Drummond—Arthabaska

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Drummond—Arthabaska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968.

Drummond—Arthabaska
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested1867
Last contested1965

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was amalgamated into the Richmond, Drummond and Lotbinière electoral districts in 1966.

Members of Parliament edit

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Drummond—Arthabaska
1st  1867–1872     Louis-Adélard Senécal Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Pierre-Nérée Dorion Liberal
3rd  1874–1877 Wilfrid Laurier
 1877–1878     Désiré Olivier Bourbeau Conservative
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891     Joseph Lavergne Liberal
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1897
 1897–1900 Louis Lavergne
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1910
 1910–1911     Arthur Gilbert Nationalist
12th  1911–1917     Joseph Ovide Brouillard Liberal
13th  1917–1921     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925     Napoléon Kemner Laflamme Liberal
15th  1925–1926 Wilfrid Girouard
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945 Armand Cloutier
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Samuel Boulanger Independent Liberal
24th  1958–1962     Liberal
25th  1962–1963     David Ouellet Social Credit
26th  1963–1965     Jean-Luc Pépin Liberal
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Richmond, Drummond and Lotbinière

Election results edit

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Louis-Adélard Sénécal 1,135
Unknown M. Houle 1,111
Eligible voters 4,028
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Pierre-Nérée Dorion 1,251
Unknown Tessier 1,197
Unknown Griffin 95
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Wilfrid Laurier 1,786 53.57  Y
Unknown Tessier 1,548 46.43
Total valid votes 3,334 100.00
Source(s)
"Drummond--Arthabaska, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.


Canadian federal by-election, October 27, 1877
Federal Ministerial by-election for Laurier's appointed as Minister of Inland Revenue
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Conservative Désiré Olivier Bourbeau 1,902 50.29  Y
Liberal Wilfrid Laurier 1,880 49.71
Total valid votes 3,782 100.00  
Source(s)
"Drummond--Arthabaska, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Ministerial by-election, October 27, 1877: Drummond—Arthabaska, Quebec on Wilfrid Laurier's appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue, October 8, 1877
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Désiré Olivier Bourbeau 2,143
Unknown L. Rainville 1,981
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Désiré Olivier Bourbeau 2,421
Unknown L.J. Cannon 1,811
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lavergne acclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lavergne 3,159
Conservative L.P.E. Crépeau 2,197
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lavergne 3,561
Conservative E. Désy 2,255
By-election on 13 November 1897

Lavergne nominated as Puisne Judge of the
Superior Court of the Province of Quebec, 4 August 1897

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Lavergne 3,022
Conservative Auguste Noel 1,374
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Lavergne acclaimed
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Lavergne 3,753
Conservative Stanislas Montplaisir 1,277
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Lavergne 3,754
Independent Liberal Luc Louis Philippe Poulin de Courval 2,920
By-election on 3 November 1910

Lavergne called to the Senate

Party Candidate Votes
Nationalist Arthur Gilbert 3,451
Liberal Joseph Édouard Perreault 3,244
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Ovide Brouillard 3,800
Nationalist Arthur Gilbert 3,533
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Joseph Ovide Brouillard acclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Napoléon Kemner Laflamme 10,280
Progressive Wilfrid Blanchard 2,154
Conservative Wilfrid Laliberté 1,902
Independent Joseph Albert Nadeau 1,503
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Wilfrid Girouard 9,301
Conservative Joseph Marier 3,926
  Farmer Luc Louis Philippe Poulin de Courval 1,130
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Wilfrid Girouard 9,600
Conservative Henri-Édouard St-Sauveur 3,814
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Wilfrid Girouard 11,241
Conservative Agésilas Kirouac 7,784
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Wilfrid Girouard 14,125
Conservative Roland Provencher 7,411
Reconstruction Élie Lalumière 1,067
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Armand Cloutier 12,145
Independent Liberal Joseph Garon 10,853
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Armand Cloutier 14,805
Independent Joseph Garon 8,547
Bloc populaire Raymond Beaudet 5,423
Social Credit Joseph-Richard Aubry 1,037
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Armand Cloutier 16,899
Union des électeurs Antonio Lamaire 4,251
Progressive Conservative Jos.-Edmond Demers 1,804
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Armand Cloutier 15,870
Progressive Conservative Roland Provencher 13,325
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent Liberal Samuel Boulanger 11,462
Liberal Armand Cloutier 10,512
Progressive Conservative Victor Paul 10,327
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Samuel Boulanger 17,288
Progressive Conservative Victor Paul 16,522
Social Credit Sylvio Mélancon 1,308
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit David Ouellet 17,597
Liberal Samuel Boulanger 13,414
Progressive Conservative Victor Paul 7,050
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-Luc Pépin 17,338
Social Credit David Ouellet 14,739
Progressive Conservative J.-Claude Couture 3,416
New Democratic Pierre Lambert 1,456
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-Luc Pépin 15,179
Ralliement créditiste André Fortin 8,518
Progressive Conservative Pierre Jutras 7,413
Independent Sam Boulanger 6,068
New Democratic Charles-Émile Riendeau 1,660

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.

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