Bellechasse
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1996
First contested1867
Last contested1993

Bellechasse was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 until the 1997 election, when it became Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet. After redistribution prior to the 2004 election, that riding became Lévis—Bellechasse. Currently, the only riding which includes the name "Bellechasse" is Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.

Description

In 1867, Bellechasse was defined to consist of the Parishes of St. Valier, Saint Raphael, Saint Michel, Beaumont, Saint Charles, Saint Gervais, Saint Lazare, the south-west part of the Township of Armagh, the north-east part of the Township of Buckland, and the Townships of Mailloux, Roux, Bellechasse and Daaquam.

In 1882, the north-eastern part of the Township of Armagh in the County of Bellechasse, and the north-east part of the township of Mailloux were detached from Bellechasse and annexed to Montmagny.

In 1924, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the County of Bellechasse, except for the seigneuries of Lauzon and Joliette in the municipality of Honfleur, and the townships of Langevin and Ware in the municipality of Sainte-Sabine.

In 1933, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the county of Bellechasse (except the seigniories of Lauzon and Joliette, and the township of Langevin et Ware), the municipalities of Rivière-Boyer, St-Henri-de-Lauzon, St-Jean-Chrysostôme, and St-Henri Village in the county of Lévis, the parish municipality of St-Luc-de-Dijon in the county of Dorchester, and the municipalities of Berthier and St-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in the county of Montmagny.

In 1947, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the county of Bellechasse, the municipalities of Rivière-Boyer, St. Henri-de-Lauzon and the village of St. Henri in the county of Lévis, the municipality of St. Luc-de-Dijon the county of Dorchester, and the municipalities of Berthier and St. François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in the county of Montmagny.

In 1966, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the Town of Montmagny, the County of Bellechasse, parts of the County of Dorchester, and the County of Montmagny (except the municipality of Cap-Saint-Ignace).

In 1976, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the City of Montmagny, the Towns of Lac-Etchemin, L'Islet and Saint-Pamphile, the County of Montmagny, the County of L'Islet (except the parish municipality of Sainte-Louise and the municipality of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnets), parts of the Counties of Bellechasse and Dorchester.

In 1987, Bellechasse was re-defined to consist of the towns of Lac-Etchemin, L'Islet, Montmagny and Saint-Pamphile, the counties of Bellechasse and Montmagny, the County of L'Islet (excluding the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Louise), the Municipality of Saint-Rochdes-Aulnaies, and parts of the County of Dorchester.

The electoral district was abolished in 1996, and was incorporated into Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bellechasse
1st  1867–1870     Louis-Napoléon Casault Conservative
 1870–1872     Télesphore Fournier Liberal
2nd  1872–1873
 1873–1874
3rd  1874–1875
 1875–1878     Joseph-Goderic Blanchet Conservative
4th  1878–1881     Achille Larue Liberal
 1881–1882     Guillaume Amyot Conservative
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891     Nationalist
7th  1891–1896     Nationalist Conservative
8th  1896–1900     Onésiphore-Ernest Talbot Liberal
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917     Joseph-Octave Lavallée Conservative
13th  1917–1921     Charles-Alphonse Fournier Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925     Liberal
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930 Joseph Oscar Lefebre Boulanger
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945 Louis-Philippe Picard
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1955
 1955–1957 Ovide Laflamme
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Noël Dorion Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Bernard Dumont Social Credit
26th  1963–1965     Herman Laverdière Liberal
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1971     Adrien Lambert Ralliement créditiste
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984     Alain Garant Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     Pierre Blais Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     François Langlois Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeLouis-Napoléon Casault983
UnknownÉdouard Rémillard671
By-election on 27 May 1870

Casault appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalTélesphore Fournieracclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalTélesphore Fournier1,219
ConservativeA. Caron638
By-election on 27 November 1873

Fournier nominated Minister of Inland Revenue

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalTélesphore Fournieracclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalTélesphore Fournieracclaimed[1]
Source: Parliament of Canada
By-election on 23 November 1875

Fournier appointed to the Supreme Court Bench

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJoseph Goderic Blanchet698
LiberalAchille Larue443
UnknownPierre Boutin359
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAchille Larue1,042
ConservativeGuillaume Amyot990
By-election on 19 March 1881

Election declared void

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGuillaume Amyot1,066
UnknownMr. Bilodeau1,035
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGuillaume Amyot1,186
LiberalPh. Ol. (alias Ernest) Pacaud1,044
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
NationalistGuillaume Amyot1,515
ConservativeIsidore-Noël Belleau878
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Nationalist ConservativeGuillaume Amyot1,271
ConservativeFaucher de St. Maurice1,165
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalOnésiphore-Ernest Talbot1,537
ConservativeJoseph-Edmond Roy1,227
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalOnésiphore-Ernest Talbot1,701
ConservativeJoseph-Emile Gelley1,231
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalOnésiphore-Ernest Talbot1,819
ConservativeJ.B. Fradette957
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalOnésiphore-Ernest Talbot1,988
ConservativeCharles Vezina627
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJoseph Octave Lavallée1,742
LiberalOnésiphore-Ernest Talbot1,696
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Charles-Alphonse Fournier3,752
ConservativeHonoré Grenier60
UnknownThomas Wilfrid Marceau30
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles-Alphonse Fournier5,195
ProgressiveJoseph Cléophas Cote1,109
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles-Alphonse Fournier4,596
ConservativeMurdock McKenzie1,917
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalOscar Boulanger4,897
ConservativeEugène F. Dussault1,902
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalOscar Boulanger4,786
ConservativeJoseph-Wilfrid Gaudette2,793
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalOscar Boulanger7,470
ConservativeH. Fanning Gosselin1,720
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis-Philippe Picard6,585
UnknownEdouard Morrissette2,366
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis-Philippe Picard6,928
Bloc populaireJoseph-Albert Bonenfant3,540
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis-Philippe Picard7,395
IndependentPaul Bouchard4,798
Union des électeursDonat Frenette332
Progressive ConservativeJean-Maurice St-Hilaire41
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis-Philippe Picard7,124
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Emile Roy4,866
By-election on 26 September 1955

Picard's resignation

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalOvide Laflamme5,945
Progressive ConservativeJules Pare5,383
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalOvide Laflamme7,960
Progressive ConservativePaul-Rodolphe Miquelon1,792
  Independent Progressive Conservative Jules Pare 1,026
  Independent Progressive Conservative Allyre Aubin 139
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeNoël Dorion6,861
LiberalOvide Laflamme6,255
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditBernard Dumont5,091
LiberalOvide Laflamme4,954
Progressive ConservativeNoël Dorion2,953
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHerman Laverdiere5,434
Social CreditBernard Dumont5,367
Progressive ConservativeMaurice Laliberte1,291
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHerman Laverdiere4,783
Ralliement créditisteBernard Dumont4,432
Progressive ConservativeJacques La Rochelle2,264
New DemocraticMariette Lalonde170
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteAdrien Lambert11,137
LiberalAuguste Choquette9,793
Progressive ConservativeGérard Poulin2,262
New DemocraticMarcel Lalonde528
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditAdrien Lambert12,999
LiberalPierre Mercier11,714
Progressive ConservativeGermain Roy3,533
New DemocraticAurèle Marceau776
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditAdrien Lambert12,550
LiberalLouis Paquin10,759
Progressive ConservativeBertrand Gaudreau3,210
New DemocraticMarthe Lachance604
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditAdrien Lambert18,70246.43
LiberalJean Richard17,58443.65
Progressive ConservativeJean Deschênes2,9247.26
RhinocerosMarie Claude Chênevert5231.30
New DemocraticGuy Dupuis3540.88
Union populaireJean Beaudoin1950.48
Total valid votes 40,282 100.00
Total rejected ballots 360
Turnout 40,642 72.17
Electors on the lists 56,317
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-first General Election, 1979.
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlain Garant20,63651.13+7.48
Social CreditAdrien Lambert15,12437.47−8.96
Progressive ConservativeJean Deschênes2,9127.22−0.04
RhinocerosAndrée Chabot8152.02+0.72
New DemocraticNapoléon Goupil7301.81+0.93
Union populaireFrance Théberge1410.35−0.13
Total valid votes 40,358 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Turnout 40,632 70.86 −1.31
Electors on the lists 57,339
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-second General Election, 1980.
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePierre Blais24,357
LiberalAlain Garant14,500
New DemocraticRoger Lemoine1,666
RhinocerosSerge Au-Boutte Chabot1,070
Parti nationalisteAndré Lizotte518
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePierre Blais27,621
LiberalClaudette Beaulieu11,120
New DemocraticGilles Papillon2,762
GreenAlain Raby1,010
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisFrançois Langlois17,098
Progressive ConservativePierre Blais15,952
LiberalEric Lemieux8,352
New DemocraticRobert Leclerc695

See also

46°40′N 70°30′W / 46.667°N 70.500°W / 46.667; -70.500

  1. "The Hon. Télesphore Fournier, P.C., M.P." lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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