Lévis (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
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Lévis (French pronunciation: [levi] ⓘ) was a federal electoral district (riding) in Quebec, Canada, which was represented in the House of Commons from 1867 to 2004. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. From 1998 to 2003, it was known as Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into the Lévis—Bellechasse and Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière ridings.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
History
The Lévis electoral district consisted initially of the County of Lévis. During 1924, it was redefined to specifically include the City of Lévis.
During 1933, it was redefined to consist of only the parts of the county of Lévis included in the city of Lévis, town of Lauzon, Village de Charny, and the municipalities of St-David de l'Aube-Rivière, Ste-Hélène-de-Breakeyville, St-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévis, St-Louis-de-Gonzague-de-Pintendre, St-Romuald d'Etchemin and St-Télesphore.
Subsequently, during 1947, it was redefined to consist of the country of Lévis, excluding the municipalities of Rivière-Boyer, St. Henri-de-Lauzon and the village of St. Henri, and including the city of Lévis and the town of Lauzon.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of:
- the Cities of Lauzon and Lévis;
- the Towns of Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Saint-Nicolas and Saint-Romuald-d'Etchemin;
- the county of Lévis;
- in the County of Dorchester: the village municipalities of Saint-Bernard and Saint-Isidore; the parish municipalities of Saint-Bernard, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Isidore, Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Maxime; the municipality of Taschereau-Fortier; and
- in the County of Lotbinière: the village municipalities of Francoeur, Saint-Agapitville, Sainte-Agathe, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Sylvestre; the parish municipalities of Saint-Agapit-de-Beaurivage, Sainte-Agathe, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Sylvestre.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:
- the Cities of Lauzon, Lévis and Saint-Romuald-d'Etchemin;
- the Towns of Charny, Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme and Saint-Nicolas;
- the County of Lévis;
- in the County of Bellechasse: the village municipality of Saint Charles; the parish municipalities of Saint-Charles-Borromée and Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont;
- in the County of Dorchester: the village municipalities of Saint-Anselme, Saint-Bernard and Saint-Isidore; the parish municipalities of Saint-Anselme, Saint-Bernard, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Isidore and Saint-Maxime; the municipality of Taschereau-Fortier; and
- in the County of Lotbinière: the village municipalities of Saint-Agapitville and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage; the parish municipalities of Saint-Agapit-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
- the Towns of Charny, Lauzon, Lévis, Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Saint-Nicholas, Saint-Rédempteur and Saint-Romuald;
- the County of Lévis; and
- in the County of Lotbinière: the parish municipality of Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:
- the cities of Charny, Lévis, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Rédempteur and Saint-Romuald;
- the County Regional Municipality of Desjardins;
- the County Regional Municipality of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, excepting the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon.
In 1998, it renamed "Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière". It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between into Lévis—Bellechasse and Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Lévis
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joseph-Goderic Blanchet | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joseph-Goderic Blanchet | 1,564 | ||||||
| Independent | Louis-Honoré Fréchette | 1,475 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Louis-Honoré Fréchette | 1,670 | ||||||
| Independent | J. Chabot | 1,572 | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joseph-Goderic Blanchet | 2,144 | ||||||
| Liberal | Louis-Honoré Fréchette | 2,026 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joseph-Goderic Blanchet | 1,935 | ||||||
| Liberal | L. Fréchette | 1,528 | ||||||
| By-election on 25 October 1883
Blanchet named Collector of Customs, Port of Quebec, 1 November 1883 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Isidore-Noël Belleau | 1,551 | |||
| Unknown | O.B. Samson | 703 | |||
| By-election on 14 April 1885
Belleau unseated on a judgement of the Supreme Court, 16 March 1885 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Pierre Malcom Guay | acclaimed | |||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Malcom Guay | 2,170 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Darveau | 1,776 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Malcom Guay | 2,075 | ||||||
| Conservative | E.T. Paquet | 1,794 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Malcom Guay | 2,271 | ||||||
| Conservative | J.E.Gelley | 1,963 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Louis Julien Demers | 2,455 | ||||||
| Conservative | J.A. Dumontier | 1,630 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Louis Julien Demers | 2,642 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Isaac Lavery | 1,677 | ||||||
| By-election on 22 March 1899
Guay's death, 19 February 1899 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Louis Julien Demers | acclaimed | |||
| By-election on 6 June 1905
Demers' death, 29 April 1905 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Louis Auguste Carrier | acclaimed | |||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Louis Auguste Carrier | 2,841 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Boutin Bourassa | 1,691 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Boutin Bourassa | 2,800 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Bégin | 1,971 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Joseph Boutin Bourassa | 5,174 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Alphonse Bernier | 984 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Boutin Bourassa | 8,787 | ||||||
| Conservative | Louis Gédéon Gravel | 4,004 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Étienne Dussault | 7,192 | ||||||
| Conservative | L. Gédéon Gravel | 4,899 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Étienne Dussault | 7,127 | ||||||
| Conservative | Émile Fortin | 5,838 | ||||||
| By-election on 8 July 1930 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Émile Fortin | 7,065 | |||
| Liberal | Joseph-Étienne Dussault | 6,880 | |||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Etienne Dussault | 8,488 | ||||||
| Conservative | Albert Dumontier | 3,770 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Laval-Édouard Fortier | 316 | ||||||
| Liberal–Labour | Charles-Achille Cauchy | 54 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Bourget | 8,885 | ||||||
| National Government | Albert Dumontier | 4,187 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Maurice Bourget | 10,098 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Abel Paradis | 4,233 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Bourget | 11,752 | ||||||
| Independent | J.-Adélard Bégin | 6,851 | ||||||
| Union des électeurs | Abel Paradis | 655 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph-Louis-Gonzague McClish | 72 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Bourget | 13,897 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Napoléon Grenier | 5,305 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | Joseph-Wilfrid Jolin | 74 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Bourget | 14,693 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean Forgues | 5,770 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Bourget | 12,410 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean Forgues | 9,164 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Social Credit | Joseph-Aurélien Roy | 11,504 | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Bourget | 8,826 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Marie Morin | 3,575 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Raynald Guay | 9,634 | ||||||
| Social Credit | J.-A. Roy | 9,315 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Marie Morin | 4,563 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Raynald Guay | 10,895 | ||||||
| Ralliement créditiste | J.-A. Roy | 9,839 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Raymond Doré | 2,175 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Guy Ramsay | 1,156 | ||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Raynald Guay | 12,227 | ||||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Henri Borgia | 9,887 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul-Émile Dubé | 9,523 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Guy Ramsay | 1,189 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Raynald Guay | 17,588 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Jean Ricard | 10,256 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul-Émile Dubé | 9,848 | ||||||
| New Democratic | André Therrien | 1,593 | ||||||
| No affiliation | Serge De Beaumont | 519 | ||||||
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Raynald Guay | 20,348 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | André Godbout | 11,485 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gérard Dionne | 4,279 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Richard Allard | 404 | ||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Raynald Guay | 31,753 | ||||||
| Social Credit | André Godbout | 11,403 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roland Garneau | 6,726 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gérard Dionne | 3,392 | ||||||
| Union populaire | Paul Biron | 841 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Richard Allard | 341 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Raynald Guay | 35,519 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Daniel Vachon | 6,459 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roland Garneau | 4,759 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Jacques Audet | 3,385 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Gervais Prime Richard | 2,652 | ||||||
| Union populaire | Yves Lavoie | 264 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | RichardAllard | 118 | ||||||
| Independent | Robert Nolet | 101 | ||||||
| lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| By-election on 4 May 1981
Resignation of Mr. Raynald Guay, 29 August 1980 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Gaston Gourde | 15,591 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Janelle | 10,052 | |||
| New Democratic | Daniel Vachon | 5,235 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Aurélien Thériault | 1,900 | |||
| Union populaire | Jean-Paul Bourcier | 540 | |||
| Social Credit | Martin Caya | 367 | |||
| Independent | John Turmel | 172 | |||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gabriel Fontaine | 32,338 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gaston Gourde | 17,283 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Paul Harney | 12,076 | ||||||
| Parti nationaliste | Antoine Dubé | 1,649 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Raymond Emiliano Marquis | 1,630 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Jean-Paul Rhéaume | 216 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gabriel Fontaine | 33,673 | ||||||
| Liberal | Denis Sonier | 13,002 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Paul Harney | 11,501 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Jean-Paul Rhéaume | 445 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Bloc Québécois | Antoine Dubé | 40,184 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jean-Marc Gagnon | 14,254 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Serge Léveillé | 9,163 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Marie-France Renaud | 1,182 | ||||||
| Abolitionist | Carole Carrier | 705 | ||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Bloc Québécois | Antoine Dubé | 27,870 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jocelyne Gosselin | 17,256 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Thérèse Boucher | 14,630 | ||||||
| New Democratic | France Michaud | 1,881 | ||||||
Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Bloc Québécois | Antoine Dubé | 26,398 | ||||||
| Liberal | Shirley Baril | 21,522 | ||||||
| Alliance | Jacques Bergeron | 9,152 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Réal St-Laurent | 4,222 | ||||||
| New Democratic | France Michaud | 1,411 | ||||||
| Communist | André Cloutier | 374 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 16 June 2003 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Christian Jobin | 13,115 | 55.6 | |||||
| Bloc Québécois | Maxime Fréchette | 8,274 | 35.1 | |||||
| New Democratic | Louise Foisy | 987 | 4.2 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Yohan Nolet | 537 | 2.3 | |||||
| Green | Yonnel Bonaventure | 254 | 1.1 | |||||
| Alliance | Philippe Bouchard | 220 | 0.9 | |||||
| Marijuana | Benjamin Kasapoglu | 186 | 0.8 | |||||
| Called upon Dubé's resignation, 17 March 2003. | ||||||||