L'Islet (federal electoral district)

L'Islet
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	1933
First contested	1867
Last contested	1930

L'Islet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867 and consisted of the County of L'Islet. It was amalgamated into the Kamouraska and Montmagny—L'Islet electoral districts in 1933.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
L'Islet
1st	1867–1869	Barthélemy Pouliot	Conservative
1st	1869–1872	Barthélemy Pouliot	Conservative
2nd	1872–1874	Philippe Baby Casgrain	Liberal
3rd	1874–1878
4th	1878–1882
5th	1882–1887
6th	1887–1891
7th	1891–1892	Louis-Georges Desjardins	Conservative
7th	1893–1896	Joseph-Israël Tarte	Independent
8th	1896–1900	Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne	Liberal
9th	1900–1901	Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne
9th	1902–1904	Onésiphore Carbonneau
10th	1904–1908	Eugène Paquet	Conservative
11th	1908–1911
12th	1911–1917
13th	1917–1921	Joseph-Fernand Fafard	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th	1921–1925		Liberal
15th	1925–1926
16th	1926–1930
17th	1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Kamouraska and Montmagny—L'Islet

Election results[edit]

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Conservative	Barthélemy Pouliot	464	Y
	Unknown	Louis-Bonaventure Caron	40
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[1]

By-election: On Mr. Pouliot being unseated on petition

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 14 July 1869
	Conservative	Barthélemy Pouliot	697
	Unknown	Louis-Bonaventure Caron	460

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Philippe Baby Casgrain	646
	Conservative	Barthélemy Pouliot	599
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[2]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2024)

By-election: On Mr. Desjardin's resignation, 30 September 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 5 January 1893
	Independent	Joseph-Israël Tarte	acclaimed

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne	1,038
	Conservative	A. Dionne	1,032

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne	1,111
	Conservative	Jos. Ed. Caron	1,011

By-election: On Mr. Déchêne being called to the Senate, 13 May 1901

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 15 January 1902
	Liberal	Onésiphore Carbonneau	953
	Conservative	Jos. Ed. Caron	932

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Eugène Paquet	1,195
	Liberal	Onésiphore Carbonneau	1,038

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Eugène Paquet	1,349
	Liberal	Jean-Baptiste-Thomas Caron	1,184

v t e 1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Eugène Paquet	1,578
	Liberal	Armand Bourgault	1,144

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Joseph-Fernand Fafard	acclaimed

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Fernand Fafard	3,720
	Conservative	Eugène Paquet	2,132

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Fernand Fafard	3,516
	Conservative	Joseph-Adhémar Gagnon	2,436

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Fernand Fafard	3,619
	Conservative	Joseph-Adhémar Gagnon	2,795

References[edit]

^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

External links[edit]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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v t e Historical federal ridings in Quebec
Until 2015	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Beauharnois—Salaberry Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Brossard—La Prairie Chambly—Borduas Châteauguay—Saint-Constant Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Jeanne-Le Ber Jonquière—Alma LaSalle—Émard Laval Lévis—Bellechasse Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert Saint-Lambert Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Terrebonne—Blainville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Verchères—Les Patriotes Westmount—Ville-Marie
Until 2006	Argenteuil—Mirabel Beauport Charlesbourg Charlevoix—Montmorency Laurier Nunavik—Eeyou Portneuf Richelieu Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Roberval
Until 2004	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet Berthier—Montcalm Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok Chambly Champlain Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier Charlevoix Châteauguay Frontenac—Mégantic Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Jonquière Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay Laurentides Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laval Centre Laval East Laval West Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil Lotbinière—L'Érable Matapédia—Matane Mercier Papineau—Saint-Denis Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Québec East Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis Rosemont—Petite-Patrie Saint-Maurice Témiscamingue Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles
Until 2000	Abitibi Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans Charlesbourg Chicoutimi Lac-Saint-Jean Lévis Lotbinière Richelieu Rimouski—Mitis Rosemont Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse Verchères Verdun—Saint-Henri
Until 1997	Argenteuil—Papineau Bellechasse Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Frontenac Gaspé Gatineau—La Lièvre Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis La Prairie Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Papineau—Saint-Michel Richmond—Wolfe Rimouski—Témiscouata Saint-Denis Saint-Henri—Westmount Saint-Hubert Saint-Léonard Terrebonne Vaudreuil Verchères Verdun—Saint-Paul
Until 1993	Duvernay Langelier Laval Laval-des-Rapides Montmorency—Orléans Québec-Est Saint-Laurent
Until 1988	Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière Dollard Gamelin Gatineau Labelle Lachine Lasalle Laurier Montreal—Mercier Montreal—Sainte-Marie Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine East Papineau Saint-Jacques Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic
Until 1984	Argenteuil Berthier—Maskinongé Hull Mercier Missisquoi Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Rimouski Sainte-Marie Saint-Michel
Until 1980	Laprairie Montmorency Richmond Saint-Hyacinthe Verdun
Until 1979	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Berthier Brome—Missisquoi Compton Hochelaga Kamouraska Lachine—Lakeshore Lafontaine Lapointe Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul Laval Maisonneuve—Rosemont Matane Montreal—Bourassa Pontiac Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Sainte-Marie Saint-Henri Trois-Rivières Métropolitain Villeneuve Westmount
Until 1974	Lachine Lasalle
Until 1972	Argenteuil Beauharnois Bonaventure Bourassa Maisonneuve Missisquoi Témiscouata Trois-Rivières
Until 1968	Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Beauharnois—Salaberry Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière Brome—Missisquoi Cartier Chambly—Rouville Chapleau Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Compton—Frontenac Dorchester Drummond—Arthabaska Îles-de-la-Madeleine Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Matapédia—Matane Maisonneuve—Rosemont Mégantic Montmagny—L'Islet Nicolet—Yamaska Outremont—Saint-Jean Pontiac–Témiscamingue Quebec East Québec—Montmorency Quebec South Quebec West Richelieu—Verchères Richmond—Wolfe Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Saguenay St. Ann Saint-Antoine—Westmount Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville St. Lawrence—St. George Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Stanstead Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Until 1962	Témiscouata
Until 1953	Beauharnois Berthier—Maskinongé Jacques Cartier St. Antoine—Westmount St-Denis St-Henri St. James St. Mary Verdun—La Salle
Until 1949	Argenteuil Beauharnois—Laprairie Charlevoix—Saguenay Châteauguay—Huntingdon Compton Lake St-John—Roberval Laval—Two Mountains Mégantic—Frontenac Outremont Pontiac Quebec West and South St. Denis St. Henry St. Hyacinthe—Bagot St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville St-Maurice—Laflèche Three Rivers Verdun Wright
Until 1935	Bagot Beauharnois Chambly—Verchères Joliette Lake St. John Laprairie—Napierville L'Assomption—Montcalm Laurier—Outremont L'Islet Maisonneuve Matane Mégantic Montmagny Nicolet Quebec West Richelieu St. Antoine St. Henri St. Hyacinthe—Rouville St. Johns—Iberville Three Rivers—St. Maurice Yamaska
Until 1925	Berthier Brome Charlevoix—Montmorency Chicoutimi—Saguenay George-Étienne Cartier Maskinongé Missisquoi Quebec County Town of Sherbrooke Three Rivers and St. Maurice Westmount—St. Henri
Until 1917	Charlevoix Châteauguay Huntingdon L'Assomption Laval Montcalm Montmorency Quebec-Centre Rouville St. Anne St. Hyacinthe St. Lawrence Soulanges Two Mountains Vaudreuil
Before 1900	Chambly Iberville Laprairie Montreal Centre Montreal East Montreal West Napierville County of Ottawa St. John's Saint Maurice Three Rivers Verchères

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Election results[edit]

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