L'Islet (electoral district)
L'Islet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of L'Islet. It was amalgamated into the Kamouraska and Montmagny—L'Islet electoral districts in 1933.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Barthélemy Pouliot, Conservative (1867–1872)
- Philippe Baby Casgrain, Liberal (1872–1891)
- Louis-Georges Desjardins, Conservative (1891–1893)
- Joseph-Israël Tarte, Independent (1893–1896)
- Arthur Miville Déchêne, Liberal (1896–1901)
- Onésiphore Carbonneau, Liberal (1902–1908)
- Eugène Paquet, Conservative (1908–1917)
- Joseph-Fernand Fafard, Liberal (1917–1935)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Barthélemy Pouliot | 464 | ||||||
| Unknown | L.B. Caron | 40 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Pouliot being unseated on petition
| By-election on 14 July 1869 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barthélemy Pouliot | 697 | |||
| Unknown | L.B. Caron | 460 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Philippe Baby Casgrain | 646 | ||||||
| Conservative | Barthélemy Pouliot | 599 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CASGRAIN, Philippe Baby | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CASGRAIN, P.B. | 687 | ||||||
| Unknown | FOURNIER, | 628 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CASGRAIN, P.B. | 545 | ||||||
| Unknown | CHOUINARD, N.J.J.B. | 480 | ||||||
| Unknown | DUFOUR, Jos. | 244 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | CASGRAIN, P.B. | 883 | ||||||
| Unknown | BÉLANGER, P.R.A. | 843 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | DESJARDINS, L.G. | 981 | ||||||
| Liberal | CASGRAIN, P.B. | 975 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Desjardin's resignation, 30 September 1892
| By-election on 5 January 1893 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | TARTE, Joseph-Israël | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | DÉCHENE, A.M. | 1,038 | ||||||
| Conservative | DIONNE, A. | 1,032 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | DÉCHENE, Arthur Miville | 1,111 | ||||||
| Conservative | CARON, Jos. Ed. | 1,011 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Déchêne being called to the Senate, 13 May 1901
| By-election on 15 January 1902 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | CARBONNEAU, O. | 953 | |||
| Conservative | CARON, Jos. Ed. | 932 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | PAQUET, Eugène | 1,195 | ||||||
| Liberal | CARBONNEAU, Onésiphore | 1,038 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | PAQUET, Eugène | 1,349 | ||||||
| Liberal | CARON, Jean-Baptiste-Thomas | 1,184 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | PAQUET, Eugène | 1,578 | ||||||
| Liberal | BOURGAULT, Armand | 1,144 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | FAFARD, Joseph-Fernand | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | FAFARD, Joseph-Fernand | 3,720 | ||||||
| Conservative | PAQUET, Eugène | 2,132 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | FAFARD, Joseph-Ferdinand | 3,516 | ||||||
| Conservative | GAGNON, Joseph-Adhémar | 2,436 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | FAFARD, J. Fernand | 3,619 | ||||||
| Conservative | GAGNON, Joseph-Adhémar | 2,795 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | FAFARD, J.-Fernand | 3,558 | ||||||
| Conservative | GAUTHIER, Louis-Joseph | 3,165 | ||||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts