Richelieu (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
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Richelieu (French: [ʁiʃ(ə)ljø] ⓘ) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1933 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1930 |
It was created by the British North America Act, 1867 and was amalgamated into the Richelieu—Verchères electoral district in 1933.
In 1968, a new electoral district was created under the same name which is now known as Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richelieu | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1870 | Thomas McCarthy | Conservative | |
| 1870–1872 | Georges-Isidore Barthe | Independent Conservative | ||
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Michel Mathieu | Conservative | |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Georges-Isidore Barthe | Independent Conservative | |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Louis Huet Massue | Liberal–Conservative | |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | |||
| 6th | 1887–1887 | Jean-Baptiste Labelle | Conservative | |
| 1887–1891 | Joseph-Aimé Massue | |||
| 7th | 1891–1892 | Hector-Louis Langevin | ||
| 1892–1896 | Arthur Aimé Bruneau | Liberal | ||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | |||
| 9th | 1900–1904 | |||
| 10th | 1904–1907 | |||
| 1907–1908 | Adélard Lanctôt | |||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 12th | 1911–1912 | Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin | ||
| 1912–1917 | ||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | ||
| 14th | 1921–1924 | Liberal | ||
| 1924–1925 | ||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | |||
| 16th | 1926–1926 | |||
| 1926–1930 | ||||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Richelieu—Verchères | ||||
Election results
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas McCarthy | 777 | ||||||
| Unknown | Joseph-Xavier Perrault | 625 | ||||||
| Unknown | P. Gélinas | 450 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,912 | |||||||
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1] | ||||||||
By-election: On Mr. McCarthy's death, 23 September 1870
| By-election on 18 November 1870 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Conservative | Georges-Isidore Barthe | 1,194 | |||
| Unknown | J. G. Crébassa | 849 | |||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Michel Mathieu | 1,249 | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | Georges-Isidore Barthe | 1,108 | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | Georges-Isidore Barthe | 1,320 | ||||||
| Conservative | Michel Mathieu | 1,119 | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Louis Huet Massue | 1,227 | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | Georges-Isidore Barthe | 1,117 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Louis Huet Massue | 1,205 | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | Georges-Isidore Barthe | 927 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Jean-Baptiste Labelle | 1,618 | ||||||
| Liberal | N. H. Ladouceur | 1,560 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Labelle's death, 3 August 1887
| By-election on 18 October 1887 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph-Aimé Massue | acclaimed | |||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Hector-Louis Langevin | 1,701 | ||||||
| Liberal | Lomer Gouin | 1,393 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Langevin's resignation
| By-election on 11 January 1892 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Aimé Bruneau | acclaimed | |||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Aimé Bruneau | 1,609 | ||||||
| Conservative | Alphonse Desjardins | 1,475 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Aimé Bruneau | 1,803 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. B. Vanasse | 1,533 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Aimé Bruneau | 2,081 | ||||||
| Conservative | L. B. J. Leclaire | 1,769 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Bruneau being appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, 29 January 1907
| By-election on 7 March 1907 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Adélard Lanctôt | 2,467 | |||
| Liberal | A. O. Rondeau | 1,363 | |||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Adélard Lanctôt | 2,468 | ||||||
| Conservative | Edward A. D. Morgan | 1,448 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 2,373 | ||||||
| Conservative | Arthur Pierre Vanasse | 1,639 | ||||||
By-election: On election being declared void, 29 April 1912
| By-election on 24 October 1912 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 2,154 | |||
| Conservative | E. A. D. Morgan | 1,896 | |||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Arthur Cardin | 3,355 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Edward André "D." Morgan | 834 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 4,706 | ||||||
| Conservative | William George Marcellin Morgan | 2,044 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Cardin's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 30 January 1924
| By-election on 27 February 1924 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | acclaimed | |||
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 4,562 | ||||||
| Conservative | William Georges Marcellin Morgan | 2,565 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 4,893 | ||||||
| Conservative | Aimé Chassé | 2,927 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Cardin's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 October 1926
| By-election on 2 November 1926 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | acclaimed | |||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 5,644 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Louis-Alphonse L'Heureux | 3,236 | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||