Gaspé (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Gaspé was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1997.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was amalgamated into the Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine electoral district in 1996.
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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 to 1997.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was amalgamated into the Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine electoral district in 1996.
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,...
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- Pierre Fortin, 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...
(1867-1874) - Louis-George Harper, Conservative (1874-1875)
- John ShortJohn Short (politician)John Short was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Gaspé in the Canadian House of Commons from 1875 to 1878 as a Conservative member....
, Conservative (1875-1878) - Pierre Fortin, Conservative (1878-1887)
- Louis Z. Joncas, Conservative (1887-1896)
- Rodolphe LemieuxRodolphe LemieuxRodolphe Lemieux, PC, FRSC was a Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons ....
, 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...
(1896-1911) - Louis-Philippe GauthierLouis-Philippe GauthierLouis-Philippe Gauthier was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Gaspé in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1917 as a Conservative....
, Conservative (1911-1917) - Rodolphe Lemieux, Liberal (1917-1930)
- Maurice BrassetMaurice BrassetMaurice Brasset was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1930 election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Gaspé. He was re-elected in 1935 and defeated in 1940....
, Liberal (1930-1940) - Joseph-Sasseville Roy, Independent Conservative (1940-1945)
- Léopold LangloisLéopold LangloisJ. G. Léopold Langlois was a Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian.Born in Ste-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, he was a lawyer specializing in maritime law. During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy as a lieutenant commander.In 1940, he was defeated when he ran as an Independent Liberal in...
, Liberal (1945-1957) - Roland EnglishRoland EnglishRoland Léo English was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in Rivière-aux-Renards, Quebec, he was a manufacturer, organizer and teacher by career. As an industrialist, he was president of Quebec Metal Products Company Ltd.From 1928 to 1935, English was a...
, 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....
(1957-1963) - Alexandre CyrAlexandre CyrAlexandre Cyr was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Chandler, Quebec and his career included several positions including businessman, executive, accountant, public servant, secretary and secretary-treasurer.Cyr was first elected at the Gaspé electoral district...
, Liberal (1963-1965) - J.-Russell Keays, Progressive Conservative (1965-1968)
- Alexandre Cyr, Liberal (1968-1984)
- Charles-Eugène MarinCharles-Eugène MarinCharles-Eugène Marin was a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a physician and psychiatrist by career....
, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993) - Yvan BernierYvan BernierYvan Bernier was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000. He is a businessperson 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)
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...