Richelieu—Verchères (federal electoral district)

Richelieu—Verchères was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.

Richelieu—Verchères
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1967
First contested1935
Last contested1965

This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Chambly—Verchères, Richelieu, St. Hyacinthe—Rouville and Yamaska ridings.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Chambly, Richelieu and Saint-Hyacinthe ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Richelieu—Verchères
Riding created from Chambly—Verchères, Richelieu,
St. Hyacinthe—Rouville and Yamaska
18th  1935–1940     Arthur Cardin Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1946     Independent
 1946–1949     Gérard Cournoyer Liberal
21st  1949–1952
 1952–1953 Lucien Cardin
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1967
 1967–1968 Jacques-Raymond Tremblay
Riding dissolved into Chambly, Richelieu and Saint-Hyacinthe

Election results

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1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Pierre Joseph Arthur Cardin 11,022
Conservative Joseph-Ignace Archambault 3,402
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Pierre Joseph Arthur Cardin 11,330
National Government Liboire Beauregard 2,412
Independent Conservative René Larivière 447
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent Pierre Joseph Arthur Cardin 12,873
Progressive Conservative Alphonse Bourret 3,080
Social Credit Rodolphe Bignell 945
By-election on 23 December 1946

On Cardin's death, 21 October 1946

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Gérard Cournoyer 11,984
Social Credit J.-T.-Rolland Corbeil 6,164
Progressive Conservative Étienne Duhamel 1,875
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Gérard Cournoyer 12,795
  National Unity Adrien Arcand 5,590
Union des électeurs Claude Guertin 429
Progressive Conservative Paul-Émile Guertin 419
By-election on 6 October 1952

On Cournoyer's resignation, 5 July 1952

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Lucien Cardin 13,285
Progressive Conservative Albéric Tremblay 4,374
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Lucien Cardin 15,406
Progressive Conservative François Cournoyer 3,282
Co-operative Commonwealth Maurice Benoit 246
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Lucien Cardin 16,003
Independent PC Paul-Émile Guertin 2,830
Progressive Conservative Jacques Bertrand 749
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Lucien Cardin 13,497
Progressive Conservative Charles Cournoyer 11,005
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Lucien Cardin 14,658
Progressive Conservative C.-Robert Fiset 9,790
Social Credit Fernando Bissonnette 2,268
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Lucien Cardin 14,194
Social Credit Yvon Ménard 9,616
Progressive Conservative Paul-Émile Guertin 1,795
New Democratic Paul-Aimé Roy 936
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Lucien Cardin 15,697
Ralliement créditiste Yvon Ménard 5,317
Progressive Conservative Paul-Émile Guertin 3,107
New Democratic Paul-Aimé Roy 1,868
By-election on 29 May 1967

On Cardin's resignation, 4 April 1967

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jacques-Raymond Tremblay 10,577
Progressive Conservative Claude Ladouceur 3,104
New Democratic Paul-Aimé Roy 1,178
  Radical chrétien Rolland Corbeil 1,089

See also

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