Kamouraska (electoral district)
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For the provincial electoral district, see Kamouraska (provincial electoral district)
Kamouraska was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1869 to 1979. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. There was no election in 1867 due to riot
s. There was a by-election held in 1869 in its place. The district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Bellechasse
, Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
and Rimouski
ridings.
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Kamouraska (provincial electoral district)
Kamouraska was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in Eastern Quebec, it was formed in 1867 and was merged in 1973 with Témiscouata to form Kamouraska-Témiscouata...
Kamouraska was a federal electoral district
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 1869 to 1979. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. There was no election in 1867 due to riot
Riot
A riot is a form of civil disorder characterized often by what is thought of as disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of violence against authority, property or people. While individuals may attempt to lead or control a riot, riots are thought to be typically chaotic and...
s. There was a by-election held in 1869 in its place. The district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Bellechasse
Bellechasse (electoral district)
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...
, Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1997.This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata ridings...
and Rimouski
Rimouski (electoral district)
Rimouski was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2003....
ridings.
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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- Charles A.P. Pelletier, 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...
(1869–1877) - Charles-François RoyCharles-François RoyCharles-François Roy was a civil engineer, land surveyor and political figure in Quebec. He represented Kamouraska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1869 to 1877 and Kamouraska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1877 to 1878 as a Conservative member.He was born in...
, 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...
(1877–1878) - Joseph DumontJoseph DumontJoseph Dumont was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Kamouraska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1877 to 1878 and Kamouraska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal member.He was born in Saint-André, Quebec, the son of Lifsey Dumont and...
, Liberal (1878–1882) - Charles Bruno BlondeauCharles Bruno BlondeauCharles Bruno Blondeau was a Canadian politician and contractor. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Kamouraska in the 1882 election. He was defeated in the 1887 election.The son of Antoine Blondeau and Angèle Lebel, he...
, Conservative (1882–1887) - Alexis DessaintAlexis DessaintAlexis Dessaint was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Kamouraska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1890 as a Liberal member....
, Liberal (1887–1891) - Henry George CarrollHenry George CarrollHenry George Carroll, QC was a Canadian politician, jurist and the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1929 to 1934 and the last anglophone to serve in that position to the present day....
, Liberal (1891–1904) - Ernest LapointeErnest LapointeErnest Lapointe, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician.-Education, early career:Lapointe earned his law degree from Laval University...
, Liberal (1904–1919) - Charles Adolphe Stein, Liberal (1920–1922)
- Joseph Georges BouchardJoseph Georges BouchardJoseph Georges Bouchard was a Canadian politician, agrologist and teacher. He was acclaimed to the Canadian House of Commons in 1922 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Kamouraska. He was elected in the elections of 1925, 1926, 1930 and 1935...
, Liberal (1922–1940) - Louis Philippe LizotteLouis Philippe LizotteLouis Philippe Lizotte was a Quebec political figure.He was born in Saint-Pacôme, Quebec and was educated at Laval University where he earned a law degree...
, Liberal (1940–1945) - Eugène MarquisEugène MarquisEugène Marquis was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Quebec and became a crown attorney, judge and lawyer by career....
, Liberal (1945–1949) - Arthur MasséArthur MasséArthur Massé was an independent liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Kamouraska, Quebec and became a forest engineer, land surveyor and professor by career....
, Independent Liberal (1949–1957) - Benoît ChabotBenoît ChabotBenoît Chabot was an independent member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born at Plaisance, Quebec, he was a newspaper dealer and sales agent by career....
, Independent (1957–1958) - Charles RichardCharles RichardCharles Richard was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec, he was a dental surgeon by career....
, 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) - Charles-Eugène DionneCharles-Eugène DionneCharles-Eugène Dionne was aSocial Credit Party and Ralliement créditistemember of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Pascal, Quebec and became a lumberjack in his youth...
, 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...
/Ralliement créditisteRalliement créditisteHistorically in Quebec, Canada, there was a number of political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement. There were various parties at different times with different names at the provincial level, all broadly following the social credit philosophy; at various times they had...
(1962–1979)
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...