Richmond—Wolfe
Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Quebec electoral district | |
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1867 |
District abolished | 1996 |
First contested | 1867 |
Last contested | 1993 |
Richmond—Wolfe (also known as Richmond) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1997.
It was created as by the British North America Act, 1867.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Richmond and Drummond ridings.
Richmond riding was renamed "Richmond—Wolfe" in 1980.
In 1996, it was again abolished when it was redistributed into the new districts of Richmond—Arthabaska and Compton—Stanstead.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Richmond—Wolfe | ||||
1st | 1867–1872 | William Hoste Webb | Conservative | |
2nd | 1872–1874 | |||
3rd | 1874–1874 | Henry Aylmer | Liberal | |
1874–1878 | ||||
4th | 1878–1882 | William Bullock Ives | Conservative | |
5th | 1882–1887 | |||
6th | 1887–1891 | |||
7th | 1891–1896 | Clarence Chester Cleveland | ||
8th | 1896–1900 | Michael Thomas Stenson | Liberal | |
9th | 1900–1904 | Edmund William Tobin | ||
10th | 1904–1908 | |||
11th | 1908–1911 | |||
12th | 1911–1917 | |||
13th | 1917–1921 | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | ||
14th | 1921–1925 | Liberal | ||
15th | 1925–1926 | |||
16th | 1926–1930 | |||
17th | 1930–1935 | François-Joseph Laflèche | Conservative | |
18th | 1935–1940 | James Patrick Mullins | Liberal | |
19th | 1940–1945 | |||
20th | 1945–1949 | |||
21st | 1949–1953 | Ernest-Omer Gingras | ||
22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
24th | 1958–1962 | Florent Dubois | Progressive Conservative | |
25th | 1962–1963 | André Bernier | Social Credit | |
26th | 1963–1965 | Patrick Tobin Asselin | Liberal | |
27th | 1965–1968 | |||
Riding dissolved into Richmond and Drummond | ||||
Richmond | ||||
28th | 1968–1971 | Léonel Beaudoin | Ralliement créditiste | |
1971–1972 | Social Credit | |||
29th | 1972–1974 | |||
30th | 1974–1979 | |||
31st | 1979–1980 | Alain Tardif | Liberal | |
Richmond—Wolfe | ||||
32nd | 1980–1984 | Alain Tardif | Liberal | |
33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
34th | 1988–1993 | Yvon Côté | Progressive Conservative | |
35th | 1993–1997 | Gaston Leroux | Bloc Québécois | |
Riding dissolved into Richmond—Arthabaska and Compton—Stanstead |
Election results
Richmond—Wolfe, 1867–1968
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | William Hoste Webb | 1,137 | ||||||
Unknown | Mr. Beique | 903 | ||||||
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | William Hoste Webb | 893 | ||||||
Unknown | J. Graham | 483 | ||||||
Unknown | O. Gaudet | 389 | ||||||
Unknown | W. Jones | 290 | ||||||
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Henry Aylmer | 1,111 | ||||||
Unknown | William Hoste Webb | 949 | ||||||
Unknown | O. Gaudet | 10 |
By-election on 4 December 1874 On Mr. Aylmer being unseated on petition, 24 October 1874 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Liberal | Henry Aylmer | 978 | |||
Unknown | Henry-R. Hanning | 592 | |||
Unknown | L.C. Bélanger | 414 | |||
Unknown | Mr. Scarry | 19 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | William Bullock Ives | 1,684 | ||||||
Liberal | Henry Aylmer | 1,069 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | William Bullock Ives | acclaimed |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | William Bullock Ives | 2,355 | ||||||
Liberal | J.N. Greenshields | 2,218 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
Conservative | Clarence Chester Cleveland | 2,416 | 53.09 | Y | ||||
Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 2,135 | 46.91 | |||||
Total valid votes | 4,551 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s) "Richmond--Wolfe, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | M.T. Stenson | 2,782 | ||||||
Conservative | C.C. Cleveland | 2,544 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 3,500 | ||||||
Conservative | Joseph-H. Coté-crépeau | 2,517 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 3,689 | ||||||
Conservative | Moïse O'Brady | 2,516 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 3,850 | ||||||
Conservative | John Champoux | 3,051 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 3,855 | ||||||
Conservative | John Hayes | 3,311 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Edmund William Tobin | 6,448 | ||||||
Government (Unionist) | Marcus George Crombie | 1,634 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 10,340 | ||||||
Independent | Azarie Lemire | 2,986 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 7,292 | ||||||
Conservative | Joseph Hormisdas Paré | 3,689 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 8,788 | ||||||
Conservative | John Hayes | 5,100 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | François-Joseph Laflèche | 9,025 | ||||||
Liberal | Walter George Mitchell | 7,870 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | James Patrick Mullins | 6,278 | ||||||
Conservative | François-Joseph Laflèche | 5,034 | ||||||
Independent Liberal | Marcel Bédard | 2,533 | ||||||
Reconstruction | Phidime Brodeur | 950 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | James Patrick Mullins | 8,554 | ||||||
National Government | Joseph-Alexandre Goulet | 4,295 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | James Patrick Mullins | 8,459 | ||||||
Bloc populaire | Émilien Lafrance | 5,088 | ||||||
Independent | Arthur-H. Marcotte | 1,271 | ||||||
Social Credit | Roland Pelletier | 1,147 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Ernest-Omer Gingras | 13,621 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | J.-Gustave Nadeau | 3,990 | ||||||
Union des électeurs | Rolland Pelletier | 2,493 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Ernest-Omer Gingras | 13,006 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert Nicol | 7,254 | ||||||
Labor–Progressive | Hubert Rhéaume | 133 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Ernest-Omer Gingras | 10,300 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Albert Nicol | 7,243 | ||||||
Independent Liberal | J.-Raymond Noël | 4,508 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | V.-Florent Dubois | 11,984 | ||||||
Liberal | Ernest-Omer Gingras | 11,299 | ||||||
Social Credit | Lucien Bachand | 560 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Social Credit | André Bernier | 11,816 | ||||||
Liberal | Gaston-H. Théroux | 6,430 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | V.-Florent Dubois | 5,843 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Patrick Tobin Asselin | 8,762 | ||||||
Social Credit | André Bernier | 8,312 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | V.-Florent Dubois | 4,063 | ||||||
New Democratic | Lewis Craig | 928 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Patrick Tobin Asselin | 8,685 | ||||||
Ralliement créditiste | Léonel Beaudoin | 6,662 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | J.-Osias Poirier | 4,359 | ||||||
New Democratic | André Drouin | 1,660 |
Richmond, 1968–1980
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Ralliement créditiste | Léonel Beaudoin | 11,853 | ||||||
Liberal | Patrick-T. Asselin | 8,870 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Falconio Tardif | 3,527 | ||||||
New Democratic | Nicole Rinfret-bédard | 608 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Social Credit | Léonel Beaudoin | 14,133 | ||||||
Liberal | Léo-Paul Thibeault | 8,657 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Lucien Bachand | 3,887 | ||||||
New Democratic | Francine Mailloux | 624 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Social Credit | Léonel Beaudoin | 11,825 | ||||||
Liberal | Jean-Yves Poisson | 9,526 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Lucien Bachand | 5,094 | ||||||
New Democratic | Laurian Lefrancois | 917 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Alain Tardif | 15,135 | ||||||
Social Credit | Denis Beaudoin | 14,662 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Roger Bibeau | 2,472 | ||||||
New Democratic | Lida Bourgeois | 551 | ||||||
Rhinoceros | Fern Prince | 414 | ||||||
Union populaire | Guy Baillargeon | 162 |
Richmond—Wolfe, 1980–1997
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Alain Tardif | 21,104 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Denis Beaudoin | 8,365 | ||||||
New Democratic | André Cardinal | 1,477 | ||||||
Social Credit | Serge Boissonneault | 1,322 | ||||||
Rhinoceros | Denys Caron | 876 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Alain Tardif | 18,069 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Jean-Jacques Croteau | 13,835 | ||||||
New Democratic | Harriet J. Schleifer | 1,638 | ||||||
Parti nationaliste | Ivan Hébert-croteau | 1,339 | ||||||
Social Credit | Léo Dion | 273 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Yvon Coté | 19,451 | ||||||
Liberal | Alain Tardif | 16,813 | ||||||
New Democratic | Marc-André Péloquin | 3,918 | ||||||
Rhinoceros | Jean Marceau | 790 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Bloc Québécois | Gaston Leroux | 22,235 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Yvon Coté | 10,004 | ||||||
Liberal | Gaétan Dumas | 9,159 | ||||||
Natural Law | Anne-Marie Marois | 678 | ||||||
New Democratic | Marc-André Peloquin | 476 |
See also
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
- Richmond-Wolfe 1867-1966
- Richmond 1966-1980
- Richmond-Wolfe 1980-1996
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