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Témiscouata (federal electoral district)

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Témiscouata
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1976
First contested1867
Last contested1974

Témiscouata (French pronunciation: [temiskwata]; also known as Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1979.

It was created as "Témiscouata" riding by the British North America Act, 1867. In 1959, it was renamed "Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata" and defined to consist of:

  • the county of Témiscouata;
  • the county of Rivière-du-Loup (except the parish municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Portage and Sainte-Françoise and the municipalities of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu and Trois Pistoles) and the city of Rivière-du-Loup.

In 1966, it was redivided into the ridings of Kamouraska and Témiscouata. The new Témiscouata riding consisted of:

  • the City of Rivière-du-Loup;
  • the Towns of Cabano and Trois-Pistoles;
  • the County of Rivière-du-Loup (except the parish municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Portage and Saint-Antonin);
  • parts of the County of Témiscouata; and
  • parts of the County of Rimouski.

The riding was again renamed "Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata" in 1972.

Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into the ridings of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Témiscouata
1st  1867–1872     Charles Bertrand Conservative
2nd  1872–1874 Élie Mailloux
3rd  1874–1878     Jean-Baptiste Pouliot Liberal
4th  1878–1882     Paul-Étienne Grandbois Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1897     Charles-Eugène Pouliot Liberal
 1897–1900 Charles Arthur Gauvreau
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1924     Liberal
 1924–1925 Jean-François Pouliot
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1944
 1944–1945     Independent Liberal
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953     Liberal
22nd  1953–1955
 1955–1957 Jean-Paul St-Laurent
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Antoine Fréchette Progressive Conservative
Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata
25th  1962–1963     Philippe Gagnon Social Credit
26th  1963–1965     Rosaire Gendron Liberal
27th  1965–1968
Témiscouata
28th  1968–1972     Rosaire Gendron Liberal
Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata
29th  1972–1974     Rosaire Gendron Liberal
30th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski

Election results

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Témiscouata, 1867–1962

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Bertrand acclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Élie Mailloux 1,125
Conservative Charles Bertrand 17
Liberal Jean-Baptiste Pouliot 2
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-Baptiste Pouliot acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Paul-Étienne Grandbois 1,079
Unknown A. Pouliot 952
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Paul-Étienne Grandbois acclaimed
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Paul-Étienne Grandbois 1,707
Liberal Charles-Eugène Pouliot 1,641
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Paul-Étienne Grandbois 1,813
Liberal G.H. Deschênes 1,615
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles-Eugène Pouliot 2,171
Conservative Paul-Étienne Grandbois 1,604
By-election on 6 November 1897

On Pouliot's death, 24 June 1897

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Arthur Gauvreau acclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Arthur Gauvreau 2,212
Conservative Paul-Étienne Grandbois 1,700
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Arthur Gauvreau 2,752
Conservative Paul-Étienne Grandbois 1,800
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Arthur Gauvreau 3,027
Conservative Luc Lebel 2,362
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Arthur Gauvreau 2,913
Conservative Luc Lebel 2,701
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Charles Arthur Gauvreau 6,489
Government (Unionist) Luc Lebel 695
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Arthur Gauvreau 5,625
Independent Jean-François Pouliot 4,833
Conservative Nelson Caron 3,336
By-election on 1 December 1924

On Gauvreau's death, 9 October 1924

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-François Pouliot 8,759
Liberal Louis Eugène Parrot 5,544
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-François Pouliot 7,341
Conservative Charles-Eugène Dubé 5,291
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-François Pouliot 8,431
Conservative Charles-Eugène Dubé 6,513
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-François Pouliot 8,761
Conservative Charles-Eugène Dubé 8,644
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-François Pouliot 10,177
Conservative Luc Lebel 4,565
Reconstruction Herbert H. Dickey 391
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-François Pouliot 9,615
National Government Horace Cimon 2,063
Independent Luc Lebel 1,518
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent Liberal Jean-François Pouliot 10,325
Social Credit Louis-Philippe Bouchard 1,907
Independent PC Louis-Georges Seigneur 1,102
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-François Pouliot 11,648
Union des électeurs Joseph-Antonio Mignault 2,756
Progressive Conservative Luc Lebel 2,250
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-François Pouliot 10,675
Progressive Conservative Antoine Fréchette 6,624
Independent Liberal J.-A.-Paul Gravel 1,152
By-election on 26 September 1955

On Pouliot being called to the Senate, 28 July 1955

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-Paul St. Laurent 12,010
Progressive Conservative Jean-Paul Bérubé 8,055
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-Paul St. Laurent 11,558
Progressive Conservative Antoine Fréchette 8,094
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Antoine Fréchette 13,361
Liberal Jean-Paul St. Laurent 9,810

Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata, 1962–1968

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1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Philippe Gagnon 8,058
Liberal Rosaire Gendron 7,959
Progressive Conservative Antoine Fréchette 5,380
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Rosaire Gendron 10,753
Social Credit Philippe Gagnon 10,278
Progressive Conservative Gilles Violette 1,246
New Democratic Georges-Aurèle Pelletier 244
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Rosaire Gendron 11,026
Ralliement créditiste Charles-E. Landry 4,715
Progressive Conservative Paul Lahaye 4,378
New Democratic Daniel Lacroix 489

Témiscouata, 1968–1972

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1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Rosaire Gendron 10,605
Progressive Conservative Antonio Dubé 8,630
Ralliement créditiste Philippe Gagnon 3,029
New Democratic Robert McLeod 360

Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata, 1972–1979

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1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Rosaire Gendron 10,004
Social Credit Philippe Gagnon 9,659
Progressive Conservative Marcel Dufour 5,263
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Rosaire Gendron 11,071
Progressive Conservative Gérard Lebel 9,128
Social Credit Maurice Lemieux 3,261
Independent Bernard Dumont 885
New Democratic Patrice Vézina 708

See also

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Riding history from the Library of Parliament: