Kamouraska
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1976
First contested1869 by-election
Last contested1979

Kamouraska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1869 to 1979. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. There was no election in 1867 due to riots. There was a by-election held in 1869 in its place. The district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Bellechasse, Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Kamouraska
1st  1867–1869
 1869–1872     Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1877
 1877–1878     Charles-François Roy Conservative
4th  1878–1882     Joseph Dumont Liberal
5th  1882–1887     Charles Bruno Blondeau Conservative
6th  1887–1891     Alexis Dessaint Liberal
7th  1891–1896 Henry George Carroll
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1902
 1902–1904
 1904–1904 Ernest Lapointe
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1919     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
 1920–1921     Charles-Adolphe Stein Liberal
14th  1921–1922
 1922–1925 Joseph Georges Bouchard
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945 Louis Philippe Lizotte
20th  1945–1949 Eugène Marquis
21st  1949–1949
 1949–1953     Arthur Massé Independent Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Benoît Chabot Independent
24th  1958–1962     Charles Richard Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Charles-Eugène Dionne Social Credit
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968     Ralliement créditiste
28th  1968–1971
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Bellechasse, Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski

Election results

By-election on 17 February 1869

No return had been made in 1867, due to riots

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier1,149
ConservativeAdolphe-Basile Routhier1,105
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Pantaléon Pelletier1,143
ConservativeAdolphe-Basile Routhier1,045
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletieracclaimed
By-election on 19 February 1877

On Mr. Pelletier being called to the Senate, 2 February 1877

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles-François Royacclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Dumont1,254
ConservativeCharles-François Roy1,245
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles Bruno Blondeau1,107
UnknownG. Bouchard1,089
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalA. Dessaint1,518
ConservativeCharles Bruno Blondeau1,261
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry George Carroll1,506
ConservativeJ.A. Thomas Chapais1,411
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry George Carroll1,414
ConservativeLinière Taschereau1,403
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry George Carroll1,564
ConservativeLinière Taschereau1,383
By-election on 28 February 1902

On Mr. Carroll being appointed Solicitor General, 10 February 1902

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry George Carrollacclaimed
By-election on 12 February 1904

On Mr. Carroll being appointed Judge, 29 January 1904

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalErnest Lapointeacclaimed
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalErnest Lapointe1,635
ConservativeJules Langlois1,419
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalErnest Lapointe1,860
ConservativeWilfrid Adélard Potvin1,546
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalErnest Lapointe1,840
ConservativeWilfrid Adélard Potvin1,754
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Ernest Lapointe3,453
Government (Unionist)Samuel Charles Riou191
By-election on 31 March 1920

On Mr. Lapointe's resignation, 14 October 1919

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Adolphe Steinacclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Adolphe Stein4,822
IndependentJoseph Langlais2,483
By-election on 15 May 1922

Stein accepted an office of emolument from the Crown, 5 May 1922

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Georges Bouchardacclaimed
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges Bouchard4,425
ConservativeMaurice Dupré2,918
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges Bouchard4,332
ConservativeFrançois-Xavier Pelletier2,562
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges Bouchard4,534
ConservativePierre Audet4,109
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges Bouchard6,841
ConservativeCharles Richard3,332
ReconstructionJoseph-Eleuthère Rousseau206
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis-Philippe Lizotte6,965
National GovernmentThomas-W. Michaud2,099
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEugène Marquis6,829
IndependentP.-Wilfrid Lévesque3,999
Social CreditJean-Robert Ouellet1,361
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEugène Marquis7,792
Union des électeursJoseph-Arthur-Émile Bélanger1,696
Progressive ConservativeYvon Chamberland1,437
By-election on 24 October 1949

Marquis accepted an office of emolument from the Crown, 24 August 1949

Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalArthur Massé6,033
LiberalGérard Lévesque5,230
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalArthur Massé6,065
LiberalJean-Paul Pérusse5,534
Progressive ConservativePhilippe Lavergne229
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentBenoît Chabot6,489
LiberalArthur Massé5,988
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCharles Richard7,691
LiberalAndré Rousseau6,847
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles-Eugène Dionne4,550
LiberalRosaire Anctil4,165
Progressive ConservativeCharles Richard3,762
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles-Eugène Dionne6,286
LiberalRosaire Anctil5,659
Progressive ConservativePaul-Aimé Michaud767
New DemocraticJoseph-Eleuthère Rousseau143
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteCharles-Eugène Dionne6,127
LiberalLionel Dessureaux5,639
Progressive ConservativePaul-Aimé Michaud300
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteCharles-Eugène Dionne8,762
LiberalJean-Charles Richard Berger7,631
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Rosario Pelletier4,996
New DemocraticLionel Demers359
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles-Eugène Dionne14,195
LiberalLionel Dessureaux9,053
Progressive ConservativeMarthe Leclerc2,842
New DemocraticYvon Harvey495
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditCharles-Eugène Dionne11,664
LiberalRené J. Bernier9,484
Progressive ConservativeGontran Bergeron1,933

See also

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