L'Assomption (electoral district)

This article is about the federal district. For the provincial district, see L'Assomption (provincial electoral district).

L'Assomption was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was amalgamated into the L'Assomption—Montcalm electoral district in 1914.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Louis Archambeault, Liberal-Conservative (1867–1874)
  2. Hilaire Hurteau, Liberal-Conservative (1874–1887)
  3. Joseph Gauthier, Liberal (1887–1892)
  4. Hormidas Jeannotte, Conservative (1892–1896)
  5. Joseph Gauthier, Liberal (1896–1900)
  6. R.-Charlemagne Laurier, Liberal (1900–1906)
  7. Ruben Charles Laurier, Liberal (1906–1908)
  8. Paul-Arthur Séguin, Liberal (1908–1917)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeARCHAMBAULT, Hon. Louis 898
UnknownARCHAMBAULT, Hon. P.U. 665
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeARCHAMBAULT, Hon. Louis 905
UnknownARCHAMBAULT, A. 757
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHURTEAU, Hilaire 879
UnknownFORREST, L. 818

By-election: On Mr. Hurteau being unseated on petition, 24 November 1874

By-election on 16 January 1875
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHURTEAU, Hilaire acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHURTEAU, H. 1,021
UnknownFOREST, L. 852
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHURTEAU, Hilaire 1,019
LiberalGAUTHIER, Jos. 852
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGAUTHIER, Joseph 1,117
ConservativeROCHER, B. 1,096

By-election: On Mr. Gauthier being unseated, 3 March 1888

By-election on 3 April 1888
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGAUTHIER, Joseph 1,162
UnknownROCHER, Barthélémi 1,075
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGAUTHIER, Joseph 1,239
ConservativeJEANNOTTE, H. 1,161

By-election: On election being declared void, 6 February 1892

By-election on 31 May 1892
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJEANNOTTE, Hormidas acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGAUTHIER, Joseph 1,335
ConservativeJEANNOTTE, H. 1,216
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLAURIER, R.-Charlemagne 1,486
ConservativeÉTHIER, Horace Honoré 1,138
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLAURIER, R. Charlemagne acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Laurier's death, 28 December 1906

By-election on 7 March 1907
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLAURIER, R.C.E. 1,276
ConservativeLEMIRE DIT MARSOLAIS, E. 1,106
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalSÉGUIN, Paul-Arthur 1,524
ConservativeFORTIER, Joseph Misael 942
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalSÉGUIN, Paul-Arthur 1,508
ConservativeMORIN, Louis Joseph Siméon 1,209

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