Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997.
| Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata ridings. It was abolished in 1996, and redistributed between Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings.
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup consisted of the City of Rivière-du-Loup; the Towns of La Pocatière, Pohénégamook, Saint-Pascal and Trois-Pistoles; the Counties of Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup; and the parish municipality of Sainte-Louise and the municipality of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnets in the County of L'Islet.
In 1987, the riding was redefined to consist of the towns of La Pocatière, Pohénégamook, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Pascal and Trois-Pistoles; the counties of Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup; the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Louise and the Municipality of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies in the County of L'Islet; and the parish municipalities of Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux and Saint-Simon; the municipalities of Saint-Guy and Saint-Médard; the Territory of Rimouski-Lac-Boisbouscache portion in the County of Rimouski.
Members of Parliament edit
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Riding created from Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Rosaire Gendron | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | André Plourde | Progressive Conservative | |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Paul Crête | Bloc Québécois | |
| Riding dissolved into Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet | ||||
Election history edit
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 15,328 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Charles-Eugène Dionne | 12,529 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Claude Langlais | 5,662 | ||||||
| Independent | Jean-Noël Lagacé | 515 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Andrée Constance Lapierre | 506 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Marc Lord | 357 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 19,117 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Charles-Eugène Dionne | 13,101 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Yvan Dionne | 1,519 | ||||||
| Union populaire | Mario Bédard | 414 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Andrée Constance Lapierre | 358 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Raymond Guay | 349 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | André Plourde | 19,651 | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Pettigrew | 12,922 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Gaston La Poule Beaulieu | 1,989 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Victor Bibaud | 1,550 | ||||||
| Parti nationaliste | Charles-Aimé Poirier | 584 | ||||||
| Independent | Jean-Noël Lagacé | 233 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | André Plourde | 20,388 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gilles Desjardins | 10,353 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Maurice Tremblay | 3,257 | ||||||
| Green | Marc Corbo Bilodeau | 685 | ||||||
| No affiliation | Pierre-Paul Malenfant | 192 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Bloc Québécois | Paul Crête | 18,510 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | André Plourde | 8,052 | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurice Tremblay | 7,479 | ||||||
| Independent | Pierre-Paul Malenfant | 542 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Hélène Bois | 476 | ||||||
See also edit
External links edit
- Website of the Parliament of Canada