Vaudreuil (electoral district)

This article is about the federal district. For the provincial district, see Vaudreuil (provincial electoral district).
Vaudreuil
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1966
District abolished 1996
First contested 1968
Last contested 1993

Vaudreuil was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1914, and from 1968 to 1997.

History

It was originally created by the British North America Act, 1867, and existed until 1914, when it was merged into Vaudreuil—Soulanges riding.

Vaudreuil riding was recreated in 1966, and existed until 1997, when it was renamed "Vaudreuil—Soulanges". (See Vaudreuil—Soulanges.)

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Vaudreuil
1st  1867–1872     Donald McMillan Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Robert Harwood Liberal–Conservative
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     Jean-Baptiste Mongenais Conservative
5th  1882–1887 Hugh McMillan
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1892     Henry Stanislas Harwood Liberal
 1892–1893     Hugh McMillan Conservative
 1883–1896     Henry Stanislas Harwood Liberal
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908 Gustave Benjamin Boyer
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Riding re-created from Vaudreuil—Soulanges
28th  1968–1972     René Émard Liberal
29th  1972–1974 Hal Herbert
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Pierre Cadieux Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Nick Discepola Liberal
Riding dissolved into Vaudreuil—Soulanges

Geography

It initially consisted of Isle Perrot, the Seigniories of Vaudreuil and Rigaud, and the first, second, third and fourth ranges of the Township of Newton and augmentation adjacent.

When it was re-created in 1966, it was defined to consist of:

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:

Election results

1867–1914

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDonald McMillan acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeRobert Harwood 962
UnknownGodard 727
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeRobert Harwood acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJean Baptiste Mongenais 764
Liberal–ConservativeRobert Harwood 702
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillan 522
UnknownAlfred Lapointe 490
UnknownF.X. Archambault 418
UnknownH.A. Desrosiers 10
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillan 996
LiberalE. Lalonde 783
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwood 1,087
ConservativeHugh McMillan 989
By-election on 29 February 1892

On Mr. Harwood being unseated, 8 January 1892

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillan acclaimed
By-election on 12 April 1893

On election being declared void, 1 March 1893

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwood acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwood 1,296
ConservativeAldéric Séguin 801
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwood 1,140
ConservativeAlfred Lapointe 665
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Boyer 1,297
ConservativeFrançois de Sales-Alphonse Bastien 825
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Boyer 1,408
ConservativeElzéar Montpetit 655
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Boyer 1,345
ConservativeArchibald de Léry Macdonald 1,130

1968–1997

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRené Émard 29,830
Progressive ConservativeHarold G. Fairhead 7,654
New DemocraticMaurice Daviau 2,905
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert 27,372
Progressive ConservativeJeannette-T. Burley 11,477
Social CreditJoseph-Endré De Csavossy 4,526
New DemocraticMichel Beauséjour 3,573
IndependentAndré Théoret 3,066
IndependentWalter J. Williams 330
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert 29,685
Progressive ConservativeRon Brown 12,422
New DemocraticTom Rees 4,397
Social CreditSarah Audet 2,752
IndependentGaëtan Boyer 805
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert 41,508
Progressive ConservativeDiana Togneri 7,787
New DemocraticLorne Brown 4,512
Social CreditMario G. Turbide 3,625
RhinocerosClaude Simard 1,177
LibertarianClaude Lévesque 437
Union populaireJérome Chaput 237
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert 39,159
New DemocraticLorne Brown 7,309
Progressive ConservativeThomas Thé 6,277
Union populaireGuy Cousineau 513
LibertarianIrena Bubniuk 479
Marxist–LeninistMichelle Duford 234
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePierre Cadieux 37,499
LiberalHal Herbert 20,362
New DemocraticAnne Erskine 7,993
RhinocerosNicole B.D. Pans 1,470
Parti nationalisteBenoît Duchesne 1,017
LibertarianGordon Gouldson 345
Commonwealth of CanadaJacques Cartier 139
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePierre Cadieux 30,392
LiberalJean Blais 16,393
New DemocraticSuzanne Aubertin 6,185
GreenYves-Marie Christin 912
RhinocerosMaureen Decelles 671
Commonwealth of CanadaIsajlovic Momcilo 43
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalNick Discepola 31,120
Bloc QuébécoisMario Turbide 25,133
Progressive ConservativeRichard Préfontaine 6,459
New DemocraticYves Marie Christin 1,107
Natural LawEric E. Simon 727
LibertarianNeal Ford 438
Commonwealth of CanadaRobert Charles 186

See also

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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