Drummond—Arthabaska
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Drummond—Arthabaska was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1968.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was amalgamated into the Richmond
, Drummond
and Lotbinière
electoral districts in 1966.
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Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1867 to 1968.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was amalgamated into the Richmond
Richmond—Wolfe
For other electoral districts with similar names, see Richmond Richmond–Wolfe was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1997.It was created as by the British North America Act of 1867.It was abolished in 1966 when...
, Drummond
Drummond (electoral district)
Drummond is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.It was created in 1966 from Drummond—Arthabaska, Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe.-Geography:...
and Lotbinière
Lotbinière (electoral district)
Lotbinière was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...
electoral districts in 1966.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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- Louis-Adélard SénécalLouis-Adélard SenécalLouis-Adélard Senécal was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member in the 1st Canadian Parliament representing Drummond—Arthabaska, represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871 and was a member of the Senate of Canada for Mille Isles...
, ConservativeConservative Party of Canada (historical)The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
(1867–1872) - Pierre-Nérée DorionPierre-Nérée DorionPierre-Nérée Dorion was a Quebec land surveyor and political figure. He represented Drummond—Arthabaska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1874 as a Liberal member....
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1872–1874) - Wilfrid LaurierWilfrid LaurierSir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....
, Liberal (1874–1877) - Désiré Olivier BourbeauDésiré Olivier BourbeauDésiré Olivier Bourbeau was a politician and merchant.The son of L. Bourbeau and Édesse Gauvreau, Bourbeau established himself as a merchant in Victoriaville. He married M.B. Bouchard. Bourbeau was a director of the Arthabaska Building Society, the Arthabaska Agricultural Society and the Mutual...
, Conservative (1877–1887) - Joseph LavergneJoseph LavergneJoseph Lavergne was a lawyer, judge, editor and political figure in Quebec. He represented Drummond—Arthabaska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1897 as a Liberal member....
, Liberal (1887–1897) - Louis LavergneLouis LavergneLouis Lavergne was a Canadian politician.Born in St. Pierre de Montmagny, Canada East, Lavergne was educated at the Collège Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière...
, Liberal (1897–1910) - Arthur GilbertArthur Gilbert (politician)Arthur Gilbert was a Quebec politician, farmer and merchant, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Nationalist in a 1910 by-election.-Election victory:...
, Nationalist (1910–1911) - Joseph Ovide BrouillardJoseph Ovide BrouillardJoseph Ovide Brouillard was a politician and businessman. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Liberal Party in the 1911 election to represent the riding of Drummond—Arthabaska. He was re-elected in the 1917 election and joined the Laurier Liberals March 18, 1918....
, Liberal (1911–1921) - Joseph Napoléon Kemner LaFlamme, Liberal (1921–1925)
- Wilfrid GirouardWilfrid GirouardWilfrid Girouard was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Drummond—Arthabaska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1926 to 1939 as a Liberal member and represented Arthabaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1939 to 1942.He was born in Drummondville, Quebec,...
, Liberal (1925–1940) - Armand CloutierArmand CloutierArmand Cloutier was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States, he was also an accountant and paymaster....
, Liberal (1940–1957) - Samuel BoulangerSamuel BoulangerSamuel Boulanger was a Canadian politician, agrologist, manager, manufacturer and teacher. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1957 as an independent Liberal to represent the riding of Drummond—Arthabaska. He joined the Liberal Party and was elected in 1958...
, Liberal (1957–1962) - David OuelletDavid Ouellet (politician)David Ouellet was a Social Credit party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born at Saint-Ulric, Quebec, he was an insurance broker by career.He was first elected at the Drummond—Arthabaska riding in the 1962 general election...
, Social CreditSocial Credit Party of CanadaThe Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
(1962–1963) - Jean-Luc PépinJean-Luc PépinJean-Luc Pépin, PC, CC was a Canadian academic, politician and Cabinet minister.Pepin was a political science professor at the University of Ottawa when he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1963 election as a Liberal Member of Parliament from Quebec.From 1965 to 1972, he...
, Liberal (1963–1968)
Election results
|FarmerFarmer (party)
In the 1930 federal election in Canada, five supporters of the United Farmers ran in Saskatchewan as "Farmer" candidates. None of them were elected. Additionally, in the 1925 federal election, one supporter of the Progressive Party of Canada ran in Quebec as a "Farmer" candidate....
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See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...