Lapointe (electoral district)

Lapointe was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1979.

Lapointe
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1947
District abolished1976
First contested1949
Last contested1974

This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Chicoutimi riding. It consisted of the city of Arvida and the towns of Kénogami and Jonquière and the western part of the county of Chicoutimi.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lapointe
Riding created from Chicoutimi
21st  1949–1953     Jules Gauthier Liberal
22nd  1953–1957     Fernand Girard Independent
22nd  1957–1958     Augustin Brassard Liberal
23rd  1958–1962
24th  1962–1963     Gilles Grégoire Social Credit
25th  1963–1965
26th  1965–1968     Ralliement créditiste
27th  1968–1972     Gilles Marceau Liberal
28th  1972–1974
29th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean

Election results

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJules Gauthier10,275
IndependentLorenzo Deschenes5,797
Union des électeursPierre Bouchard4,730
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentFernand Girard11,854
LiberalJoseph-Onésiphore Fraser8,708
Progressive ConservativeClaude Gagnon1,640
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAugustin Brassard13,671
IndependentFernand Girard12,363
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAugustin Brassard12,113
Progressive ConservativeBernard Wilshire9,864
Co-operative CommonwealthMichel Chartrand7,042
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditGilles Gregoire16,186
LiberalAugustin Brassard11,245
Progressive ConservativeHenri Vaillancourt2,524
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditGilles Gregoire13,312
LiberalRené Coté8,506
Progressive ConservativeHenri Vaillancourt3,474
New DemocraticHenri Vachon2,857
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteGilles Gregoire13,210
LiberalPaul Labrie9,733
Progressive ConservativeLouis Reid2,658
New DemocraticLouis-Philippe Trinque1,028
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGilles Marceau11,821
Progressive ConservativeAlphonse Laliberté8,077
Ralliement créditisteGérard Lacombe4,324
New DemocraticLouis-Philippe Trinque919
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGilles Marceau16,423
Social CreditRaymond Langlois6,934
Progressive ConservativeLéopold Bergeron4,042
IndependentPierre-Hugues Richard1,084
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGilles Marceau16,673
Social CreditFrançois Rondeau6,466
Progressive ConservativeGaston Dion1,982
New DemocraticRéal Caron1,587
Marxist–LeninistDaniel Verdi227

See also

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