Villeneuve (electoral district)

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

Villeneuve
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 Pontiac riding. It consisted initially of:

  • the southwestern part of the county of Abitibi; and
  • parts of the county of Témiscamingue including the towns of Mercier, Noranda and Rouyn.

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of:

  • parts of the county of Abitibi including the towns of Bourlamarque, Cadillac, Duparquet, Malartic and Val-d'Or;
  • the northern parts of the county of Témiscamingue including the cities of Noranda and Rouyn.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the Towns of Barville, Bourlamaque, Cadillac, Chapais, Chibougamau, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Malartic, Senneterre and Val-d'Or;
  • parts of the County of Abitibi; and
  • parts of the County of Témiscamingue.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Abitibi and Témiscamingue ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Villeneuve
Riding created from Pontiac
21st  1949–1953     Armand Dumas Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Réal Caouette Social Credit
26th  1963–1963
 1963–1965     Ralliement créditiste
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1971 Oza Tétrault
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979 Armand Caouette
Riding dissolved into Abitibi and Témiscamingue

Election results

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Dumas13,597
Union des électeursRéal Caouette10,980
Progressive ConservativeLouis-Charles Trempe958
Independent PCHenri-L. Devost291
Independent LiberalFrançois-Xavier Généreux102
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Dumas14,851
Progressive ConservativeJacques Thivierge7,015
IndependentHenri-L. Devost1,097
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Dumas9,893
     Candidat des électeurs Réal Caouette 8,129
Progressive ConservativeAndré Lemieux6,034
Co-operative CommonwealthThérèse-F. Casgrain1,947
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArmand Dumas10,102
Progressive ConservativeAndré Lemieux9,811
     Candidat des électeurs Réal Caouette 8,276
Co-operative CommonwealthYvon Parent662
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditRéal Caouette21,022
LiberalL.-D. Pilon6,831
Progressive ConservativeMarc Cloutier2,441
New DemocraticJean-Paul Bonneau981
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditRéal Caouette18,096
LiberalStephen Cuddihy7,270
New DemocraticRoger Bédard2,279
Progressive ConservativeMarc Cloutier2,235
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteRéal Caouette19,839
LiberalJoseph Morin5,397
Progressive ConservativeJ.-O.-Raymond Rochon1,924
New DemocraticClermont Nadeau1,496
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteOza Tétrault10,073
LiberalAndré Roy7,994
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Eugène Bérard2,182
New DemocraticWilfrid Legault886
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditOza Tétrault12,070
LiberalGaston Charest10,719
Progressive ConservativeGuy Larocque1,462
New DemocraticFernand Turgeon1,042
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditArmand Caouette10,452
LiberalGaston Charest8,905
Progressive ConservativeLouis-Paul Dionne3,006
New DemocraticLouis-Marie Meilleur1,205

See also

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