Nicolet—Yamaska

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

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

History

This riding was created in 1933 from Nicolet and Yamaska ridings.

It was defined initially to consist of:

  • the county of Nicolet except such part thereof as is included in the municipalities of Lemieux Ste-Cécile-de-Lévrard, St-Joseph-de-Blandford, Ste-Marie-de-Blandford, St-Pierre-les-Becquets, Ste-Sophie-de-Lévrard and the village of Manseau;
  • the county of Yamaska except that part of the parish and the village of St-Michel lying west of the river Yamaska.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the county of Nicolet, (except the municipalities of Lemieux, Ste. Cécile-de-Lévrard, St. Joseph-de-Blandford, Ste. Marie-de-Blandford, St. Pierre-les-Becquets, Ste. Sophie-de-Lévrard and the villages of Manseau and les Becquets), and the town of Nicolet;
  • the county of Yamaska;
  • that part of the county of Drummond included in the municipalities of St. Edmond-de-Grantham and St. Majorique-de-Grantham;
  • that part of the county of Arthabaska included in the municipalities of Ste. Anne-du-Sault and Maddington and the village of Daveluyville;
  • that part of the county of Richelieu included in the municipality of St. Marcel.

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the county of Nicolet (except the municipality of Lemieux, the parish municipalities of Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Saint-Joseph-de-Blandford, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, and the village municipalities of Manseau and Les-Becquets), and the town of Nicolet;
  • the county of Yamaska;
  • that part of the county of Drummond included in the parish municipalities of Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham and Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham;
  • that part of the county of Arthabaska included in the parish municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Sault, the township municipality of Maddington and the village municipality of Daveluyville;
  • that part of the county of Richelieu included in the parish municipality of Saint-Marcel.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Lotbinière, Drummond and Richelieu ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Nicolet—Yamaska
Riding created from Nicolet and Yamaska
18th  1935–1940     Lucien Dubois Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1948     Independent Liberal
 1949–1949     Renaud Chapdelaine Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953     Maurice Boisvert Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Paul Comtois Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963 Clément Vincent
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1966
 1966–1968     Florian Côté Liberal
Riding dissolved into Lotbinière, Drummond and Richelieu

Election results

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucien Dubois9,542
ConservativeAimé Chassé6,770
ReconstructionJoseph-Léon-Kemner Laflamme108
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucien Dubois7,445
LiberalFrançois-Moras Manseau6,865
National GovernmentJoseph-Henri Belcourt410
Independent ConservativeLéo Coté232
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalLucien Dubois7,973
LiberalPaul-Arthur Trahan6,658
Progressive ConservativeJoseph-Archie-Albéric Mondou944
By-election on 7 February 1949

Dubois died, 8 November 1948

Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeRenaud Chapdelaine8,382
LiberalPaul-A. Trahan8,095
Independent LiberalRomulus Manseau469
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Boisvert10,208
Progressive ConservativeRenaud Chapdelaine9,860
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Boisvert9,483
Independent LiberalRoger Cloutier7,397
Progressive ConservativeArmand Proulx2,396
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePaul Comtois9,805
LiberalRené Blondin9,292
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePaul Comtois11,880
LiberalGilles Pellerin7,219
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeClément Vincent8,861
LiberalLorenzo Saint-Arnaud7,427
Social CreditDenis Cournoyer3,233
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeClément Vincent9,438
LiberalLorenzo Saint-Arnaud8,124
Social CreditGérard Lupien1,825
New DemocraticClaude Rondeau228
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeClément Vincent11,734
LiberalJean Arsenault6,090
Ralliement créditisteRoméo Marsan368
New DemocraticRodolphe Guillemette210
By-election on 19 September 1966

Clément Vincent resigned, 4 May 1966

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFlorian Côté7,936
ConservativeNormand Beaudoin6,842
IndependentJean Marc Denoncourt1,129
New DemocraticGeorges-Henri Forcier588
  Droit vital personnel H.-Georges Grenier 44

See also

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