Lotbinière (federal electoral district)

Lotbinière
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	2003
First contested	1867
Last contested	2000

Lotbinière (later known as Lotbinière—L'Érable) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 2004.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was renamed "Lotbinière—L'Érable" in 2000, and was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Mégantic—L'Érable, Richelieu and Richmond—Arthabaska ridings.

Geography

It consisted initially of the County of Lotbinière.

In 1876, the Parish of St. Sévérin was transferred to the County of Beauce for the purposes of representation in the House of Commons.

In 1924, it was defined again as consisting of the County of Lotbinière.

In 1933, the following areas were added:

from the county of Nicolet: the municipalities of Lemieux, St-Pierre Les-Becquets, Ste-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Ste-Sophie-de-Lévrard, Ste-Marie-de-Blandford, St-Joseph-de-Blandford and the village of Manseau;
from the county of Lévis: the municipalities of St-Etienne-de-Lauzon, St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, St-Nicholas, St-Nicholas Sud, the village of St-Rédempteur;
from the county of Mégantic: the village of Lyster and the municipalities of Ste-Anastasie-de-Nelson, Nelson, Leeds, Leeds East, St-Jacques-de-Leeds;
from the county of Beauce: the municipalities of St-Elzéar and St-Séverin.

In 1947, it was defined as consisting of:

the county of Lotbinière;
in the county of Nicolet: the municipalities of Lemieux, St. Pierre-les-Becquets, Ste. Cécile-de-Lévrard, Ste-Sophie-de-Lévrard, Ste. Marie de-Blandford, St. Joseph-de-Blandford and the villages of Manseau and Les Becquets;
in the county of Mégantic: the village of Lyster and the municipalities of Nelson and Ste. Anastasie-de-Nelson; and
in the county of Arthabaska: the municipality of St. Louis-de-Blandford.

In 1966, it was defined as consisting of:

the Towns of Arthabaska, Princeville, Victoriaville and Warwick;
in the County of Arthabaska: the village municipalities of Daveluyville and Norbertville; the parish municipalities of Saint-Albert-de-Warwick, Sainte-Anne-du-Sault, Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, Sainte-Élisabeth-de-Warwick, Saint-Eusèbe-de-Stanfold, Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Saint-Rosaire and Sainte-Victorie-d'Arthabaska; the township municipalities of Maddington and Warwick; the municipalities of Saint-Jacques-de-Horton and Saint-Valère;
in the County of Lotbinière: the village municipalities of Deschaillons, Deschaillons-sur-Saint Laurent, Fortierville, Laurier-Station, Leclercville, Lotbinière, Sainte-Croix and Saint-Flavien; the parish municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur-d'Issoudun, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Sainte-Croix, Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Sainte-Emmélie, Saint-Flavien, Saint-Jacques-de-Parisville, Saint-Louis-de-Lotbinière, Saint-Octave-de-Dosquet and Sainte-Philomène-de-Fortierville; the municipalities of Sainte-Françoise, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Val-Alain and Villeroy; and
in the County of Nicolet: the village municipalities of Aston-Junction, Les Becquets, Manseau, Sainte-Marie and Saint-Sylvère; the parish municipalities of Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Saint-Joseph-de-Blandford, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford, Saint-Pierreles-Becquets, Saint-Raphaël south part, Saint-Samuel, Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard and Saint-Sylvère; the municipalities of Lemieux and Sainte-Eulalie.

In 1976, it was defined as consisting of:

the Towns of Arthabaska, Princeville, Victoriaville and Warwick;
in the County of Arthabaska: the village municipalities of Daveluyville and Norbertville; the parish municipalities of Saint-Albert-de-Warwick, Sainte-Anne-du-Sault, Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, Sainte-Élisabeth-de-Warwick, Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Saint Rosaire and Sainte-Victorie-d'Arthabaska; the township municipalities of Maddington and Warwick; the municipalities of Saint-Jacques-de-Horton and Saint-Valère;
in the County of Lotbinière: the village municipalities of Deschaillons, Deschaillons-sur-Saint Laurent, Fortierville, Laurier-Station, Leclercville, Lotbinière, Sainte-Croix and Saint-Flavien; the parish municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur-d'Issoudun, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Sainte-Croix, Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Sainte-Emmélie, Saint-Flavien, Saint-Jacques-de-Parisville, Saint-Louis-de-Lotbinière, Saint-Octave-de-Dosquet and Sainte-Philomène-de-Fortierville; the municipalities of Saint-Apollinaire, Sainte-Françoise, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Val-Alain and Villeroy;
in the County of Nicolet: the village municipalities of Aston-Junction, Les Becquets, Manseau, Sainte-Marie and Saint-Sylvère; the parish municipalities of Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Saint-Joseph-de-Blandford, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford, Saint-Pierreles-Becquets, Saint-Raphaël (south part,) Saint-Samuel, Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard and Saint-Sylvère; the municipalities of Lemieux and Sainte-Eulalie.

In 1987, it was defined as consisting of:

the towns of Arthabaska, Princeville, Victoriaville and Warwick;
the County of Arthabaska excluding the following: the parish municipalities of Saint-Rémi-de-Tangwick and Tingwick; the Township Municipality of Chester-Est; the municipalities of Chester-Nord, Chesterville and Trois-Lacs;
the County of Lotbinière excluding the following: the village municipalities of Sainte-Agathe and Saint-Sylvestre; the parish municipalities of Sainte-Agathe, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Sylvestre;
in the County of Drummond: the Village Municipality of Kingsey Falls; the municipality of Kingsey Falls;
in the County of Nicolet: the village municipalities of Les Becauets and Manseau; the parish municipalities of Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, Saint-Joseph-de-Blandford, Saint-Pierreles-Becquets and Saint-Samuel; the municipalities of Lemieux, Sainte-Eulalie, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford and Saint-Sylvère.

In 1996, it was defined as consisting of:

the cities of Plessisville and Princeville;
the county regional municipalities of L'Érable and Lotbinière;
the County Regional Municipality of Bécancour, excepting the City of Bécancour and Wôlinak Indian Reserve No. 11;
in the County Regional Municipality of Arthabaska: the Village Municipality of Daveluyville; the parish municipalities of Saint-Louis-de-Blanford, Saint-Rosaire and Sainte-Anne-du-Sault; the Township Municipality of Maddington; the Municipality of Saint-Valère; and
in the County Regional Municipality of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière: the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Lotbinière
1st	1867–1872	Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière	Liberal
2nd	1872–1874	Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
3rd	1874–1878	Henri Bernier
4th	1878–1882	Côme Isaïe Rinfret
5th	1882–1887
6th	1887–1891
7th	1891–1896
8th	1896–1899
8th	1900–1900	Edmond Fortier
9th	1900–1904
10th	1904–1908
11th	1908–1909
11th	1909–1911
12th	1911–1917
13th	1917–1921	Thomas Vien	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th	1921–1925	Thomas Vien	Liberal
15th	1925–1926	Joseph-Achille Verville
16th	1926–1930
17th	1930–1935
18th	1935–1937
18th	1937–1940	Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur
19th	1940–1945	Hugues Lapointe
20th	1945–1949
21st	1949–1953
22nd	1953–1957
23rd	1957–1958	Raymond O'Hurley	Progressive Conservative
24th	1958–1962
25th	1962–1963
26th	1963–1965	Auguste Choquette	Liberal
27th	1965–1968	Auguste Choquette	Liberal
28th	1968–1971	André-Gilles Fortin	Ralliement créditiste
28th	1971–1972		Social Credit
29th	1972–1974
30th	1974–1977
30th	1978–1979	Richard Janelle
31st	1979–1979
31st	1979–1980		Progressive Conservative
32nd	1980–1984	Jean-Guy Dubois	Liberal
33rd	1984–1988	Maurice Tremblay	Progressive Conservative
34th	1988–1993	Maurice Tremblay	Progressive Conservative
35th	1993–1997	Jean Landry	Bloc Québécois
36th	1997–2000	Odina Desrochers	Bloc Québécois
Lotbinière—L'Érable
37th	2000–2004	Odina Desrochers	Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Mégantic—L'Érable, Richelieu and Richmond—Arthabaska

Election results

Lotbinière

1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière	acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[1]

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Henri-Gustave Joly	acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[2]

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Henry Bernier	776
	Unknown	L.G. Houle	288
Source: lop.parl.ca

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Côme Isaïe Rinfret	1,083
	Unknown	L.A. Coté	972

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Côme Isaïe Rinfret	1,025
	Unknown	A.D. Ross	812

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Côme Isaïe Rinfret	1,464
	Conservative	Angus Baker	955

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Côme Isaïe Rinfret	acclaimed

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Côme Isaïe Rinfret	1,620
	Conservative	I.A.P. Lord	1,214

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmond Fortier	1,376
	Liberal	F. Boisvert	805
	Conservative	Lawrence Stafford	795

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 25 January 1900 Rinfret was appointed inspector of Inland Revenue, 25 August 1899
	Liberal	Edmond Fortier	1,496
	Conservative	J.H. Boisvert	1,324

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmond Fortier	1,670
	Conservative	Napoléon Bergeron	799

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmond Fortier	2,304
	Conservative	Louis Philippe Pelletier	1,459

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 26 October 1909 Due to the election being declared void on 29 September 1909
	Liberal	Edmond Fortier	1,379
	Conservative	Théodore Dubé	1,076

v t e 1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmond Fortier	1,870
	Conservative	Wilfrid Laliberté	1,520

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Thomas Vien	3,896
	Government (Unionist)	Marie Joseph Émile Rousseau	164

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Vien	5,179
	Progressive	Henri Lafleur	2,370

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Achille Verville	3,819
	Conservative	Joseph Adalbert Pouliot	1,402
	Liberal	Omer Langlois	1,358

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Achille Verville	4,650
	Independent	Joseph Uldéric Paris	3,345

v t e 1930 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Achille Verville	5,068
	Conservative	Wilfrid Laliberté	3,863
Source: lop.parl.ca

v t e 1935 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Achille Verville	9,768
	Conservative	Apollinaire Castonguay	5,373

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 27 December 1937 Due to Achille Verville's death, 20 November 1937
	Liberal	Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur	9,910
	Independent	Paul Bouchard	5,239

v t e 1940 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hugues Lapointe	8,983
	Independent	Gérard Laliberté	4,627

v t e 1945 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hugues Lapointe	10,122
	Independent	Omer Langlois	5,813

v t e 1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hugues Lapointe	8,849
	Independent	Adrien Lambert	6,430
	Union des électeurs	BenjaminDemers	288
	Progressive Conservative	Marie-Joseph-Émile Rousseau	72

v t e 1953 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hugues Lapointe	9,047
	Progressive Conservative	Rolland Legendre	6,879

v t e 1957 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Raymond O'Hurley	8,372
	Liberal	Hugues Lapointe	7,823

v t e 1958 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Raymond O'Hurley	9,610
	Liberal	Paul Biron	6,432

v t e 1962 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Raymond O'Hurley	6,183
	Liberal	Auguste Choquette	5,581
	Social Credit	Adélard Larose	4,287

v t e 1963 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Auguste Choquette	6,957
	Progressive Conservative	Raymond O'Hurley	5,449
	Social Credit	Gérard Lamontagne	3,442

v t e 1965 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Auguste Choquette	6,238
	Progressive Conservative	Raymond O'Hurley	5,160
	Ralliement créditiste	Adrien Lambert	3,481

v t e 1968 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Ralliement créditiste	André-Gilles Fortin	11,302
	Liberal	Fernand Beaudet	9,743
	Progressive Conservative	Gérard Ouellet	8,215
	New Democratic	Marcel Laurin	732

v t e 1972 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	André-Gilles Fortin	21,366
	Liberal	Henri Brunelle	9,836
	Progressive Conservative	Pierre Beaudet	4,258

v t e 1974 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	André-Gilles Fortin	21,448
	Liberal	Normand Bégin	10,885
	Progressive Conservative	Victor Paul	2,833
	New Democratic	Nicole Drapeau	504
lop.parl.ca

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 16 October 1978 Due to André-Gilles Fortin's death, 25 June 1977
	Social Credit	Richard Janelle	16,358
	Liberal	Jean-Guy Dubois	11,955
	Progressive Conservative	Jacinthe Lavigne	6,916
	New Democratic	Jean-Denis Lavigne	902

v t e 1979 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Richard Janelle	20,083
	Liberal	Jean-Guy Dubois	16,958
	Progressive Conservative	Ronald Robichaud	3,639
	New Democratic	Jean-Denis Lavigne	1,159
	Union populaire	Réal Turgeon	202

v t e 1980 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jean-Guy Dubois	24,780
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Janelle	9,117
	Social Credit	Roland Beaulieu	3,707
	New Democratic	Jean-Denis Lavigne	3,041
	Rhinoceros	Paul Régimbald	945
	Independent	Michel Dumont	201
	Union populaire	François Laberge	75
	Marxist–Leninist	Nicole Éthier	59
lop.parl.ca

v t e 1984 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Maurice Tremblay	22,584
	Liberal	Jean-Guy Dubois	20,202
	New Democratic	Gaston Coté	1,963
	Rhinoceros	André Sévigny	909
	Parti nationaliste	Nelson Bouffard	881

v t e 1988 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Maurice Tremblay	26,585
	Liberal	Pierre Lajeunesse	15,067
	New Democratic	Richard Lacoursière	8,782

v t e 1993 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Jean Landry	26,763
	Liberal	Michael Provencher	14,659
	Progressive Conservative	Jacques Le Sieur	7,387
	New Democratic	André-Pierre Robitaille	714

v t e 1997 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Odina Desrochers	13,069
	Liberal	Pierre Savoie	10,062
	Progressive Conservative	Gaston Beaudet	9,690
	Independent	Jean Landry	1,988
	New Democratic	Dominique Vaillancourt	445

Lotbinière—L'Érable

v t e 2000 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Odina Desrochers	15,351
	Liberal	Luc Dastous	12,563
	Alliance	Pierre Allard	2,827
	Progressive Conservative	Jean Landry	2,357
	New Democratic	Dominique Vaillancourt	538

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

^ 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.

[1] Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.

[2] Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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