Jacques Cartier (electoral district)

Jacques Cartier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1953.

Jacques Cartier
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1952
First contested1867
Last contested1949 by-election

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was amalgamated into the Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle electoral district in 1952.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Jacques Cartier
1st  1867–1872     Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Rodolphe Laflamme Liberal
3rd  1874–1876
 1876–1878
4th  1878–1882     Désiré Girouard Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1895
 1895–1896     Napoléon Charbonneau Liberal
8th  1896–1900     Frederick Debartzch Monk Conservative
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1911
 1911–1914
 1915–1917 Joseph Adélard Descarries
13th  1917–1921     David Arthur Lafortune Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1922     Liberal
 1922–1925 Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     Georges-Philippe Laurin Conservative
18th  1935–1939     Vital Mallette Liberal
 1939–1940 Elphège Marier
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1949
 1949–1953     Edgar Leduc Independent
Riding dissolved into Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGuillaume Gamelin Gaucher659
UnknownM. Brunet542
Eligible voters 2,350
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRodolphe Laflamme685
ConservativeDésiré Girouard635
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRodolphe Laflammeacclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Laflamme being named Minister of Inland Revenue, 9 November 1876

By-election on 28 December 1876
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRodolphe Laflammeacclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDésiré Girouard1,010
LiberalRodolphe Laflamme1,008
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDésiré Girouard994
LiberalRodolphe Laflamme731
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDésiré Girouard1,161
LiberalNapoléon Charbonneau965
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDésiré Girouard1,379
LiberalJ. A. C. Madore1,103

By-election: On Mr. Girouard being named Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, 28 September 1895

By-election on 30 November 1895
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalNapoléon Charbonneauacclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFrederick Debartzch Monk2,329
LiberalArthur Boyer2,216
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFrederick Debartzch Monk2,682
LiberalJérémie L. Décarie2,390
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFrederick Debartzch Monk3,095
LiberalLouis A. Boyer2,755
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeFrederick Debartzch Monk4,14356.65+3.75
LiberalUcal Henri Dandurand3,17034.34-3.75
Total valid votes 7,313
Conservative hold Swing +3.75
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeFrederick Debartzch Monk5,78256.55-0.10
LiberalLouis-Joseph-Charles-Émile Boyer4,44243.45+0.10
Total valid votes 10,224
Conservative hold Swing -0.10
Canadian federal by-election, October 27, 1911
On Mr. Monk being appointed Minister of Public Works, 10 October 1911
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFrederick Debartzch Monkacclaimed
Canadian federal by-election, February 1, 1915
On Mr. Monk's resignation, 2 March 1914
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJoseph Adélard Descarriesacclaimed
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)David Arthur Lafortune9,22857.16+13.71
Government (Unionist)Aquila Jasmin6,91742.84-13.71
Total valid votes 16,145
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) gain from Conservative Swing +13.71
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDavid Arthur Lafortune18,88163.08+5.92
ConservativeJean-Baptiste Hercule Gohier9,22730.83-12.02
IndependentJoseph Adélard Descarries1,8256.10
Total valid votes 29,933
Liberal hold Swing +8.97
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)David Arthur Lafortune9,22857.16+13.71
Government (Unionist)Aquila Jasmin6,91742.84-13.71
Total valid votes 16,145
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) gain from Conservative Swing +13.71
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDavid Arthur Lafortune18,88163.08+5.92
ConservativeJean-Baptiste Hercule Gohier9,22730.83-12.02
IndependentJoseph Adélard Descarries1,8256.10
Total valid votes 29,933
Liberal hold Swing +8.97
Canadian federal by-election, November 20, 1922
On Mr. Lafortune's death, 19 October 1922
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Théodule Rhéaumeacclaimed
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Théodule Rhéaume16,826
ConservativeEsioff-Léon Patenaude14,956
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Théodule Rhéaume18,755
ConservativeEsioff-Léon Patenaude16,602
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGeorges-Philippe Laurin22,907
LiberalJoseph-Théodule Rhéaume20,438
Independent LiberalWilfrid-Émile Ranger981
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalVital Mallette7,309
ConservativeGeorges-Philippe Laurin6,796
ReconstructionAlfred Drolet1,872

By-election: On Mr. Mallette's death, 17 April 1939

By-election on 18 December 1939
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalElphège Marier6,829
Independent LiberalAlbert Lacombe1,418
Parti nationalisteEdgar Guérard558
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalElphège Marier11,755
National GovernmentCharles-Stanislas-Victorien Barre4,028
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalElphège Marier12,640
Progressive ConservativeElmo-Ernest Deslauriers8,421
Bloc populaireVictor Paul3,147
Co-operative CommonwealthFabien Charron1,866
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalElphège Marier15,298
Progressive ConservativeLeonard Arthur Seton7,794
Co-operative CommonwealthFabien Charron2,007

By-election: On Mr. Marier's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 24 August 1949

By-election on 1949/10/04
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentEdgar Leduc9,327
LiberalSarto Marchand6,903

See also

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