Témiscouata (electoral district)

For the Quebec provincial electoral district, see Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata. For the former Quebec provincial electoral district, see Témiscouata (provincial electoral district).
Témiscouata
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished 1976
First contested 1867
Last contested 1974

Témiscouata (also known as Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1979.

It was created as "Témiscouata" riding by the British North America Act, 1867. In 1959, it was renamed "Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata" and defined to consist of:

In 1966, it was redivided into the ridings of Kamouraska and Témiscouata. The new Témiscouata riding consisted of:

The riding was again renamed "Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata" in 1972.

Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into the ridings of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Témiscouata
1st  1867–1872     Charles Bertrand Conservative
2nd  1872–1874 Élie Mailloux
3rd  1874–1878     Jean-Baptiste Pouliot Liberal
4th  1878–1882     Paul-Étienne Grandbois Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1897     Charles-Eugène Pouliot Liberal
 1897–1900 Charles Arthur Gauvreau
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1924     Liberal
 1924–1925 Jean-François Pouliot
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1944
 1944–1945     Independent Liberal
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953     Liberal
22nd  1953–1955
 1955–1957 Jean-Paul St-Laurent
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Antoine Fréchette Progressive Conservative
Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata
25th  1962–1963     Philippe Gagnon Social Credit
26th  1963–1965     Rosaire Gendron Liberal
27th  1965–1968
Témiscouata
28th  1968–1972     Rosaire Gendron Liberal
Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata
29th  1972–1974     Rosaire Gendron Liberal
30th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski

Election results

Témiscouata, 1867–1962

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles Bertrand acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeÉlie Mailloux 1,125
ConservativeCharles Bertrand 17
LiberalJean-Baptiste Pouliot 2
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Baptiste Pouliot acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePaul-Étienne Grandbois 1,079
UnknownA. Pouliot 952
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePaul-Étienne Grandbois acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePaul-Étienne Grandbois 1,707
LiberalCharles-Eugène Pouliot 1,641
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePaul-Étienne Grandbois 1,813
LiberalG.H. Deschênes 1,615
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles-Eugène Pouliot 2,171
ConservativePaul-Étienne Grandbois 1,604
By-election on 6 November 1897

On Pouliot's death, 24 June 1897

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Arthur Gauvreau acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Arthur Gauvreau 2,212
ConservativePaul-Étienne Grandbois 1,700
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Arthur Gauvreau 2,752
ConservativePaul-Étienne Grandbois 1,800
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Arthur Gauvreau 3,027
ConservativeLuc Lebel 2,362
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Arthur Gauvreau 2,913
ConservativeLuc Lebel 2,701
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Charles Arthur Gauvreau 6,489
Government (Unionist)Luc Lebel 695
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Arthur Gauvreau 5,625
IndependentJean-François Pouliot 4,833
ConservativeNelson Caron 3,336
By-election on 1 December 1924

On Gauvreau's death, 9 October 1924

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-François Pouliot 8,759
LiberalLouis Eugène Parrot 5,544
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-François Pouliot 7,341
ConservativeCharles-Eugène Dubé 5,291
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-François Pouliot 8,431
ConservativeCharles-Eugène Dubé 6,513
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-François Pouliot 8,761
ConservativeCharles-Eugène Dubé 8,644
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-François Pouliot 10,177
ConservativeLuc Lebel 4,565
ReconstructionHerbert H. Dickey 391
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-François Pouliot 9,615
National GovernmentHorace Cimon 2,063
IndependentLuc Lebel 1,518
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalJean-François Pouliot 10,325
Social CreditLouis-Philippe Bouchard 1,907
Independent PCLouis-Georges Seigneur 1,102
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-François Pouliot 11,648
Union des électeursJoseph-Antonio Mignault 2,756
Progressive ConservativeLuc Lebel 2,250
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-François Pouliot 10,675
Progressive ConservativeAntoine Fréchette 6,624
Independent LiberalJ.-A.-Paul Gravel 1,152
By-election on 26 September 1955

On Pouliot being called to the Senate, 28 July 1955

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Paul St. Laurent 12,010
Progressive ConservativeJean-Paul Bérubé 8,055
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Paul St. Laurent 11,558
Progressive ConservativeAntoine Fréchette 8,094
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeAntoine Fréchette 13,361
LiberalJean-Paul St. Laurent 9,810

Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata, 1962–1968

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditPhilippe Gagnon 8,058
LiberalRosaire Gendron 7,959
Progressive ConservativeAntoine Fréchette 5,380
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRosaire Gendron 10,753
Social CreditPhilippe Gagnon 10,278
Progressive ConservativeGilles Violette 1,246
New DemocraticGeorges-Aurèle Pelletier 244
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRosaire Gendron 11,026
Ralliement créditisteCharles-E. Landry 4,715
Progressive ConservativePaul Lahaye 4,378
New DemocraticDaniel Lacroix 489

Témiscouata, 1968–1972

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRosaire Gendron 10,605
Progressive ConservativeAntonio Dubé 8,630
Ralliement créditistePhilippe Gagnon 3,029
New DemocraticRobert McLeod 360

Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata, 1972–1979

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRosaire Gendron 10,004
Social CreditPhilippe Gagnon 9,659
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Dufour 5,263
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRosaire Gendron 11,071
Progressive ConservativeGérard Lebel 9,128
Social CreditMaurice Lemieux 3,261
IndependentBernard Dumont 885
New DemocraticPatrice Vézina 708

See also

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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