Bellechasse (electoral district)
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Bellechasse was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 until the 1997 election
, when it became Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet
. After redistribution prior to the 2004 election
, that riding became Lévis—Bellechasse
.
In 1882, the north-eastern part of the Township of Armagh in the County of Bellechasse, and the north-east part of the township of Mailloux were detached from Bellechasse and annexed to Montmagny
.
In 1924, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the County of Bellechasse, except for the seigneuries of Lauzon and Joliette in the municipality of Honfleur, and the townships of Langevin and Ware in the municipality of Sainte-Sabine.
In 1933, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the county of Bellechasse (except the seigniories of Lauzon and Joliette, and the township of Langevin et Ware), the municipalities of Rivière-Boyer, St-Henri-de-Lauzon, St-Jean-Chrysostôme, and St-Henri Village in the county of Lévis, the parish municipality of St-Luc-de-Dijon in the county of Dorchester, and the municipalities of Berthier and St-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in the county of Montmagny.
In 1947, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the county of Bellechasse, the municipalities of Rivière-Boyer, St. Henri-de-Lauzon and the village of St. Henri in the county of Lévis, the municipality of St. Luc-de-Dijon the county of Dorchester, and the municipalities of Berthier and St. François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in the county of Montmagny.
In 1966, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the Town of Montmagny, the County of Bellechasse, parts of the County of Dorchester, and the County of Montmagny (except the municipality of Cap-Saint-Ignace).
In 1976, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the City of Montmagny, the Towns of Lac-Etchemin, L'Islet and Saint-Pamphile, the County of Montmagny, the County of L'Islet (except the parish municipality of Sainte-Louise and the municipality of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnets), parts of the Counties of Bellechasse and Dorchester.
In 1987, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the towns of Lac-Etchemin, L'Islet, Montmagny and Saint-Pamphile, the counties of Bellechasse and Montmagny, the County of L'Islet (excluding the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Louise), the Municipality of Saint-Rochdes-Aulnaies, and parts of the County of Dorchester.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996, and was incorporated into
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet
.
:
|Nationalist Conservative
|Guillaume Amyot
|align=right|1,271
|Independent Progressive Conservative
|Jules Pare
|align=right|1,026
|Independent Progressive Conservative
|Allyre Aubin
|align=right|139
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1867 until the 1997 election
Canadian federal election, 1997
The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
, when it became Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004....
. After redistribution prior to the 2004 election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
, that riding became Lévis—Bellechasse
Lévis—Bellechasse
Lévis—Bellechasse, is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It was created in 2003 from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings....
.
Description
In 1867, Bellechasse was defined to consist of the Parishes of St. Valier, Saint Raphael, Saint Michel, Beaumont, Saint Charles, Saint Gervais, Saint Lazare, the south-west part of the Township of Armagh, the north-east part of the Township of Buckland, and the Townships of Mailloux, Roux, Bellechasse and Daaquam.In 1882, the north-eastern part of the Township of Armagh in the County of Bellechasse, and the north-east part of the township of Mailloux were detached from Bellechasse and annexed to Montmagny
Montmagny (electoral district)
Montmagny was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.This riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted iniitally of the County of Montmagny...
.
In 1924, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the County of Bellechasse, except for the seigneuries of Lauzon and Joliette in the municipality of Honfleur, and the townships of Langevin and Ware in the municipality of Sainte-Sabine.
In 1933, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the county of Bellechasse (except the seigniories of Lauzon and Joliette, and the township of Langevin et Ware), the municipalities of Rivière-Boyer, St-Henri-de-Lauzon, St-Jean-Chrysostôme, and St-Henri Village in the county of Lévis, the parish municipality of St-Luc-de-Dijon in the county of Dorchester, and the municipalities of Berthier and St-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in the county of Montmagny.
In 1947, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the county of Bellechasse, the municipalities of Rivière-Boyer, St. Henri-de-Lauzon and the village of St. Henri in the county of Lévis, the municipality of St. Luc-de-Dijon the county of Dorchester, and the municipalities of Berthier and St. François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in the county of Montmagny.
In 1966, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the Town of Montmagny, the County of Bellechasse, parts of the County of Dorchester, and the County of Montmagny (except the municipality of Cap-Saint-Ignace).
In 1976, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the City of Montmagny, the Towns of Lac-Etchemin, L'Islet and Saint-Pamphile, the County of Montmagny, the County of L'Islet (except the parish municipality of Sainte-Louise and the municipality of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnets), parts of the Counties of Bellechasse and Dorchester.
In 1987, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the towns of Lac-Etchemin, L'Islet, Montmagny and Saint-Pamphile, the counties of Bellechasse and Montmagny, the County of L'Islet (excluding the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Louise), the Municipality of Saint-Rochdes-Aulnaies, and parts of the County of Dorchester.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996, and was incorporated into
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004....
.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
:
- Napoléon CasaultLouis-Napoléon CasaultSir Louis-Napoléon Casault was a Quebec lawyer, judge, professor and political figure. He represented Bellechasse in the 1st Canadian Parliament from 1867 to 1870 as a Conservative member....
, ConservativeConservative Party of Canada (historical)The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
(1867-1870) - Télesphore FournierTélesphore FournierTélesphore Fournier, PC was a Canadian politician and jurist.Born in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada , the son of Guillaume Fournier and Marie-Archange Morin, he was called to the bar in 1846...
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1870-1875) - Joseph Goderic Blanchet, Conservative (1875-1878)
- Achille LarueAchille LarueAchille Larue was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the Canadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal member....
, Liberal (1878-1881) - Guillaume AmyotGuillaume AmyotGuillaume Amyot was a Canadian politician, editor and lawyer. He was a Member of the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Bellechasse, Quebec representing the historical Conservative Party...
, Conservative/Nationalist (1881-1896) - Onésiphore-Ernest Talbot, Liberal (1896-1911)
- Joseph-Octave Lavallée, Conservative (1911-1917)
- Charles-Alphonse Fournier, Liberal (1917-1926)
- Oscar L. BoulangerJoseph Oscar Lefebre BoulangerJoseph Oscar Lefebre Boulanger was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1926 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Bellechasse. He was re-elected in 1930 and in 1935....
, Liberal (1926-1940) - L.-Philippe Picard, Liberal (1940-1955)
- Ovide LaflammeOvide LaflammeOvide Laflamme was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Damien, Quebec and became a judge and lawyer by career.He was first elected at the Bellechasse riding in...
, Liberal (1955-1958) - Noël DorionNoël DorionNoël Dorion, PC was a law professor, lawyer and Canadian politician.Dorion was called to the bar in 1927, and was the founding president of the Jeune Barreau de Québec in 1934. He was the crown attorney who prosecuted Wilbert Coffin in 1954...
, Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
(1958-1962) - Bernard DumontBernard DumontBernard Dumont was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons.- Member of Parliament :He ran as a Social Credit candidate in the district of Bellechasse in the 1962 federeal election...
, Social CreditSocial Credit Party of CanadaThe Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
(1962-1963) - Herman LaverdièreHerman LaverdièreHerman E. Laverdière was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a teacher by career.He was first elected at the Bellechasse riding in the 1963 general election and re-elected there in 1965...
, Liberal (1963-1968) - Adrien LambertAdrien LambertJoseph Adrien Henri Lambert was a Social Credit Party of Canada member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, Quebec and became a farmer by career....
, Social Credit (1968-1980) - Alain GarantAlain GarantAlain Garant was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a Chartered Accountant by career....
, Liberal (1980-1984) - Pierre BlaisPierre BlaisPierre Blais, PC is a Canadian jurist and former politician and Cabinet minister. He is currently the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal...
, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993) - François LangloisFrançois LangloisFrançois Langlois was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. He is a lawyer by career....
, Bloc QuébécoisBloc QuébécoisThe Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
(1993-1997)
Electoral history
|Nationalist Conservative
|Guillaume Amyot
Guillaume Amyot
Guillaume Amyot was a Canadian politician, editor and lawyer. He was a Member of the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Bellechasse, Quebec representing the historical Conservative Party...
|align=right|1,271
|Independent Progressive Conservative
|Jules Pare
|align=right|1,026
|Independent Progressive Conservative
|Allyre Aubin
|align=right|139
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts