Richelieu—Verchères (French pronunciation: [ʁiʃ(ə)ljø vɛʁʃɛʁ]) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1933 |
| District abolished | 1967 |
| First contested | 1935 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Chambly—Verchères, Richelieu, St. Hyacinthe—Rouville and Yamaska ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Chambly, Richelieu and Saint-Hyacinthe ridings.
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richelieu—Verchères Riding created from Chambly—Verchères, Richelieu, St. Hyacinthe—Rouville and Yamaska |
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| 18th | 1935–1940 | Arthur Cardin | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1946 | Independent | ||
| 1946–1949 | Gérard Cournoyer | Liberal | ||
| 21st | 1949–1952 | |||
| 1952–1953 | Lucien Cardin | |||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | |||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1967 | |||
| 1967–1968 | Jacques-Raymond Tremblay | |||
| Riding dissolved into Chambly, Richelieu and Saint-Hyacinthe | ||||
Election results
edit| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Joseph Arthur Cardin | 11,022 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Ignace Archambault | 3,402 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Joseph Arthur Cardin | 11,330 | ||||||
| National Government | Liboire Beauregard | 2,412 | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | René Larivière | 447 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent | Pierre Joseph Arthur Cardin | 12,873 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alphonse Bourret | 3,080 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Rodolphe Bignell | 945 | ||||||
| By-election on 23 December 1946
On Cardin's death, 21 October 1946 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Gérard Cournoyer | 11,984 | |||
| Social Credit | J.-T.-Rolland Corbeil | 6,164 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Étienne Duhamel | 1,875 | |||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gérard Cournoyer | 12,795 | ||||||
| National Unity | Adrien Arcand | 5,590 | ||||||
| Union des électeurs | Claude Guertin | 429 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul-Émile Guertin | 419 | ||||||
| By-election on 6 October 1952
On Cournoyer's resignation, 5 July 1952 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Lucien Cardin | 13,285 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Albéric Tremblay | 4,374 | |||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lucien Cardin | 15,406 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | François Cournoyer | 3,282 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Maurice Benoit | 246 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lucien Cardin | 16,003 | ||||||
| Independent PC | Paul-Émile Guertin | 2,830 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jacques Bertrand | 749 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lucien Cardin | 13,497 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Cournoyer | 11,005 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lucien Cardin | 14,658 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | C.-Robert Fiset | 9,790 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Fernando Bissonnette | 2,268 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lucien Cardin | 14,194 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Yvon Ménard | 9,616 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul-Émile Guertin | 1,795 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Paul-Aimé Roy | 936 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lucien Cardin | 15,697 | ||||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Yvon Ménard | 5,317 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul-Émile Guertin | 3,107 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Paul-Aimé Roy | 1,868 | ||||||
| By-election on 29 May 1967
On Cardin's resignation, 4 April 1967 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jacques-Raymond Tremblay | 10,577 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Claude Ladouceur | 3,104 | |||
| New Democratic | Paul-Aimé Roy | 1,178 | |||
| Radical chrétien | Rolland Corbeil | 1,089 | |||
See also
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