Bonaventure (federal electoral district)

Bonaventure (later known as Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1997. It was created as "Bonaventure" riding by the British North America Act, 1867.

Bonaventure
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1969
First contested1867
Last contested1993

History

In 1933, it was defined to consist of the county of Bonaventure and the municipalities of Ste-Florence, Ste-Marguerite-Marie and Causapscal (parish and village) in the county of Matapedia.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist only of the county of Bonaventure.

In 1952, parts of the county of Matapédia were added: the townships of Assemetquagan and Milnikek, the projected township of Roncevaux and, the township of Assemetquagan in the municipality of Saint-Fidèle-de-Ristigouche.

In 1966, it was defined to consist of the Counties of Bonaventure and Iles-de-la-Madeleine and the Townships of Milnikek and Assemetquagan in the County of Matapédia.

In 1976, it was defined to consist of:

  • the Towns of Carleton, Causapscal and New Richmond;
  • the Counties of Bonaventure and Iles-de-la-Madeleine; and
  • in the County of Matapédia: the parish municipalities of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal and Saint-Raphaël-d'Albertville; the municipalities of Saint-Edmond, Sainte-Florence and Sainte-Marguerite; the Township of Milnikek and that part of the Township of Assemetquagan without local municipal organization.

In 1987, it was defined to consist of

  • the towns of Carleton and New Richmond;
  • the County of Bonaventure excluding the following: the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Germaine-de-l'Anseaux-Gascons; the Township Municipality of Port-Daniel-Partie-Est; the Territory of Bonaventure-Routhierville portion; and
  • the County of Iles-de-la-Madeleine.

The riding's name was changed to "Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine" in 1971.

The district was amalgamated into the Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine electoral district in 1996.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bonaventure
1st  1867–1872     Théodore Robitaille Conservative
2nd  1872–1873
 1873–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1879
 1879–1882 Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne
5th  1882–1887 Louis-Joseph Riopel
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896     William Le Boutillier Fauvel Liberal
8th  1896–1897
 1897–1900 Jean-François Guité
9th  1900–1904 Charles Marcil
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925     Liberal
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1937
 1937–1940 Pierre-Émile Côté
19th  1940–1945 Alphée Poirier
20th  1945–1949     Bona Arsenault Independent
21st  1949–1953     Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Nérée Arsenault Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962 Lucien Grenier
25th  1962–1963     Albert Béchard Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
29th  1972–1974     Albert Béchard Liberal
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980 Rémi Bujold
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Darryl Gray Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Patrick Gagnon Liberal
Riding dissolved into Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Election results

Bonaventure

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeThéodore Robitaille1,018
UnknownM. Tremblay444
Eligible voters 1,878
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeThéodore Robitaille999
UnknownJ.R. Hamilton232
UnknownA. Verge2
By-election on 15 February 1873

On Mr. Robitaille's appointment as Receiver-General, 30 January 1873

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeThéodore Robitailleacclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeThéodore Robitaille1,063
UnknownM. Tremblay742
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeThéodore Robitaille1,014
UnknownW.H. Clapperton825
By-election on 26 August 1879

Robitaille appointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, 26 July 1879

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePierre-Clovis Beauchesneacclaimed
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeLouis-Joseph Riopelacclaimed
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeLouis-Joseph Riopel1,352
LiberalGeorge Pierre Roy994
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilliam LeBoutillier Fauvel1,707
ConservativeA.A. Laferriere1,003
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilliam LeBoutillier Fauvel1,644
ConservativeGeorge P. Roy1,331
By-election on 17 March 1897

Fauvel's death, 8 February 1897

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-François Guité1,908
ConservativeCharles Cyr1,116
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Marcil1,567
ConservativeJean Baptiste Belanger1,418
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Marcil2,280
ConservativeThomas Crockett1,388
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Marcil2,408
ConservativeArthur Beauchesne1,146
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Marcil2,444
ConservativeJoseph-Alfred Mousseau1,395
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Charles Marcil4,131
Government (Unionist)Philippe Furois1,236
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Marcil6,136
ConservativeThomas Robert Busteed1,599
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Marcil4,344
ConservativeEtienne Théodore Paquet3,815
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Marcil6,164
ConservativeEugene Paquet5,155
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Marcil5,894
ConservativeEdward Andrew D. Morgan5,848
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Marcil8,498
ConservativeJames Joseph Jessop5,935
By-election on 22 March 1937

Marcil's death, 29 January 1937

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre-Emile Cote7,735
ConservativeWilliam O'Donnell6,076
IndependentMaurice Thibault225
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJ.-Alphée Poirier9,446
National GovernmentBona Arsenault5,741
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentBona Arsenault7,885
LiberalJohn C. Gilker6,605
Progressive ConservativeAlexander Pratt1,046
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBona Arsenault9,802
Progressive ConservativeEdouard Dion6,776
Independent LiberalBertrand Tremblay437
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBona Arsenault9,177
Progressive ConservativeJean-Augustin Goulet6,446
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeNérée Arsenault8,161
LiberalBona Arsenault7,903
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeLucien Grenier9,135
LiberalAndré Dube7,741
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlbert Béchard7,559
Progressive ConservativeLucien Grenier6,286
Social CreditConrad-V. Audet3,025
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlbert Béchard9,092
Social CreditJ.-O-Gérard Bernard4,302
Progressive ConservativeLucien Grenier2,785
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlbert Béchard8,985
Progressive ConservativeAURÈLE6,236
Ralliement créditisteGérard Audet733
New DemocraticMarc Boulard251
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlbert Béchard10,144
Ralliement créditisteGérard Audet4,240
Progressive ConservativeRobert Bourdages3,674
IndependentHenri Chapados680
New DemocraticBernard Martin282

Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlbert Béchard12,213
Progressive ConservativeGérard-Raymond Blais5,108
Social CreditGérard Audet4,842
New DemocraticHuguette-L. Gauthier480
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlbert Béchard12,977
Progressive ConservativeGérard-Raymond Blais6,884
New DemocraticHuguette-L. Gauthier1,313
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRémi Bujold15,777
Progressive ConservativeGilbert Carbonneau11,641
New DemocraticHuguette Gauthier1,514
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRémi Bujold19,193
Progressive ConservativeMarie Josée Pinard5,063
New DemocraticJohn Foran1,568
RhinocerosLouis Philippe Tulip Leblanc917
Social CreditGérard Bernard528
RhinocerosJacques Simard391
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDarryl Gray15,502
LiberalRémi Bujold13,689
New DemocraticMartin Cauvier1,040
IndependentSylvain Sauvé440
Commonwealth of CanadaJacques Bernier280
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDarryl Gray15,491
LiberalLyse Routhier9,296
New DemocraticGermaine Poirier1,546
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPatrick Gagnon12,334
Bloc QuébécoisMichel Saint-Pierre9,228
Progressive ConservativeDarryl L. Gray6,019
New DemocraticGermaine Poirier377

See also

References

  1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". p. 161. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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