Dorchester (electoral district)

Dorchester (electoral district)

Dorchester was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved the existing electoral districts in Lower Canada at the time. In 1966, it was redistributed into the Beauce, Bellechasse and Lévis electoral districts.

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Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Hector Louis Langevin, Conservative (1867-1874)
  2. Fortunat Rouleau, Liberal-Conservative (1874-1882)
  3. Charles Alexandre Lesage, Conservative (1882-1887)
  4. Henri Jules Juchereau Duchesnay, Nationalist Conservative (1887)
  5. Honoré-Julien-Jean-Baptiste Chouinard, Conservative (1888-1891)
  6. Cyrille-E. Vaillancourt, Nationalist (1891-1896)
  7. Jean-Baptiste Morin, Conservative (1896-1908)
  8. Ernest Roy, Liberal (1908-1911)
  9. Albert Sévigny, Conservative (1911-1917)
  10. Lucien Cannon, Liberal (1917-1930)
  11. Onésime Gagnon, Conservative (1930-1935)
  12. Léonard-D. Tremblay, Liberal (1935-1953)
  13. Robert Perron, Progressive Conservative (1953-1957)
  14. J.-Armand Landry, Liberal (1957-1958)
  15. Noël Drouin, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
  16. Pierre-André Boutin, Social Credit (1962-1965)
  17. Gustave Côté, Liberal (1965-1968)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Hector-Louis Langevin acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Hector-Louis Langevin 1,044
     Unknown E.H. Marceau 724


Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative François Fortunat Rouleau 895
     Unknown E.H. Marceau 874


By-election on 14 December 1875

Rouleau unseated on petition, 8 July 1875

Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative François Fortunat Rouleau 1,086
     Unknown Alfred Morrisset 620


Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative François Fortunat Rouleau 1,081
     Unknown H. Marceau 362


Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Charles Alexander Lesage acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
     Nationalist Conservative H.J.J. Duchesnay 1,565
     Conservative Dr. Charles-Alexandre Lesage 1,089


By-election on 7 January 1888

Duchesnay's death, 6 July 1887

Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Honoré Julien Jean-Baptiste Chouinard acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
     Nationaliste Cyrille Émile Vaillancourt acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Jean-Baptiste Morin 1,480
     Nationaliste C.E. Vaillancourt 1,150


Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Jean-Baptiste Morin 1,691
     Liberal J.S. Ouellet 1,322
     Independent F.X. Guay 90
     Unknown F.F. Rouleau 27


Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Jean-Baptiste Morin 1,773
     Nationaliste C.E. Vaillancourt 1,429


Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Ernest Roy 2,084
     Conservative Edmund James Flynn 1,921


Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Albert Sévigny 2,506
     Liberal Ernest Roy 2,164


By-election on 27 January 1917

Sévigny appointed Minister of Inland Revenue, 8 January 1917

Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Albert Sévigny 2,719
     Liberal Lucien Cannon 2,445


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Opposition Lucien Cannon 4,228
     Government Albert Sévigny 497


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Lucien Cannon 5,744
     Conservative Philomon Vallière 2,703


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Lucien Cannon 5,167
     Conservative Louis Joseph Gauthier 3,666


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Lucien Cannon 5,627
     Conservative Robert Coté 3,640


By-election on 2 November 1926

Cannon's acceptance of an office of emolument
under the Crown, 5 October 1926

Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Lucien Cannon acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Onésime Gagnon 5,771
     Liberal Lucien Cannon 5,433


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Léonard-David Tremblay 5,186
     Conservative Onésime Gagnon 5,098
     Unknown J.-Adalbert Guay 154


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Léonard-David Tremblay 5,573
     Independent Emmett O'Farrel 4,721


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Léonard-David Tremblay 5,149
     Independent Emile Boiteau 4,291
     Social Credit Joseph-Ernest Grégoire 1,843


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Léonard-David Tremblay 6,983
     Progressive Conservative Gérard Corriveau 6,762
     Union des électeurs Louis-Philippe Bouchard 1,020


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Robert Perron 7,762
     Liberal Joseph-Armand Landry 7,656


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Joseph-Armand Landry 8,054
     Progressive Conservative Robert Perron 7,702


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Noël Drouin 8,766
     Liberal Joseph-Armand Landry 7,111


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Pierre-André Boutin 7,701
     Liberal Francis O'Farrell 3,939
     Progressive Conservative Noël Drouin 3,582


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Pierre-André Boutin 5,830
     Liberal Francis O'Farrell 4,801
     Progressive Conservative Robert Perron 3,597


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Gustave Coté 4,602
     Progressive Conservative Albert Rioux 3,802
     Ralliement créditiste Pierre-André Boutin 3,786
     New Democrat Henri Lessard 494

See also

  • List of Canadian federal electoral districts
  • Past Canadian electoral districts

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