Joseph-de-Blandford, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, and the village municipalities of Manseau and Les-Becquets), and the town of Nicolet;
- the county of Yamaska;
- that part of the county of Drummond included in the parish municipalities of Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham and Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham;
- that part of the county of Arthabaska included in the parish municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Sault, the township municipality of Maddington and the village municipality of Daveluyville;
- that part of the county of Richelieu included in the parish municipality of Saint-Marcel.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Lotbinière, Drummond and Richelieu ridings.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Lucien Dubois | 9,542 | ||||
| Conservative | Aimé Chassé | 6,770 | ||||
| Reconstruction | Joseph-Léon-Kemner Laflamme | 108 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Lucien Dubois | 7,445 | ||||
| Liberal | François-Moras Manseau | 6,865 | ||||
| National Government | Joseph-Henri Belcourt | 410 | ||||
| Independent Conservative | Léo Coté | 232 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Lucien Dubois | 7,973 | ||||
| Liberal | Paul-Arthur Trahan | 6,658 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph-Archie-Albéric Mondou | 944 | ||||
| By-election on 7 February 1949
Dubois died, 8 November 1948 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Renaud Chapdelaine | 8,382 | |||
| Liberal | Paul-A. Trahan | 8,095 | |||
| Independent Liberal | Romulus Manseau | 469 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Maurice Boisvert | 10,208 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Renaud Chapdelaine | 9,860 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Maurice Boisvert | 9,483 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Roger Cloutier | 7,397 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Armand Proulx | 2,396 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Comtois | 9,805 | ||||
| Liberal | René Blondin | 9,292 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Comtois | 11,880 | ||||
| Liberal | Gilles Pellerin | 7,219 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Vincent | 8,861 | ||||
| Liberal | Lorenzo Saint-Arnaud | 7,427 | ||||
| Social Credit | Denis Cournoyer | 3,233 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Vincent | 9,438 | ||||
| Liberal | Lorenzo Saint-Arnaud | 8,124 | ||||
| Social Credit | Gérard Lupien | 1,825 | ||||
| New Democratic | Claude Rondeau | 228 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Vincent | 11,734 | ||||
| Liberal | Jean Arsenault | 6,090 | ||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Roméo Marsan | 368 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rodolphe Guillemette | 210 | ||||
| By-election on 19 September 1966
Clément Vincent resigned, 4 May 1966 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Florian Côté | 7,936 | |||
| Conservative | Normand Beaudoin | 6,842 | |||
| Independent | Jean Marc Denoncourt | 1,129 | |||
| New Democratic | Georges-Henri Forcier | 588 | |||
| Droit vital personnel | H.-Georges Grenier | 44 | |||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
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