Montmagny—L'Islet

Montmagny—L'Islet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.

Montmagny—L'Islet
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 L'Islet and Montmagny ridings.

It initially consisted of:

  • the county of Montmagny, Île-aux-Grues and adjoining Islands, except such part of the said county of Montmagny included in the municipalities of Berthier and Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud;
  • the county of L'Islet, except such part thereof as is included in the municipalities of Ashford, Sainte-Louise, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Saint-Perpétue and Tourville.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the county of Montmagny (except the municipalities of Berthier and Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud), and the town of Montmagny and the municipality of L'Île-aux-Grues;
  • the county of L'Islet except the municipalities of Ashford, Sainte-Louise, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Sainte-Perpétue, Tourville and the territory included in the parish of Sainte-Félicité.

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the county of Montmagny (except the parish municipalities of Berthier and Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud), the town of Montmagny and the parish municipality of Saint-Antoine L'Ile-aux-Grues;
  • the county of L'Islet (except the township municipality of Ashford, the parish municipality of Sainte-Louise, the municipalities of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Tourville and Sainte-Félicité) and that part of the parish municipality of Sainte-Perpétue included in lots 13 to 56 of Range VIII, Lafontaine Township.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Bellechasse and Kamouraska.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Montmagny—L'Islet
Riding created from L'Islet and Montmagny
18th  1935–1940     Fernand Fafard Liberal
19th  1940–1945 Léo Kemner Laflamme
20th  1945–1949 Jean Lesage
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1958
 1958–1962     Louis Fortin Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Jean-Paul Cook Social Credit
26th  1963–1965     Jean-Charles Richard Berger Liberal
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Bellechasse and Kamouraska

Election results

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFernand Fafard6,826
ConservativeThomas Tremblay4,611
ReconstructionFernand Lizotte271
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJ.-Léo-K. Laflamme6,890
National GovernmentWilfrid-A. Ringuet3,288
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Lesage7,327
IndependentWilfrid-A. Ringuet3,028
Social CreditRoger Boulanger1,721
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Lesage10,004
Progressive ConservativeGeorges-Henri Fafard2,380
Union des électeursÉtienne Caouette793
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Lesage10,121
Progressive ConservativeRoger Chamard4,876
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Lesage9,772
IndependentLouis Fortin6,637
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Lesage8,689
Progressive ConservativeDenys Dionne7,963
By-election on 29 September 1958

On Lesage's resignation, 11 June 1958

Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeLouis Fortin7,796
LiberalBernadin Blanchet6,516
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditJean-Paul Cook7,629
LiberalRoger Fortin5,068
Progressive ConservativeLouis Fortin3,599
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Charles Richard Berger7,096
Social CreditJean-Paul Cook5,537
Progressive ConservativeClaire Lizotte Pelletier3,292
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Charles Richard Berger6,389
Progressive ConservativeRobert-B. Lafreniere4,450
Ralliement créditisteJean-Baptiste Coté3,246
New DemocraticJean-Charles Chiasson341

See also

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