Quebec County (federal electoral district)

Quebec County (French: Comté de Québec) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925.

Quebec County
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1924
First contested1867
Last contested1921

It was created by The British North America Act, 1867 which preserved existing ridings in Lower Canada. It was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Québec—Montmorency riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Quebec County
1st  1867–1872     Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau Conservative
2nd  1872–1873
 1873–1874 Adolphe-Philippe Caron
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1880
 1880–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896     Jules-Joseph-Taschereau Frémont Liberal
8th  1896–1896 Charles Fitzpatrick
 1896–1900
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1906
 1906–1908     Lorenzo Robitaille Independent Liberal
11th  1908–1911     Joseph-Pierre Turcotte Liberal
12th  1911–1911     Louis-Philippe Pelletier Conservative
 1911–1914
 1914–1917 Thomas Chase-Casgrain
13th  1917–1921     Henri-Edgar Lavigueur Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925     Liberal
Riding dissolved into Québec—Montmorency

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveauacclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau1,415
UnknownM. Hearn316

By-election: On Mr. Chauveau being called to the Senate, 20 February 1873

By-election on 28 March 1873
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAdolphe-Philippe Caronacclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAdolphe-Philippe Caronacclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAdolphe-Philippe Caron1,702
UnknownJ. Thibodeau1,073

By-election: On Mr. Caron being appointed Minister of Militia and Defence, 8 November 1880

By-election on 20 November 1880
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAdolphe-Philippe Caronacclaimed
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAdolphe-Philippe Caron1,438
UnknownJ. E. Bédard869
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAdolphe-Philippe Caron1,451
LiberalJos. Martin1,192
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJules-Joseph-Taschereau Frémont1,692
ConservativeEdmund James Flynn1,352
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Fitzpatrick1,982
LiberalJules-Joseph-Taschereau Frémont1,058

By-election: On Mr. Fitzpatrick being appointed Solicitor General, 11 July 1896

By-election on 30 July 1896
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Fitzpatrickacclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Fitzpatrick2,201
ConservativeL. A. Beaubien911
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Fitzpatrick2,445
ConservativeJ. P. H. Pageot271

By-election: On Mr. Fitzpatrick being appointed Chief Justice of Canada, 4 June 1906

By-election on 23 October 1906
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalLorenzo Robitaille2,087
LiberalG. E. Amyot1,699
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Pierre Turcotte2,139
Independent LiberalLorenzo Robitaille1,993
Independent LiberalAlfred Martineau38
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeLouis-Philippe Pelletier2,295
LiberalJean-Baptiste Caouette2,247

By-election: On Mr. Pelletier being appointed Postmaster General, 10 October 1911

By-election on 27 October 1911
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeLouis-Philippe Pelletieracclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Pelletier's resignation, 20 October 1914

By-election on 7 November 1914
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeThomas Chase-Casgrainacclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenri-Edgar Lavigueur6,843
IndependentArmand Lavergne4,547
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Henri-Edgar Lavigueur4,799
Government (Unionist)Joseph-Édouard Barnard546

See also

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