Drummond—Arthabaska

For the provincial electoral district, see Drummond-Arthabaska.
Drummond—Arthabaska
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished 1966
First contested 1867
Last contested 1965

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

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

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

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeLouis-Adélard Sénécal 1,135
UnknownHoule 1,111
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre-Nérée Dorion 1,251
UnknownTessier 1,197
UnknownGriffin 95
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilfrid Laurier 1,786
UnknownTessier 1,548
By-election on 27 October 1877

Laurier appointed as Minister of Inland Revenue, 8 October 1877

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDésiré Olivier Bourbeau 1,902
LiberalWilfrid Laurier 1,880
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDésiré Olivier Bourbeau 2,143
UnknownL. Rainville 1,981
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDésiré Olivier Bourbeau 2,421
UnknownL.J. Cannon 1,811
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Lavergne acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Lavergne 3,159
ConservativeL.P.E. Crépeau 2,197
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Lavergne 3,561
ConservativeE. 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
LiberalLouis Lavergne 3,022
ConservativeAuguste Noel 1,374
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis Lavergne acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis Lavergne 3,753
ConservativeStanislas Montplaisir 1,277
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis Lavergne 3,754
Independent LiberalLuc Louis Philippe Poulin de Courval 2,920
By-election on 3 November 1910

Lavergne called to the Senate

Party Candidate Votes
NationalistArthur Gilbert 3,451
LiberalJoseph Édouard Perreault 3,244
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Ovide Brouillard 3,800
NationalistArthur Gilbert 3,533
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Joseph Ovide Brouillard acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalNapoléon Kemner Laflamme 10,280
ProgressiveWilfrid Blanchard 2,154
ConservativeWilfrid Laliberté 1,902
IndependentJoseph Albert Nadeau 1,503
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilfrid Girouard 9,301
ConservativeJoseph Marier 3,926
     Farmer Luc Louis Philippe Poulin de Courval 1,130
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilfrid Girouard 9,600
ConservativeHenri-Édouard St-Sauveur 3,814
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilfrid Girouard 11,241
ConservativeAgésilas Kirouac 7,784
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilfrid Girouard 14,125
ConservativeRoland Provencher 7,411
ReconstructionÉlie Lalumière 1,067
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Cloutier 12,145
Independent LiberalJoseph Garon 10,853
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Cloutier 14,805
IndependentJoseph Garon 8,547
Bloc populaireRaymond Beaudet 5,423
Social CreditJoseph-Richard Aubry 1,037
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Cloutier 16,899
Union des électeursAntonio Lamaire 4,251
Progressive ConservativeJos.-Edmond Demers 1,804
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Cloutier 15,870
Progressive ConservativeRoland Provencher 13,325
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalSamuel Boulanger 11,462
LiberalArmand Cloutier 10,512
Progressive ConservativeVictor Paul 10,327
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalSamuel Boulanger 17,288
Progressive ConservativeVictor Paul 16,522
Social CreditSylvio Mélancon 1,308
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditDavid Ouellet 17,597
LiberalSamuel Boulanger 13,414
Progressive ConservativeVictor Paul 7,050
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Luc Pépin 17,338
Social CreditDavid Ouellet 14,739
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Claude Couture 3,416
New DemocraticPierre Lambert 1,456
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Luc Pépin 15,179
Ralliement créditisteAndré Fortin 8,518
Progressive ConservativePierre Jutras 7,413
IndependentSam Boulanger 6,068
New DemocraticCharles-Émile Riendeau 1,660

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