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Quebec East (also known as Québec-Est and Québec East) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.
While its boundaries changed over the decades, it was essentially made up of the eastern part of Quebec City and was largely of working class composition. It was created in 1867. It was renamed "Québec-Est" in 1966, and "Québec East" in 1996. It was abolished through redistribution 2003 into the ridings of Québec, Louis-Saint-Laurent, and Beauport.
The riding has been represented by a number of notable Members of Parliament (MPs), including Wilfrid Laurier (1877 – 1919), Ernest Lapointe (1919 – 1941) and Louis St. Laurent (1942 – 1958).
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Pierre Gabriel Huot, Liberal (1867-1870)
- Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau, Conservative (1870-1874)
- Hon. Isidore Thibaudeau, Liberal (1874-1877)
- Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Liberal (1877-1919)
- Rt. Hon. Ernest Lapointe, Liberal, (1919-1941)
- Rt. Hon Louis St. Laurent, Liberal, (1942-1958)
- Yvon-Roma Tassé, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
- Robert Beaulé, Social Credit (1962-1965)
- Gérard Duquet, Liberal (1965-1984)
- Marcel R. Tremblay, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
- Jean-Paul Marchand, Bloc Québécois (1993-2000)
- Jean-Guy Carignan, Liberal (2000-2004)
[edit] Election results
By-election: On Mr. Huot being appointed Postmaster of Quebec, May, 1870
| By-election on 18 July 1870 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Conservative |
GUILLET, DIT TOURANGEAU, Adolphe |
1,092 |
| |
Unknown |
VALIN, P.A. |
915 |
By-election: On Mr. Thibaudeau's resignation, 7 November 1877
By-election: On Mr. Laurier being made Prime Minister, 11 July 1896
| By-election on 30 July 1896 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
LAURIER, Hon. Wilfrid |
acclaimed |
By-election: On Mr. Laurier's death, 17 February 1919
By-election: On Mr. Lapointe's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 3 January 1922
| By-election on 19 January 1922 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
LAPOINTE, Hon. Ernest |
acclaimed |
By-election: On Mr. Lapointe's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 October 1926
| By-election on 2 November 1926 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
LAPOINTE, Ernest |
acclaimed |
By-election: On Mr. Lapointe's death, 26 November 1941
| Canadian federal election, 1945 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
ST-LAURENT, Louis Stephen |
17,965 |
| |
Independent |
DORION, Noël |
7,197 |
| |
Social Credit |
MERCIER, Gérard |
2,816 |
| |
Bloc populaire canadien |
THÉRIEN, Joseph-Norbert-Jules |
1,463 |
| |
Independent |
LATOUCHE, Paul-Émile |
280 |
| |
Co-operative Commonwealth |
PERRON, François-Xavier |
231 |
| |
Labour-Progressive |
DE CROISELLES, Joseph-Gaudias |
109 |
| Canadian federal election, 1963 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Social Credit |
BEAULÉ, Robert |
18,661 |
| |
Liberal |
PARENT, Albert |
16,976 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
MICHAUD, Gaston |
6,593 |
| |
New Democrat |
DUFRESNE, Paul-Henri |
1,450 |
| |
Nationalist |
TREMBLAY, Léo |
540 |
| Canadian federal election, 1974 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
DUQUET, Gérard |
19,014 |
| |
Social Credit |
ROBICHAUD, Robert |
5,442 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
ROBICHAUD, Médéric |
5,060 |
| |
New Democrat |
LALIBERTÉ, Raymond |
2,522 |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
TREMBLAY, Francine |
210 |
| Canadian federal election, 1979 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
DUQUET, Gérard |
28,365 |
| |
Social Credit |
SAVARD, Rolland |
7,778 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
DUFRESNE, J. Wilfrid |
3,128 |
| |
New Democrat |
CARRIER, Benoit |
2,147 |
| |
Rhino |
FAFARD, Michel |
1,307 |
| |
Union Populaire |
MAKDISSI, Antoine |
231 |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
MOREAU, Claude |
142 |
| Canadian federal election, 1980 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
DUQUET, Gérard |
27,546 |
| |
New Democrat |
VANEY, Maurice |
3,327 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
CHAREST, Guy |
2,577 |
| |
Social Credit |
SAVARD, Roland |
1,998 |
| |
Rhino |
POLLENDER, Raymond Patrotrovitch |
1,862 |
| |
Union Populaire |
FORTIER, Paul |
199 |
| |
Not affiliated |
JONES, Hélène |
111 |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
DEMERS, James |
108 |
| Canadian federal election, 1984 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
TREMBLAY, Marcel R. |
19,782 |
| |
Liberal |
DUQUET, Gérard |
14,332 |
| |
New Democrat |
LEBLANC, Michel |
4,189 |
| |
Rhino |
FAFARD, Michel |
1,683 |
| |
Nationaliste |
BOURQUE, Jean-Louis |
790 |
| |
Social Credit |
BÉRUBÉ, Serge |
239 |
| |
Commonwealth |
ANGERS, Pierre |
96 |
| Canadian federal election, 1988 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
TREMBLAY, Marcel R. |
29,493 |
| |
Liberal |
BUJOLD, Rémi |
13,732 |
| |
New Democrat |
LALANNE, Jeanne |
7,555 |
| |
Rhino |
LEHOUX, Jean-François |
1,028 |
| |
Green |
BIRON, Reine |
906 |
| |
Not affiliated |
MOREAU, Claude |
207 |
| Canadian federal election, 1993 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
MARCHAND, Jean-Paul |
34,203 |
| |
Liberal |
SAMSON, Camil |
14,003 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
TREMBLAY, Marcel R. |
6,505 |
| |
Natural Law |
PAQUET, Pierre-Paul |
1,059 |
| |
New Democrat |
MITCHELL, Stéphanie |
938 |
| |
Abolitionist |
GAGNON, Henri |
364 |
| |
National |
SANFAÇON, Guy |
255 |
| Canadian federal election, 1997 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
MARCHAND, Jean-Paul |
23,245 |
| |
Liberal |
POULIN, Remy |
18,539 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
GAGNON, Marquis |
14,533 |
| |
Reform |
BHÉRER, Suzanne |
1,483 |
| |
New Democrat |
RAINVILLE, Cécile |
1,240 |
| Canadian federal election, 2000 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
CARIGNAN, Jean Guy |
21,813 |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
MARCHAND, Jean-Paul |
21,166 |
| |
Canadian Alliance |
MARTEL, Robert |
8,594 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
JONCAS, Richard |
3,727 |
| |
New Democrat |
DESMEULES, Majella |
1,192 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Riding history from the] Library of Parliament:
