Yamaska (electoral district)
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Yamaska was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1935.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada
.
In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the County of Yamaska, and the township
of Upton
in the County of Drummond.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933, when it was re-distributed into Nicolet—Yamaska
, Drummond—Arthabaska
and Richelieu—Verchères
ridings.
|Moïse Fortier
||align=right|797
|-
|Joseph Provencher
||align=right|760
|-
|DUGUAY, Joseph
||align=right|1,047
|-
|MIGNAULT, R.M.S. ||align=right|643
|-
|GILL, Charles
||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|GILL, Charles ||align=right|1,029
|-
|GOUIN, F. ||align=right|706
By-election: On Mr. Gill's resignation, 19 May 1879
|-
|VANASSE DIT VERTEFEUILLE, Fabien
||align=right|1,003
|-
|GOUIN, F. ||align=right|815
|-
|VANASSE DIT VERTEFEUILLE, Fabien ||align=right|1,049
|-
|GLADU, Victor ||align=right|978
|-
|VANASSE, F. ||align=right|1,333
|-
|MIGNAULT, Roch-Moïse-Samuel ||align=right|1,302
|-
|MIGNAULT, R.M.S. ||align=right|1,399
|-
|VERTEFEUILLE, F.V. ||align=right|1,299
|-
|MIGNAULT, Roch. M.S. ||align=right|1,342
|-
|VANASSE, F. ||align=right|1,324
|-
|MIGNAULT, R.M.S. ||align=right|1,473
|-
|MONDOU, A.A.
||align=right| 1,369
|-
|GLADU, Joseph-Ernest-Oscar
||align=right| 2,026
|-
|PÉLISSIER, Ernest ||align=right|1,566
|-
|GLADU, Joseph-Ernest-Oscar ||align=right| 1,846
|-
|OUIMET, Hon. Joseph Alderic ||align=right|1,758
|-
|MONDOU, Albéric-Archie ||align=right| 1,870
|-
|GLADU, Joseph-Ernest-Oscar ||align=right| 1,777
|-
|GLADU, Joseph-Ernest-Oscar ||align=right| 3,148
|-
|CHASSÉ, Aimé ||align=right|464
By-election: On Mr. Gladu's death, 5 December 1920
|-
|BOUCHER, W.-E.-E.-Aimé
||align=right| 4,251
|-
|MONDOU, Albéric Archie ||align=right|2,608
|-
|LAMBERT, Joseph ||align=right|467
|-
|BOUCHER, Aimé ||align=right| 4,130
|-
|PLANTE, Rémi ||align=right| 2,462
|-
|BOUCHER, Aimé ||align=right| 3,438
|-
|BOULAIS, Joseph-Félix-Frédéric ||align=right| 2,754
|-
|BOUCHER, Aimé ||align=right| 3,500
|-
|BOULAIS, Joseph-Félix-Frédéric ||align=right| 3,082
|-
|BOUCHER, Aimé ||align=right| 3,505
|-
|COMTOIS, Paul-François ||align=right|3,504
By-election: On Mr. Boucher's election being declared void, 23 December 1932
|-
|BOUCHER, Aimé ||align=right| 3,901
|-
|COMTOIS, Paul F. ||align=right|3,817
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 1935.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
.
In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the County of Yamaska, and the township
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
of Upton
Upton, Quebec
Upton is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,954.-Population:Population trend...
in the County of Drummond.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933, when it was re-distributed into Nicolet—Yamaska
Nicolet—Yamaska
Nicolet—Yamaska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.-History:This riding was created in 1933 from Nicolet and Yamaska ridings.It was defined initially to consist of:...
, Drummond—Arthabaska
Drummond—Arthabaska
Drummond—Arthabaska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...
and Richelieu—Verchères
Richelieu—Verchères
Richelieu—Verchères was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Chambly—Verchères, Richelieu, St...
ridings.
Election results
|-|Moïse Fortier
Moïse Fortier
Moïse Fortier was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Yamaska from 1867 to 1872....
||align=right|797
|-
|Joseph Provencher
Joseph Provencher
Joseph Alfred Norbert Provencher was a Canadian pioneer, politician and newspaper editor. He served as a member of the Council of Keewatin from 1876 to 1877 and as Indian Agent for the Government of the Northwest Territories.-Political career:...
||align=right|760
|-
|DUGUAY, Joseph
Joseph Duguay
Joseph Duguay was a Quebec merchant and political figure. He represented Yamaska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1873 to 1874 as a Conservative member....
||align=right|1,047
|-
|MIGNAULT, R.M.S. ||align=right|643
|-
|GILL, Charles
Charles-Ignace Gill
Charles-Ignace Gill was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1874 and in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1874 to 1879.He was born in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada in 1844, the son of Ignace...
||align=right|acclaimed
|-
|GILL, Charles ||align=right|1,029
|-
|GOUIN, F. ||align=right|706
By-election: On Mr. Gill's resignation, 19 May 1879
|-
|VANASSE DIT VERTEFEUILLE, Fabien
Fabien Vanasse dit Vertefeuille
Fabien Vanasse dit Vertefeuille was a journalist, lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Yamaska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1879 to 1891 as a Conservative Party of Canada member....
||align=right|1,003
|-
|GOUIN, F. ||align=right|815
|-
|VANASSE DIT VERTEFEUILLE, Fabien ||align=right|1,049
|-
|GLADU, Victor ||align=right|978
|-
|VANASSE, F. ||align=right|1,333
|-
|MIGNAULT, Roch-Moïse-Samuel ||align=right|1,302
|-
|MIGNAULT, R.M.S. ||align=right|1,399
|-
|VERTEFEUILLE, F.V. ||align=right|1,299
|-
|MIGNAULT, Roch. M.S. ||align=right|1,342
|-
|VANASSE, F. ||align=right|1,324
|-
|MIGNAULT, R.M.S. ||align=right|1,473
|-
|MONDOU, A.A.
Albéric-Archie Mondou
Albéric-Archie Mondou was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1897 and Yamaska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1917 as a Conservative.He was born in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec, the son of Eusèbe Mondou and...
||align=right| 1,369
|-
|GLADU, Joseph-Ernest-Oscar
Joseph Ernest Oscar Gladu
Joseph Ernest Oscar Gladu was a Canadian politician.Born in Saint-François-du-Lac, Yamaska County, Quebec, the son of Victor Gladu and Mary Gill, Gladu was educated at St. Mary's Jesuit College in Montreal. A notary, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district...
||align=right| 2,026
|-
|PÉLISSIER, Ernest ||align=right|1,566
|-
|GLADU, Joseph-Ernest-Oscar ||align=right| 1,846
|-
|OUIMET, Hon. Joseph Alderic ||align=right|1,758
|-
|MONDOU, Albéric-Archie ||align=right| 1,870
|-
|GLADU, Joseph-Ernest-Oscar ||align=right| 1,777
|-
|GLADU, Joseph-Ernest-Oscar ||align=right| 3,148
|-
|CHASSÉ, Aimé ||align=right|464
By-election: On Mr. Gladu's death, 5 December 1920
|-
|BOUCHER, W.-E.-E.-Aimé
Aimé Boucher
Aimé Boucher was a politician and notary. He represented riding of Yamaska in the Canadian House of Commons....
||align=right| 4,251
|-
|MONDOU, Albéric Archie ||align=right|2,608
|-
|LAMBERT, Joseph ||align=right|467
|-
|BOUCHER, Aimé ||align=right| 4,130
|-
|PLANTE, Rémi ||align=right| 2,462
|-
|BOUCHER, Aimé ||align=right| 3,438
|-
|BOULAIS, Joseph-Félix-Frédéric ||align=right| 2,754
|-
|BOUCHER, Aimé ||align=right| 3,500
|-
|BOULAIS, Joseph-Félix-Frédéric ||align=right| 3,082
|-
|BOUCHER, Aimé ||align=right| 3,505
|-
|COMTOIS, Paul-François ||align=right|3,504
By-election: On Mr. Boucher's election being declared void, 23 December 1932
|-
|BOUCHER, Aimé ||align=right| 3,901
|-
|COMTOIS, Paul F. ||align=right|3,817
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...