L'Assomption (electoral district)

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L'Assomption was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was amalgamated into the L'Assomption—Montcalm electoral district in 1914.

Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Election results 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. Louis Archambeault, Liberal-Conservative (1867-1874)
2. Hilaire Hurteau, Liberal-Conservative (1874-1887)
3. Joseph Gauthier, Liberal (1887-1892)
4. Hormidas Jeannotte, Conservative (1892-1896)
5. Joseph Gauthier, Liberal (1896-1900)
6. R.-Charlemagne Laurier, Liberal (1900-1906)
7. Ruben Charles Laurier, Liberal (1906-1908)
8. Paul-Arthur Séguin, Liberal (1908-1917)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	ARCHAMBAULT, Hon. Louis	898
	Unknown	ARCHAMBAULT, Hon. P.U.	665

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	ARCHAMBAULT, Hon. Louis	905
	Unknown	ARCHAMBAULT, A.	757

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	HURTEAU, Hilaire	879
	Unknown	FORREST, L.	818

By-election: On Mr. Hurteau being unseated on petition, 24 November 1874

By-election on 16 January 1875
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	HURTEAU, Hilaire	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	HURTEAU, H.	1,021
	Unknown	FOREST, L.	852

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	HURTEAU, Hilaire	1,019
	Liberal	GAUTHIER, Jos.	852

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	GAUTHIER, Joseph	1,117
	Conservative	ROCHER, B.	1,096

By-election: On Mr. Gauthier being unseated, 3 March 1888

By-election on 3 April 1888
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	GAUTHIER, Joseph	1,162
	Unknown	ROCHER, Barthélémi	1,075

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	GAUTHIER, Joseph	1,239
	Conservative	JEANNOTTE, H.	1,161

By-election: On election being declared void, 6 February 1892

By-election on 31 May 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	JEANNOTTE, Hormidas	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	GAUTHIER, Joseph	1,335
	Conservative	JEANNOTTE, H.	1,216

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	LAURIER, R.-Charlemagne	1,486
	Conservative	ÉTHIER, Horace Honoré	1,138

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	LAURIER, R. Charlemagne	acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Laurier's death, 28 December 1906

By-election on 7 March 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	LAURIER, R.C.E.	1,276
	Conservative	LEMIRE DIT MARSOLAIS, E.	1,106

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	SÉGUIN, Paul-Arthur	1,524
	Conservative	FORTIER, Joseph Misael	942

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	SÉGUIN, Paul-Arthur	1,508
	Conservative	MORIN, Louis Joseph Siméon	1,209

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament