Quebec West

Quebec West
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1947
District abolished	1967
First contested	1949
Last contested	1965

Quebec West (French: Québec-Ouest) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935, and from 1949 to 1968.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Portneuf, Quebec West and South and Québec—Montmorency ridings.

The riding was recreated in 1947 from parts of Quebec West and South riding.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Langelier, Louis-Hébert and Portneuf ridings.

Members of Parliament edit

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Quebec West
1st	1867–1872	Thomas McGreevy	Liberal–Conservative
2nd	1872–1874
3rd	1874–1878
4th	1878–1882
5th	1882–1887
6th	1887–1891
7th	1891–1891
	1892–1894	John Hearn	Conservative
	1895–1896	Thomas McGreevy	Liberal–Conservative
8th	1896–1900	Richard Reid Dobell	Liberal
9th	1900–1902	Richard Reid Dobell
9th	1902–1904	William Power
10th	1904–1908	William Power
11th	1908–1911	William Price	Conservative
12th	1911–1917	William Power	Liberal
13th	1917–1921	Georges Parent	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th	1921–1925		Liberal
15th	1925–1926
16th	1926–1930
17th	1930–1930	Maurice Dupré	Conservative
17th	1930–1935	Maurice Dupré	Conservative
Riding dissolved into Portneuf, Quebec West and South and Québec—Montmorency
Riding re-created from Quebec West and South
21st	1949–1953	Charles Parent	Liberal
22nd	1953–1957	J.-Wilfrid Dufresne	Progressive Conservative
23rd	1957–1958	René Bégin	Liberal
24th	1958–1962	J.-Eugène Bissonnette	Progressive Conservative
25th	1962–1963	Lucien Plourde	Social Credit
26th	1963–1963		Social Credit
26th	1963–1965		Ralliement créditiste
27th	1965–1968	Jean Marchand	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Langelier, Louis-Hébert and Portneuf

Election results edit

Quebec West, 1867–1935 edit

1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[1]

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes^[2]
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	742
	Unknown	John O'Farrell	435

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes^[3]
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	587
	Unknown	John O'Farrell	403

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	acclaimed

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	612
	Unknown	Humphrey	444

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	816
	Unknown	M.A. Hearn	770

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	885
	Unknown	M.A. Hearn	832

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 26 February 1892 McGreevy was expelled from the House of Commons, 29 September 1891
	Conservative	John Hearn	acclaimed

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 17 April 1895 On Hearn's death, 17 May 1894
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	acclaimed

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Richard Reid Dobell	1,057
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	826

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Richard Reid Dobell	1,018
	Conservative	Patrick Kirwin	649

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 29 January 1902 On Dobell's death, 11 January 1902
	Liberal	William Power	acclaimed

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Power	1,053
	Conservative	Lawrence Stafford	660

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Price	1,025
	Liberal	William Power	1,015

v t e 1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Power	1,219
	Conservative	William Price	1,128

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Georges Parent	6,392
	Government (Unionist)	Henri Chassé	460

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Georges Parent	8,741
	Conservative	Pierre Bertrand	4,715

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Georges Parent	7,561
	Conservative	Charles Ratté	6,059

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Georges Parent	7,501
	Conservative	Camilien Joseph Lockwell	6,495

v t e 1930 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Maurice Dupré	10,215
	Liberal	Gérard Lacroix	9,769

Canadian federal by-election, 25 August 1930
Party	Candidate	Votes
On Dupré's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 7 August 1930
	Conservative	Maurice Dupré	acclaimed

Quebec West, 1949–1968 edit

v t e 1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Parent	12,391
	Progressive Conservative	Joseph-Edmond Paquet	6,946
	Union des électeurs	Henri Borgia	1,714
	Independent	Albert Cantin	1,344
	Independent PC	Joseph-Adjutor Marquis	276
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Albert-S. Moreau	180

v t e 1953 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	J.-Wilfrid Dufresne	8,464
	Independent Liberal	René Bégin	6,034
	Liberal	Charles Parent	4,612
	Independent Liberal	François Fournier	3,910

v t e 1957 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	René Bégin	11,828
	Progressive Conservative	J.-Wilfrid Dufresne	10,981
	Independent Liberal	Marcel Turgeon	1,520
	Social Credit	Jules Thérien	529

v t e 1958 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	J.-Eugène Bissonnette	14,223
	Liberal	René Bégin	12,357
	Social Credit	Jules Thérien	1,054

v t e 1962 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Lucien Plourde	16,169
	Liberal	René Bégin	6,306
	Progressive Conservative	J.-Eugène Bissonnette	4,575
	New Democratic	Gérard Demers	360
	Ouvrier indépendant	Adélard Patry	152

v t e 1963 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Lucien Plourde	13,136
	Liberal	Jean-Paul Nolin	9,580
	Progressive Conservative	Jacques Lavoie	3,160
	New Democratic	Albert Simard	848
	Independent SC	Magella Julien	373

v t e 1965 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jean Marchand	10,669
	Ralliement créditiste	Lucien Plourde	9,820
	Progressive Conservative	Jacques Lavoie	3,454
	New Democratic	Jean-Paul Bérubé	1,222
	Ouvrier indépendent	Adélard Patry	298

References edit

^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
^ "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

External links edit

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

(1867–1933)^{[dead link]}
(1947–1966)^{[dead link]}

[1] Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.

[2] "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[3] "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

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