Pontiac–Témiscamingue (federal electoral district)

Pontiac—Témiscamingue was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.

Pontiac—Témiscamingue
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1947
District abolished1967
First contested1949
Last contested1965

This riding was created in 1947 from Pontiac riding.

It was defined to consist of:

  • the county of Pontiac;
  • the towns of Belleterre and Témiscamingue and the county of Témiscamingue, except the township of Montreuil, Rémigny, Beaumesnil, Clérion, Chabert, Landanet, Mazérac, Jourdan, Pélissier and Granet and all the townships situated north of Granet.

In 1966, it was split into the new electoral districts of Pontiac and Témiscamingue.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Pontiac—Témiscamingue
Riding created from Pontiac
21st  1949–1953     Hugh Proudfoot Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Paul Martineau Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965[1]
27th  1965–1968     Thomas Lefebvre Liberal
Riding dissolved into Pontiac and Témiscamingue

Election results

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHugh Proudfoot7,817
Progressive ConservativeJohn McLean Argue5,149
Independent LiberalPhilippe Chabot3,041
Union des électeursCharles-Alfred Sauvé1,562
Co-operative CommonwealthDouglas Langford Campbell362
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHugh Proudfoot9,041
Progressive ConservativeHector Bélec6,373
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHugh Proudfoot8,642
Progressive ConservativePaul-A. Martineau7,878
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePaul Martineau8,842
LiberalHugh Proudfoot8,431
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePaul Martineau6,137
LiberalPaul-Oliva Goulet6,005
Social CreditLaurent Legault4,624
New DemocraticAlex Parker381
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePaul Martineau6,448
LiberalPaul-Oliva Goulet6,448
Social CreditYvan Beaulé3,339
New DemocraticLorne Catherwood351
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalThomas Lefebvre6,593
Progressive ConservativePaul Martineau6,322
Ralliement créditisteCamil Samson3,279
New DemocraticKenneth Morris434
Independent SCTerrence O'Reilly194

See also

References

  1. The election resulted in a tie, 6,448 votes for both PC candidate Paul Martineau and Liberal candidate Paul-Oliva Goulet. The casting vote of the Returning Officer went to Paul Martineau.

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