Berthier (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtje] ) was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1924 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1921 |
It was created by the British North America Act, 1867, and was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Berthier—Maskinongé riding.
A second "Berthier" riding was created in 1966. This riding was renamed Berthier—Maskinongé in 1975. Please see the article on that riding for the history of Berthier during this period.
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berthier | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Anselme-Homère Pâquet | Liberal | |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | |||
| 3rd | 1874–1875 | |||
| 1875–1878 | Edward Octavian Cuthbert | Conservative | ||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | |||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | |||
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Cléophas Beausoleil | Liberal | |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | |||
| 8th | 1896–1899 | |||
| 1900–1900 | Joseph-Éloi Archambault | |||
| 9th | 1900–1904 | |||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | |||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Arthur Ecrément | ||
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Joseph-Arthur Barrette | Conservative | |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Théodore Gervais | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Liberal | ||
| Riding dissolved into Berthier—Maskinongé | ||||
Election results
edit| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Anselme-Homère Pâquet | 1,131 | ||||||
| Unknown | L. Trachemontagne | 1,095 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,040 | |||||||
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Anselme-Homère Pâquet | 757 | ||||||
| Conservative | Cuthbert | 15 | ||||||
| Unknown | Barthe | 0 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Anselme-Homère Pâquet | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[3] | ||||||||
By-election: On Mr. Paquet being called to the Senate
| By-election on 27 February 1875 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Octavian Cuthbert | 1,056 | |||
| Unknown | Isaie Stanislas Norbert Drainville | 784 | |||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Edward Cuthbert | 1,134 | ||||||
| Unknown | P. Beliveau | 915 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[4] | ||||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Edward Octavian Cuthbert | 1,138 | ||||||
| Unknown | Louis Sylvestre | 1,120 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Cléophas Beausoleil | 1,535 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. B. Robillard | 1,304 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Cléophas Beausoleil | 1,522 | ||||||
| Conservative | Victor Allard | 1,365 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Cléophas Beausoleil | acclaimed | ||||||
By-election: Mr. C. Beausoleil appointed Postmaster of Montreal 1 December 1899.
| By-election on 18 January 1900
Berthier (federal electoral district) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph-Éloi Archambault | acclaimed | |||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Éloi Archambault | 1,529 | ||||||
| Conservative | F. O. Lamarche | 1,235 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Éloi Archambault | 1,707 | ||||||
| Conservative | T. Michaud | 1,498 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Ecrément | 1,887 | ||||||
| Conservative | Victor Allard | 1,622 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Arthur Barrette | 1,638 | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Ecrément | 1,612 | ||||||
| Independent | Jean Joseph Denis | 383 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Théodore Gervais | 2,422 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Arthur Ecrément | 1,440 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Théodore Gervais | 4,910 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Arthur Barrette | 2,615 | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". p. 161. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1878 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
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