Quebec-Centre (federal electoral district)

Quebec-Centre
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	1914
First contested	1867
Last contested	1911

Quebec-Centre (French: Québec-Centre) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted of Palace Ward, St. Louis Ward, St. John's Ward and the parts of Montcalm Ward and the Banlieue not included in Quebec West or Quebec East ridings. It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Quebec East and Quebec South ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Quebec-Centre
1st	1867–1872	Georges-Honoré Simard	Conservative
2nd	1872–1874	Joseph-Édouard Cauchon	Independent
3rd	1874–1875		Liberal
	1875–1877		Liberal
	1877–1878	Jacques Malouin	Independent
4th	1878–1882	Jacques Malouin	Independent
5th	1882–1887	Joseph-Guillaume Bossé	Conservative
6th	1887–1891	François Langelier	Liberal
7th	1891–1896
8th	1896–1898
8th	1898–1900	Albert Malouin
9th	1900–1904
10th	1904–1905
10th	1905–1908	Arthur Lachance
11th	1908–1911
12th	1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Quebec East and Quebec South

Election results

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election: Quebec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Georges-Honoré Simard	1,291
	Unknown	P. Garneau	5
	Unknown	Mr. Blanchet	2
Eligible voters			2,542
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871^[1]

1872 Canadian federal election: Quebec Centre/Québec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Joseph-Édouard Cauchon	964
	Conservative	James Gibb Ross	694
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[2]

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election: Quebec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Édouard Cauchon	acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Cauchon being appointed President of the Privy Council, 7 December 1875

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 27 December 1875
	Liberal	Joseph-Édouard Cauchon	acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Cauchon being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, 1877

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 3 November 1877
	Independent	Jacques Malouin	acclaimed

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: Quebec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Jacques Malouin	1,001
	Conservative	James Gibb Ross	782

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: Quebec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Joseph-Guillaume Bossé	966
	Independent	Jacques Malouin	855

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: Quebec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	François Langelier	1,331
	Conservative	L. F. Burroughs	626

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election: Quebec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	François Langelier	1,080
	Conservative	Victor Chateauvert	1,002

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election: Quebec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	François Langelier	1,469
	Conservative	A. R. Angers	1,150

By-election: On Mr. Langelier being appointed judge, 14 January 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 24 January 1898
	Liberal	Albert Malouin	acclaimed

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election: Quebec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert Malouin	1,670
	Conservative	Victor Chateauvert	1,155

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election: Quebec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert Malouin	1,809
	Liberal	Wm. Alex. Verge	1,012

By-election: On Mr. Malouin being appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, Arthabasca District, 7 January 1905

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 19 January 1905
	Liberal	Arthur Lachance	acclaimed

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election: Quebec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Arthur Lachance	2,049
	Conservative	Hubert Cimon	1,135

v t e 1911 Canadian federal election: Quebec-Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Arthur Lachance	2,122
	Conservative	Jules Hone Jr.	1,529

References

^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

[1] "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[2] Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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v t e Historical federal ridings in Quebec
Until 2015	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Beauharnois—Salaberry Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Brossard—La Prairie Chambly—Borduas Châteauguay—Saint-Constant Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Jeanne-Le Ber Jonquière—Alma LaSalle—Émard Laval Lévis—Bellechasse Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert Saint-Lambert Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Terrebonne—Blainville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Verchères—Les Patriotes Westmount—Ville-Marie
Until 2006	Argenteuil—Mirabel Beauport Charlesbourg Charlevoix—Montmorency Laurier Nunavik—Eeyou Portneuf Richelieu Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Roberval
Until 2004	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet Berthier—Montcalm Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok Chambly Champlain Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier Charlevoix Châteauguay Frontenac—Mégantic Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Jonquière Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay Laurentides Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laval Centre Laval East Laval West Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil Lotbinière—L'Érable Matapédia—Matane Mercier Papineau—Saint-Denis Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Québec East Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis Rosemont—Petite-Patrie Saint-Maurice Témiscamingue Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles
Until 2000	Abitibi Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans Charlesbourg Chicoutimi Lac-Saint-Jean Lévis Lotbinière Richelieu Rimouski—Mitis Rosemont Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse Verchères Verdun—Saint-Henri
Until 1997	Argenteuil—Papineau Bellechasse Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Frontenac Gaspé Gatineau—La Lièvre Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis La Prairie Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Papineau—Saint-Michel Richmond—Wolfe Rimouski—Témiscouata Saint-Denis Saint-Henri—Westmount Saint-Hubert Saint-Léonard Terrebonne Vaudreuil Verchères Verdun—Saint-Paul
Until 1993	Duvernay Langelier Laval Laval-des-Rapides Montmorency—Orléans Québec-Est Saint-Laurent
Until 1988	Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière Dollard Gamelin Gatineau Labelle Lachine Lasalle Laurier Montreal—Mercier Montreal—Sainte-Marie Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine East Papineau Saint-Jacques Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic
Until 1984	Argenteuil Berthier—Maskinongé Hull Mercier Missisquoi Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Rimouski Sainte-Marie Saint-Michel
Until 1980	Laprairie Montmorency Richmond Saint-Hyacinthe Verdun
Until 1979	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Berthier Brome—Missisquoi Compton Hochelaga Kamouraska Lachine—Lakeshore Lafontaine Lapointe Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul Laval Maisonneuve—Rosemont Matane Montreal—Bourassa Pontiac Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Sainte-Marie Saint-Henri Trois-Rivières Métropolitain Villeneuve Westmount
Until 1974	Lachine Lasalle
Until 1972	Argenteuil Beauharnois Bonaventure Bourassa Maisonneuve Missisquoi Témiscouata Trois-Rivières
Until 1968	Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Beauharnois—Salaberry Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière Brome—Missisquoi Cartier Chambly—Rouville Chapleau Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Compton—Frontenac Dorchester Drummond—Arthabaska Îles-de-la-Madeleine Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Matapédia—Matane Maisonneuve—Rosemont Mégantic Montmagny—L'Islet Nicolet—Yamaska Outremont—Saint-Jean Pontiac–Témiscamingue Quebec East Québec—Montmorency Quebec South Quebec West Richelieu—Verchères Richmond—Wolfe Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Saguenay St. Ann Saint-Antoine—Westmount Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville St. Lawrence—St. George Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Stanstead Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Until 1962	Témiscouata
Until 1953	Beauharnois Berthier—Maskinongé Jacques Cartier St. Antoine—Westmount St-Denis St-Henri St. James St. Mary Verdun—La Salle
Until 1949	Argenteuil Beauharnois—Laprairie Charlevoix—Saguenay Châteauguay—Huntingdon Compton Lake St-John—Roberval Laval—Two Mountains Mégantic—Frontenac Outremont Pontiac Quebec West and South St. Denis St. Henry St. Hyacinthe—Bagot St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville St-Maurice—Laflèche Three Rivers Verdun Wright
Until 1935	Bagot Beauharnois Chambly—Verchères Joliette Lake St. John Laprairie—Napierville L'Assomption—Montcalm Laurier—Outremont L'Islet Maisonneuve Matane Mégantic Montmagny Nicolet Quebec West Richelieu St. Antoine St. Henri St. Hyacinthe—Rouville St. Johns—Iberville Three Rivers—St. Maurice Yamaska
Until 1925	Berthier Brome Charlevoix—Montmorency Chicoutimi—Saguenay George-Étienne Cartier Maskinongé Missisquoi Quebec County Town of Sherbrooke Three Rivers and St. Maurice Westmount—St. Henri
Until 1917	Charlevoix Châteauguay Huntingdon L'Assomption Laval Montcalm Montmorency Quebec-Centre Rouville St. Anne St. Hyacinthe St. Lawrence Soulanges Two Mountains Vaudreuil
Before 1900	Chambly Iberville Laprairie Montreal Centre Montreal East Montreal West Napierville County of Ottawa St. John's Saint Maurice Three Rivers Verchères

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

References

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