Jump to content

Jacques Cartier (electoral district)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jacques Cartier
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1952
First contested1867
Last contested1949 by-election

Jacques Cartier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1953.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was amalgamated into the Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle electoral district in 1952.

Members of Parliament

[edit]

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Jacques Cartier
1st  1867–1872     Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Rodolphe Laflamme Liberal
3rd  1874–1876
 1876–1878
4th  1878–1882     Désiré Girouard Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1895
 1895–1896     Napoléon Charbonneau Liberal
8th  1896–1900     Frederick Debartzch Monk Conservative
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1911
 1911–1914
 1915–1917 Joseph Adélard Descarries
13th  1917–1921     David Arthur Lafortune Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1922     Liberal
 1922–1925 Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     Georges-Philippe Laurin Conservative
18th  1935–1939     Vital Mallette Liberal
 1939–1940 Elphège Marier
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1949
 1949–1953     Edgar Leduc Independent
Riding dissolved into Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle

Election results

[edit]
1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher 659
Unknown M. Brunet 542
Eligible voters 2,350
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Rodolphe Laflamme 685
Conservative Désiré Girouard 635
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Rodolphe Laflamme acclaimed
Source: lop.parl.ca

By-election: On Mr. Laflamme being named Minister of Inland Revenue, 9 November 1876

By-election on 28 December 1876
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Rodolphe Laflamme acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Désiré Girouard 1,010
Liberal Rodolphe Laflamme 1,008
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Désiré Girouard 994
Liberal Rodolphe Laflamme 731
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Désiré Girouard 1,161
Liberal Napoléon Charbonneau 965
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Désiré Girouard 1,379
Liberal J. A. C. Madore 1,103

By-election: On Mr. Girouard being named Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, 28 September 1895

By-election on 30 November 1895
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Napoléon Charbonneau acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Frederick Debartzch Monk 2,329
Liberal Arthur Boyer 2,216
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Frederick Debartzch Monk 2,682
Liberal Jérémie L. Décarie 2,390
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Frederick Debartzch Monk 3,095
Liberal Louis A. Boyer 2,755
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Debartzch Monk 4,143 56.65 +3.75
Liberal Ucal Henri Dandurand 3,170 34.34 -3.75
Total valid votes 7,313
Conservative hold Swing +3.75
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Debartzch Monk 5,782 56.55 -0.10
Liberal Louis-Joseph-Charles-Émile Boyer 4,442 43.45 +0.10
Total valid votes 10,224
Conservative hold Swing -0.10
Canadian federal by-election, October 27, 1911
On Mr. Monk being appointed Minister of Public Works, 10 October 1911
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Frederick Debartzch Monk acclaimed
Canadian federal by-election, February 1, 1915
On Mr. Monk's resignation, 2 March 1914
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Joseph Adélard Descarries acclaimed
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) David Arthur Lafortune 9,228 57.16 +13.71
Government (Unionist) Aquila Jasmin 6,917 42.84 -13.71
Total valid votes 16,145
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) gain from Conservative Swing +13.71
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Arthur Lafortune 18,881 63.08 +5.92
Conservative Jean-Baptiste Hercule Gohier 9,227 30.83 -12.02
Independent Joseph Adélard Descarries 1,825 6.10
Total valid votes 29,933
Liberal hold Swing +8.97
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) David Arthur Lafortune 9,228 57.16 +13.71
Government (Unionist) Aquila Jasmin 6,917 42.84 -13.71
Total valid votes 16,145
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) gain from Conservative Swing +13.71
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Arthur Lafortune 18,881 63.08 +5.92
Conservative Jean-Baptiste Hercule Gohier 9,227 30.83 -12.02
Independent Joseph Adélard Descarries 1,825 6.10
Total valid votes 29,933
Liberal hold Swing +8.97
Canadian federal by-election, November 20, 1922
On Mr. Lafortune's death, 19 October 1922
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume acclaimed


1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume 16,826
Conservative Esioff-Léon Patenaude 14,956
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume 18,755
Conservative Esioff-Léon Patenaude 16,602
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Georges-Philippe Laurin 22,907
Liberal Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume 20,438
Independent Liberal Wilfrid-Émile Ranger 981
Source: lop.parl.ca
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Vital Mallette 7,309
Conservative Georges-Philippe Laurin 6,796
Reconstruction Alfred Drolet 1,872

By-election: On Mr. Mallette's death, 17 April 1939

By-election on 18 December 1939
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Elphège Marier 6,829
Independent Liberal Albert Lacombe 1,418
Parti nationaliste Edgar Guérard 558
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Elphège Marier 11,755
National Government Charles-Stanislas-Victorien Barre 4,028
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Elphège Marier 12,640
Progressive Conservative Elmo-Ernest Deslauriers 8,421
Bloc populaire Victor Paul 3,147
Co-operative Commonwealth Fabien Charron 1,866
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Elphège Marier 15,298
Progressive Conservative Leonard Arthur Seton 7,794
Co-operative Commonwealth Fabien Charron 2,007

By-election: On Mr. Marier's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 24 August 1949

By-election on 1949/10/04
Party Candidate Votes
Independent Edgar Leduc 9,327
Liberal Sarto Marchand 6,903

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
[edit]