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Rimouski (federal electoral district)

December 15, 2023

This article is about the federal district. For the provincial district, see Rimouski (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation district, see Rimouski (Province of Canada electoral district). For homonymy, see Rimouski (disambiguation).

Rimouski (also known as Rimouski—Témiscouata, Rimouski—Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 2003.

Rimouski
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished2003
First contested1867
Last contested2000

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867 as "Rimouski" riding.

After the 1980 federal election, it was renamed "Rimouski—Témiscouata". In 1996, it was renamed "Rimouski", and before the 1997 election, it was renamed "Rimouski—Mitis". Before the 2000 election, it was renamed "Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis".

It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Rimouski—Témiscouata and Matapédia—Matane ridings.

Members of Parliament edit

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Rimouski
1st  1867–1872     George Sylvain Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887     Louis Adolphe Billy Conservative
6th  1887–1891     Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset Liberal
7th  1891–1896     Adolph-Philippe Caron Conservative
8th  1896–1897     Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset Liberal
 1897–1900 Jean Auguste Ross
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917     Herménégilde Boulay Conservative
13th  1917–1921     Émmanuel d'Anjou Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1924     Liberal
 1924–1925 Eugène Fiset
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1944 Émmanuel d'Anjou
 1944–1945     Bloc populaire
 1945–1945     Independent
20th  1945–1949     Gleason Belzile Liberal
21st  1949–1950
 1950–1953     Joseph Hervé Rousseau Independent Liberal
22nd  1953–1957     Gérard Légaré Liberal
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Émilien Morissette Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Gérard Légaré Liberal
26th  1963–1964     Gérard Ouellet Social Credit
 1964–1965     Progressive Conservative
27th  1965–1968     Louis Guy LeBlanc Liberal
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974     Eudore Allard Social Credit
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984     Eva Côté Liberal
Rimouski—Témiscouata
33rd  1984–1988     Monique Vézina Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Suzanne Tremblay Bloc Québécois
Rimouski—Mitis
36th  1997–2000     Suzanne Tremblay Bloc Québécois
Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis
37th  2000–2004     Suzanne Tremblay Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
and Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques

Election results edit

Rimouski edit

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative George Sylvain 1,152
Unknown A. Michaud 697
Eligible voters 2,753
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset 1,728
Unknown A.P. Letendre 354
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset 2,228
Conservative Louis Taché 1,660
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset 2,443
Conservative Louis Taché 2,177
By-election on 6 November 1897

On Fiset being summoned to the Senate, 20 October 1897

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean Auguste Ross acclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean Auguste Ross 2,794
Conservative Louis Taché 2,525
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean Auguste Ross 3,272
Conservative William Price 3,006
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean Auguste Ross 3,737
Conservative Herménégilde Boulay 3,148
By-election on 2 September 1924

On D'Anjou's acceptance of the
Registrar of Deeds for the County of Rimouski, 19 July 1924

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Eugène Fiset 5,701
Conservative Jean-Marie Joseph Elzéar Sasseville 3,876
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Eugène Fiset 5,142
Conservative Gérard Simard 3,167
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Eugène Fiset 5,623
Conservative Alphonse Garon 2,926
Independent Alphonse Aubin 417
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Eugène Fiset 6,257
Conservative Herménégilde Boulay 4,722
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Eugène Fiset 9,238
Conservative René-Édouard Asselin 4,495
Reconstruction Georges-Arthur Morin 732
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Gleason Belzile 11,708
Progressive Conservative Adrien Gagné 7,389
Independent Liberal J.-E.-S.-Emmanuel D'Anjou 3,614
Union des électeurs Aurélien Gagné 1,491
By-election on 16 October 1950

On Belzile's death, 25 July 1950

Party Candidate Votes
Independent Liberal Joseph Hervé Rousseau 9,976
Liberal Maurice Tessier 9,431
Independent Lucien Robitaille 1,124
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Gérard Légaré 8,554
Progressive Conservative Dérome Asselin 8,201
Independent Liberal Joseph-Hervé Rousseau 5,478
Independent Liberal Blaise Lavoie 1,668
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Gérard Légaré 14,642
Progressive Conservative Dérome Asselin 9,754
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Gérard Légaré 9,955
Social Credit Gérard Ouellet 9,171
Progressive Conservative Émilien Morissette 8,956
New Democratic Maurice Loyer 393
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Gérard Ouellet 12,414
Liberal Gérard Légaré 12,274
Progressive Conservative Fernand Dionne 3,192
New Democratic Raymond D'Auteuil 1,297
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Guy Leblanc 11,372
Ralliement créditiste J.A. Young 7,245
New Democratic Raymond D'Auteuil 6,783
Progressive Conservative Gérard Ouellet 1,477
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Guy Leblanc 12,073
Progressive Conservative Gilles Carle 9,445
Ralliement créditiste Félix Gagnon 2,937
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Eudore Allard 13,241
Liberal Guy Leblanc 11,097
Progressive Conservative Blondin Laplante 5,657
New Democratic J.-Adalbert Beaulieu 732
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Eudore Allard 15,085
Liberal Sandy Burgess 13,698
Progressive Conservative Henri-Paul Lepage 893
New Democratic Serge Bernier 528
Independent Robert Corneau 410
Marxist–Leninist Jules Painchaud 89
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Eudore Allard 16,821
Liberal Eva Côté 16,716
Progressive Conservative Jean Brisson 2,556
New Democratic Guy Poulin 492
Rhinoceros Renaud Guénette 455
Union populaire Nicolas Lavoie 80
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Eva Côté 21,482
Social Credit Eudore Allard 10,839
Progressive Conservative Jacques Blanchard 3,999
New Democratic René Mcdonald 1,155
Rhinoceros Jacques Saintonge 627
Independent Régine Valois 166
Marxist–Leninist Normand Fournier 74

Rimouski—Témiscouata edit

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Monique Vézina 25,516
Liberal Eva Côté 14,234
New Democratic Guy Poulin 1,250
Parti nationaliste Pierre Bouchard 840
Rhinoceros Jacques St-Onge 752
Commonwealth of Canada Marc Carrier 64
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Monique Vézina 23,789
Liberal Eva Côté 10,561
New Democratic Pierre Boisjoli 2,417
Independent Eudore Allard 1,210
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois Suzanne Tremblay 23,118
Liberal André Reid 9,454
Progressive Conservative Jean Morin 4,622
Independent François-Michel Denis 598
Natural Law Gilles Roussel 400
New Democratic Alex En Hwa Ng 335

Rimouski—Mitis edit

1997 Canadian federal election: Rimouski—Mitis
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Suzanne Tremblay 17,282 47.00 $53,089
Liberal Réal Marmen 11,112 30.22 – $47,800
Progressive Conservative Jean Roy 7,901 21.49 $32,225
New Democratic Elizabeth Clark 479 1.30 $0
Total valid votes 36,774 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,211
Turnout 37,985 68.24
Electors on the lists 55,665
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis edit

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois Suzanne Tremblay 19,759
Liberal Réal Marmen 9,795
Alliance Gerard Gosselin 1,280
Progressive Conservative Réal Blais 1,150
Natural Law Lyse Beauchemin 673
New Democratic René Lemieux 525

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.

External links edit

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

  • Rimouski (1867 - 1980)
  • Rimouski—Témiscouata (1980 - 1996)
  • Rimouski (1996 - 1997)
  • Rimouski—Mitis (1996 - 1997)
  • Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis (1997 - 2000)

December 15, 2023
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This article is about the federal district For the provincial district see Rimouski provincial electoral district For the pre Confederation district see Rimouski Province of Canada electoral district For homonymy see Rimouski disambiguation Rimouski also known as Rimouski Temiscouata Rimouski Mitis and Rimouski Neigette et la Mitis was a federal electoral district in Quebec Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 2003 RimouskiQuebec electoral districtDefunct federal electoral districtLegislatureHouse of CommonsDistrict created1867District abolished2003First contested1867Last contested2000It was created by the British North America Act 1867 as Rimouski riding After the 1980 federal election it was renamed Rimouski Temiscouata In 1996 it was renamed Rimouski and before the 1997 election it was renamed Rimouski Mitis Before the 2000 election it was renamed Rimouski Neigette et la Mitis It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Rimouski Temiscouata and Matapedia Matane ridings Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Election results 2 1 Rimouski 2 2 Rimouski Temiscouata 2 3 Rimouski Mitis 2 4 Rimouski Neigette et la Mitis 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMembers of Parliament editThis riding has elected the following Members of Parliament Parliament Years Member PartyRimouski1st 1867 1872 George Sylvain Conservative2nd 1872 1874 Jean Baptiste Romuald Fiset Liberal3rd 1874 18784th 1878 18825th 1882 1887 Louis Adolphe Billy Conservative6th 1887 1891 Jean Baptiste Romuald Fiset Liberal7th 1891 1896 Adolph Philippe Caron Conservative8th 1896 1897 Jean Baptiste Romuald Fiset Liberal 1897 1900 Jean Auguste Ross9th 1900 190410th 1904 190811th 1908 191112th 1911 1917 Hermenegilde Boulay Conservative13th 1917 1921 Emmanuel d Anjou Opposition Laurier Liberals 14th 1921 1924 Liberal 1924 1925 Eugene Fiset15th 1925 192616th 1926 193017th 1930 193518th 1935 194019th 1940 1944 Emmanuel d Anjou 1944 1945 Bloc populaire 1945 1945 Independent20th 1945 1949 Gleason Belzile Liberal21st 1949 1950 1950 1953 Joseph Herve Rousseau Independent Liberal22nd 1953 1957 Gerard Legare Liberal23rd 1957 195824th 1958 1962 Emilien Morissette Progressive Conservative25th 1962 1963 Gerard Legare Liberal26th 1963 1964 Gerard Ouellet Social Credit 1964 1965 Progressive Conservative27th 1965 1968 Louis Guy LeBlanc Liberal28th 1968 197229th 1972 1974 Eudore Allard Social Credit30th 1974 197931st 1979 198032nd 1980 1984 Eva Cote LiberalRimouski Temiscouata33rd 1984 1988 Monique Vezina Progressive Conservative34th 1988 199335th 1993 1997 Suzanne Tremblay Bloc QuebecoisRimouski Mitis36th 1997 2000 Suzanne Tremblay Bloc QuebecoisRimouski Neigette et la Mitis37th 2000 2004 Suzanne Tremblay Bloc QuebecoisRiding dissolved into Haute Gaspesie La Mitis Matane Matapediaand Rimouski Neigette Temiscouata Les BasquesElection results editRimouski edit 1867 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesConservative George Sylvain 1 152Unknown A Michaud 697Eligible voters 2 753Source Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1871 1 1872 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Jean Baptiste Romuald Fiset 1 381Conservative Georges Sylvain 1 1501874 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Jean Baptiste Romuald Fiset 1 728Unknown A P Letendre 3541878 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Jean Baptiste Romuald Fiset 2 003Conservative Hector Louis Langevin 1 5541882 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesConservative Louis Adolphe Billy 1 648Liberal Jean Baptiste Romuald Fiset 1 5401887 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Jean Baptiste Romuald Fiset 2 228Conservative Louis Tache 1 6601891 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesConservative Adolph Philippe Caron 2 061Liberal Jean Baptiste Romuald Fiset 1 7991896 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Jean Baptiste Romuald Fiset 2 443Conservative Louis Tache 2 177By election on 6 November 1897 On Fiset being summoned to the Senate 20 October 1897Party Candidate VotesLiberal Jean Auguste Ross acclaimed1900 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Jean Auguste Ross 2 794Conservative Louis Tache 2 5251904 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Jean Auguste Ross 3 272Conservative William Price 3 0061908 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Jean Auguste Ross 3 737Conservative Hermenegilde Boulay 3 1481911 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesConservative Hermenegilde Boulay 4 179Liberal Jean Auguste Ross 3 7471917 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesOpposition Laurier Liberals Joseph Emile Stanislas Emmanuel D Anjou acclaimed1921 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Joseph Emile Stanislas Emmanuel D Anjou 6 363Progressive Alfred Lavoie 1 247By election on 2 September 1924 On D Anjou s acceptance of the Registrar of Deeds for the County of Rimouski 19 July 1924Party Candidate VotesLiberal Eugene Fiset 5 701Conservative Jean Marie Joseph Elzear Sasseville 3 8761925 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Eugene Fiset 5 142Conservative Gerard Simard 3 1671926 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Eugene Fiset 5 623Conservative Alphonse Garon 2 926Independent Alphonse Aubin 4171930 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Eugene Fiset 6 257Conservative Hermenegilde Boulay 4 7221935 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Eugene Fiset 9 238Conservative Rene Edouard Asselin 4 495Reconstruction Georges Arthur Morin 7321940 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Joseph Emile Stanislas Emmanuel D Anjou 9 766Conservative Jean Blanchet 5 9281945 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Gleason Belzile 10 730Independent Joseph Emile Stanislas Emmanuel D Anjou 8 084Social Credit Joseph Arthur Couture 8341949 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Gleason Belzile 11 708Progressive Conservative Adrien Gagne 7 389Independent Liberal J E S Emmanuel D Anjou 3 614Union des electeurs Aurelien Gagne 1 491By election on 16 October 1950 On Belzile s death 25 July 1950Party Candidate VotesIndependent Liberal Joseph Herve Rousseau 9 976Liberal Maurice Tessier 9 431Independent Lucien Robitaille 1 1241953 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Gerard Legare 8 554Progressive Conservative Derome Asselin 8 201Independent Liberal Joseph Herve Rousseau 5 478Independent Liberal Blaise Lavoie 1 6681957 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Gerard Legare 14 642Progressive Conservative Derome Asselin 9 7541958 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesProgressive Conservative Emilien Morissette 16 426Liberal Gerard Legare 11 503Social Credit Jean Nil Jean 5341962 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Gerard Legare 9 955Social Credit Gerard Ouellet 9 171Progressive Conservative Emilien Morissette 8 956New Democratic Maurice Loyer 3931963 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesSocial Credit Gerard Ouellet 12 414Liberal Gerard Legare 12 274Progressive Conservative Fernand Dionne 3 192New Democratic Raymond D Auteuil 1 2971965 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Guy Leblanc 11 372Ralliement creditiste J A Young 7 245New Democratic Raymond D Auteuil 6 783Progressive Conservative Gerard Ouellet 1 4771968 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Guy Leblanc 12 073Progressive Conservative Gilles Carle 9 445Ralliement creditiste Felix Gagnon 2 9371972 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesSocial Credit Eudore Allard 13 241Liberal Guy Leblanc 11 097Progressive Conservative Blondin Laplante 5 657New Democratic J Adalbert Beaulieu 7321974 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesSocial Credit Eudore Allard 15 085Liberal Sandy Burgess 13 698Progressive Conservative Henri Paul Lepage 893New Democratic Serge Bernier 528Independent Robert Corneau 410Marxist Leninist Jules Painchaud 891979 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesSocial Credit Eudore Allard 16 821Liberal Eva Cote 16 716Progressive Conservative Jean Brisson 2 556New Democratic Guy Poulin 492Rhinoceros Renaud Guenette 455Union populaire Nicolas Lavoie 801980 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesLiberal Eva Cote 21 482Social Credit Eudore Allard 10 839Progressive Conservative Jacques Blanchard 3 999New Democratic Rene Mcdonald 1 155Rhinoceros Jacques Saintonge 627Independent Regine Valois 166Marxist Leninist Normand Fournier 74Rimouski Temiscouata edit 1984 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesProgressive Conservative Monique Vezina 25 516Liberal Eva Cote 14 234New Democratic Guy Poulin 1 250Parti nationaliste Pierre Bouchard 840Rhinoceros Jacques St Onge 752Commonwealth of Canada Marc Carrier 641988 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesProgressive Conservative Monique Vezina 23 789Liberal Eva Cote 10 561New Democratic Pierre Boisjoli 2 417Independent Eudore Allard 1 2101993 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesBloc Quebecois Suzanne Tremblay 23 118Liberal Andre Reid 9 454Progressive Conservative Jean Morin 4 622Independent Francois Michel Denis 598Natural Law Gilles Roussel 400New Democratic Alex En Hwa Ng 335Rimouski Mitis edit vte1997 Canadian federal election Rimouski MitisParty Candidate Votes ExpendituresBloc Quebecois Suzanne Tremblay 17 282 47 00 53 089Liberal Real Marmen 11 112 30 22 47 800Progressive Conservative Jean Roy 7 901 21 49 32 225New Democratic Elizabeth Clark 479 1 30 0Total valid votes 36 774 100 00Total rejected ballots 1 211Turnout 37 985 68 24Electors on the lists 55 665Sources Official Results Elections Canada and Financial Returns Elections Canada Rimouski Neigette et la Mitis edit 2000 Canadian federal electionParty Candidate VotesBloc Quebecois Suzanne Tremblay 19 759Liberal Real Marmen 9 795Alliance Gerard Gosselin 1 280Progressive Conservative Real Blais 1 150Natural Law Lyse Beauchemin 673New Democratic Rene Lemieux 525See also editList of Canadian federal electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of CanadaReferences edit Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1871 Retrieved 27 June 2022 External links editRiding history from the Library of Parliament Rimouski 1867 1980 Rimouski Temiscouata 1980 1996 Rimouski 1996 1997 Rimouski Mitis 1996 1997 Rimouski Neigette et la Mitis 1997 2000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rimouski federal electoral district amp oldid 1189502296, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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