Richelieu—Verchères

Richelieu—Verchères was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.

Richelieu—Verchères
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1967
First contested1935
Last contested1965

This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Chambly—Verchères, Richelieu, St. Hyacinthe—Rouville and Yamaska ridings.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Chambly, Richelieu and Saint-Hyacinthe ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Richelieu—Verchères
Riding created from Chambly—Verchères, Richelieu,
St. Hyacinthe—Rouville and Yamaska
18th  1935–1940     Arthur Cardin Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1946     Independent
 1946–1949     Gérard Cournoyer Liberal
21st  1949–1952
 1952–1953 Lucien Cardin
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1967
 1967–1968 Jacques-Raymond Tremblay
Riding dissolved into Chambly, Richelieu and Saint-Hyacinthe

Election results

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre Joseph Arthur Cardin11,022
ConservativeJoseph-Ignace Archambault3,402
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre Joseph Arthur Cardin11,330
National GovernmentLiboire Beauregard2,412
Independent ConservativeRené Larivière447
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentPierre Joseph Arthur Cardin12,873
Progressive ConservativeAlphonse Bourret3,080
Social CreditRodolphe Bignell945
By-election on 23 December 1946

On Cardin's death, 21 October 1946

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGérard Cournoyer11,984
Social CreditJ.-T.-Rolland Corbeil6,164
Progressive ConservativeÉtienne Duhamel1,875
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGérard Cournoyer12,795
  National Unity Adrien Arcand 5,590
Union des électeursClaude Guertin429
Progressive ConservativePaul-Émile Guertin419
By-election on 6 October 1952

On Cournoyer's resignation, 5 July 1952

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucien Cardin13,285
Progressive ConservativeAlbéric Tremblay4,374
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucien Cardin15,406
Progressive ConservativeFrançois Cournoyer3,282
Co-operative CommonwealthMaurice Benoit246
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucien Cardin16,003
Independent PCPaul-Émile Guertin2,830
Progressive ConservativeJacques Bertrand749
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucien Cardin13,497
Progressive ConservativeCharles Cournoyer11,005
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucien Cardin14,658
Progressive ConservativeC.-Robert Fiset9,790
Social CreditFernando Bissonnette2,268
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucien Cardin14,194
Social CreditYvon Ménard9,616
Progressive ConservativePaul-Émile Guertin1,795
New DemocraticPaul-Aimé Roy936
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucien Cardin15,697
Ralliement créditisteYvon Ménard5,317
Progressive ConservativePaul-Émile Guertin3,107
New DemocraticPaul-Aimé Roy1,868
By-election on 29 May 1967

On Cardin's resignation, 4 April 1967

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJacques-Raymond Tremblay10,577
Progressive ConservativeClaude Ladouceur3,104
New DemocraticPaul-Aimé Roy1,178
  Radical chrétien Rolland Corbeil 1,089
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