Lévis (electoral district)
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Lévis 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. From 1998 to 2003, it was known as Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between into Lévis—Bellechasse
and Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
ridings.
In 1924, it was redefined to specifically include the City of Lévis.
In 1933, it was redefined to consist of only the parts of the county of Lévis included in the city of Lévis, town of Lauzon, Village de Charny, and the municipalities of St-David de l'Aube-Rivière, Ste-Hélène-de-Breakeyville, St-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévis, St-Louis-de-Gonzague-de-Pintendre, St-Romuald d'Etchemin and St-Télesphore.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the country of Lévis, excluding the municipalities of Rivière-Boyer, St. Henri-de-Lauzon and the village of St. Henri, and including the city of Lévis and the town of Lauzon.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of:
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:
In 1998, it renamed "Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière". It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between into Lévis—Bellechasse
and Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
ridings.
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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
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, 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 2004. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. From 1998 to 2003, it was known as Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between into Lévis—Bellechasse
Lévis—Bellechasse
Lévis—Bellechasse, is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It was created in 2003 from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings....
and Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière is a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
ridings.
History
It consisted initially of the County of Lévis.In 1924, it was redefined to specifically include the City of Lévis.
In 1933, it was redefined to consist of only the parts of the county of Lévis included in the city of Lévis, town of Lauzon, Village de Charny, and the municipalities of St-David de l'Aube-Rivière, Ste-Hélène-de-Breakeyville, St-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévis, St-Louis-de-Gonzague-de-Pintendre, St-Romuald d'Etchemin and St-Télesphore.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the country of Lévis, excluding the municipalities of Rivière-Boyer, St. Henri-de-Lauzon and the village of St. Henri, and including the city of Lévis and the town of Lauzon.
In 1966, it was redefined to consist of:
- the Cities of Lauzon and Lévis;
- the Towns of Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Saint-Nicolas and Saint-Romuald-d'Etchemin;
- the county of Lévis;
- in the County of Dorchester: the village municipalities of Saint-Bernard and Saint-Isidore; the parish municipalities of Saint-Bernard, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Isidore, Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Maxime; the municipality of Taschereau-Fortier; and
- in the County of Lotbinière: the village municipalities of Francoeur, Saint-Agapitville, Sainte-Agathe, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Sylvestre; the parish municipalities of Saint-Agapit-de-Beaurivage, Sainte-Agathe, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Sylvestre.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:
- the Cities of Lauzon, Lévis and Saint-Romuald-d'Etchemin;
- the Towns of Charny, Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme and Saint-Nicolas;
- the County of Lévis;
- in the County of Bellechasse: the village municipality of Saint Charles; the parish municipalities of Saint-Charles-Borromée and Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont;
- in the County of Dorchester: the village municipalities of Saint-Anselme, Saint-Bernard and Saint-Isidore; the parish municipalities of Saint-Anselme, Saint-Bernard, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Isidore and Saint-Maxime; the municipality of Taschereau-Fortier; and
- in the County of Lotbinière: the village municipalities of Saint-Agapitville and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage; the parish municipalities of Saint-Agapit-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
- the Towns of Charny, Lauzon, Lévis, Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Saint-Nicholas, Saint-Rédempteur and Saint-Romuald;
- the County of Lévis; and
- in the County of Lotbinière: the parish municipality of Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:
- the cities of Charny, Lévis, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Rédempteur and Saint-Romuald;
- the County Regional Municipality of Desjardins;
- the County Regional Municipality of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, excepting the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon.
In 1998, it renamed "Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière". It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between into Lévis—Bellechasse
Lévis—Bellechasse
Lévis—Bellechasse, is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It was created in 2003 from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings....
and Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière is a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
ridings.
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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- Joseph-Godéric BlanchetJoseph-Goderic BlanchetJoseph-Goderic Blanchet, PC was a Canadian physician and politician. He was the only person to serve as both Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons and Speaker of a provincial legislature...
, Liberal-Conservative (1867–1874) - Louis-Honoré FréchetteLouis-Honoré FréchetteLouis-Honoré Fréchette, , was a Canadian poet, politician, playwright, and short story writer.-Biography:...
, 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...
(1874–1878) - Joseph-Godérich Blanchet, Liberal-Conservative (1878–1883)
- Isidore-Noël BelleauIsidore-Noël BelleauIsidore Noël Belleau was a Canadian politician, director, editor and lawyer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in an 1883 by-election to represent the riding of Lévis. He was also defeated in the elections of 1874 for Portneuf and 1887 for Bellechasse. He was elected as mayor of...
, 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...
(1883–1885) - Pierre Malcom GuayPierre Malcom GuayPierre Malcom Guay was a physician, surgeon and political figure in Quebec. He represented Lévis in the Canadian House of Commons from 1885 to 1899 as a Liberal member....
, Liberal (1885–1899) - Louis-Jules Demers, Liberal (1899–1905)
- Louis-Auguste Carrier, Liberal (1905–1911)
- Joseph-Boutin Bourassa, Liberal (1911–1925)
- Joseph-Étienne DussaultJoseph-Étienne DussaultJoseph-Étienne Dussault was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Lévis, Quebec and became a contractor, editor and industrialist.Dussault was educated at the Quebec Seminary...
, Liberal (1925–1930) - Émile FortinÉmile FortinÉmile Fortin was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Lévis, Quebec and became a pharmacist and physician....
, Conservative (1930–1935) - Joseph-Étienne Dussault, Liberal (1935–1940)
- Maurice BourgetMaurice BourgetMaurice Bourget, PC was a Canadian politician who was Speaker of the Canadian Senate from April 27, 1963 to January 6, 1966....
, Liberal/Independent Liberal (1940–1962) - J.-Aurélien Roy, 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) - Raynald GuayRaynald GuayRaynald Joseph Albert Guay was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a lawyer by career.He represented the Lévis, Quebec electoral district which he first won in the 1963 federal election...
, Liberal (1963–1980) - Gaston GourdeGaston GourdeGaston Gourde was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a lawyer by career.Gourde represented the Lévis, Quebec electoral district after winning a 4 May 1981 by-election...
, Liberal (1981–1984) - Gabriel FontaineGabriel FontaineGabriel Fontaine was a Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons...
, Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
(1984–1993) - Antoine DubéAntoine DubéAntoine Dubé was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2003. By career, he has worked in administration and recreation....
, Bloc QuébécoisBloc QuébécoisThe Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
(1993–2003) - Christian JobinChristian JobinChristian Jobin is a Canadian politician and was the Member of Parliament for the district of Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière from 2003 to 2004. He has been a Liberal....
, Liberal (2003–2004) - Real LapierreRéal LapierreRéal Lapierre is a Canadian politician and former École Pointe-Lévy geography teacher.Born in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec, Lapierre started out in politics as city councillor in Beaumont, Quebec in 1971. In 1974 he became mayor where he remained until 1985. After a nine year hiatus, he...
, Bloc QuébécoisBloc QuébécoisThe Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
(2004–2006) - Steven BlaneySteven BlaneySteven Blaney is a Canadian Conservative politician from Quebec. , he is Minister of Veterans Affairs....
, Conservative (2006-current)
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of Parliament
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