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Montmorency (also known as Montmorency—Orléans, Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans, and Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917, and from 1968 to 2004.
[edit] History
"Montmorency" riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1914] when it was redistributed into Charlevoix—Montmorency and Quebec County ridings.
The riding was recreated in 1966 from parts of Charlevoix and Québec—Montmorency.
It was defined in 1966 to consist of:
- the cities of Beauport, Charlesbourg and Giffard;
- the Towns of Beaupré, Courville, Montmorency, Orsainville and Villeneuve;
- the County of Montmorency No. 2 (Island of Orléans);
- in the County of Montmorency No. 1: the village municipalities of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel; the parish municipalities of Château-Richer, L'Ange-Gardien, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval and Saint-Joachim; the territory without local municipal organization situated northwest of the parish municipalities of Château-Richer, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Saint-Féréol, the municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps and the Town of Beaupré;
- in the County of Québec: the municipalities of Beauport West, Charlesbourg East and Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:
- the City of Giffard;
- the Towns of Beaupré, Château-Richer, Courville, Montmorency, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Villeneuve;
- the County of Montmorency No. 2;
- in the County of Montmorency No. 1: the village municipality of Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel; the parish municipalities of L'Ange-Gardien, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval and Saint-Joachim; the territory without local municipal organization situated northwest of the Towns of Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, of the municipality of Saint-Féréol-les-Neiges and of Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River, southeast of the easterly prolongation of the southern limit of the Township of Lescarbot;
- in the County of Québec: the parish municipality of Saint-Michel-Archange and the municipality of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux.
In 1980, it was renamed "Montmorency—Orléans".
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Beauport, Beaupré, Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré; the County of Montmorency No. 2; and the County of Montmorency No. 1 excluding the Territory of Montmorency No. 1-Lac-Moncouche portion.
In 1990, it was renamed "Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans".
In 1996, the riding was changed to consist of the cities of Beauport, Beaupré, Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré; the County Regional Municipality of L'Île-d'Orléans; and the County Regional Municipality of La Côte-de-Beaupré, excluding the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier.
In 1998, it was renamed "Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans".
In 2003, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Beauport and Charlevoix—Montmorency ridings.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
1867-1914
- Joseph Cauchon, Conservative (1867)
- Jean Langlois, Conservative (1867-1878)
- Pierre-Vincent Valin, Conservative (1878-1880)
- Auguste-Réal Angers, Conservative (1880)
- Pierre-Vincent Valin, Conservative (1880-1887)
- Charles Langelier, Liberal (1887-1890)
- Louis-Georges Desjardins, Conservative (1890-1891)
- Joseph Israël Tarte, Conservative (1891-1892)
- Arthur-Joseph Turcotte, Conservative (1892-1896)
- Thomas Chase Casgrain, Conservative (1896-1904)
- Georges Parent, Liberal (1904-1911)
- Rodolphe Forget, Conservative (1911-1917)
1966-2004
- Ovide Laflamme, Liberal (1968-1974)
- Louis Duclos, Liberal (1974-1984)
- Anne Blouin, Progressive Conservative (1984-1988)
- Charles DeBlois, Progressive Conservative (1988-1993)
- Michel Guimond, Bloc Québécois (1993-2004)
[edit] Election results
[edit] Montmorency, 1867 - 1914
[edit] 1867-1911
By-election: On Mr. Cauchon being called to the Senate, 2 November 1867
| By-election on 11 December 1867 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Conservative |
LANGLOIS, Jean |
766 |
| |
Unknown |
LEFRANÇOIS, M. |
3 |
By-election: On Mr. Valin being unseated on petition, 14 January 1880
| By-election on 14 February 1880 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Conservative |
ANGERS, Auguste-Réal |
943 |
| |
Unknown |
SAINT-GEORGES, |
586 |
By-election: On Mr. Angers being appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court of Quebec, 13 November 1880
| By-election on 9 December 1880 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Conservative |
VALIN, Pierre-Vincent |
846 |
| |
Unknown |
CLOUTIER, A. |
290 |
By-election: On Mr. Langelier's resignation, 10 June 1890
| By-election on 25 July 1890 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Conservative |
DESJARDINS, Louis-Georges |
acclaimed |
By-election: On election being declared void
| By-election on 10 March 1892 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Conservative |
TURCOTTE, Arthur-Joseph |
acclaimed |
[edit] Montmorency, 1966 - 1980
| Canadian federal election, 1972 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
LAFLAMME, Ovide |
24,250 |
| |
Social Credit |
LINDSAY, René |
15,126 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
LAPOINTE, Bernard |
5,904 |
| |
Independent |
LAVOIE, Raymond |
4,845 |
| |
New Democrat |
TREMBLAY, Étienne |
2,215 |
| Canadian federal election, 1974 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
DUCLOS, Louis |
27,082 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
CASAULT, Henri |
11,867 |
| |
Social Credit |
DUCLOS, André |
8,905 |
| |
New Democrat |
TREMBLAY, Étienne |
3,570 |
| |
Independent |
PAQUET, Lucienne |
369 |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
TREMBLAY, Serge |
253 |
| Canadian federal election, 1979 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
DUCLOS, Louis |
26,870 |
| |
Social Credit |
OUELLET, Conrad |
8,467 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
ST-PIERRE, Carol |
4,506 |
| |
New Democrat |
LEMIEUX, Diane |
1,859 |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
BÉDARD, Jean |
326 |
| |
Union Populaire |
GAUVIN, J.L. Lucien |
226 |
| Canadian federal election, 1980 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
DUCLOS, Louis |
28,403 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
LABRECQUE, Georges |
4,359 |
| |
New Democrat |
TREMBLAY, Marcel |
3,049 |
| |
Rhino |
THÉRIAULT, Face-Blème Jacques |
1,913 |
| |
Social Credit |
BOULAY, Winifred |
1,744 |
| |
Independent |
ST-PIERRE, Carol |
578 |
| |
Union Populaire |
GIROUX, Isabelle |
322 |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
BÉDARD, Jean |
142 |
[edit] Montmorency—Orléans, 1981 - 1990
| Canadian federal election, 1984 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
BLOUIN, Anne |
22,753 |
| |
Liberal |
DUCLOS, Louis |
19,226 |
| |
New Democrat |
BÉRUBÉ, Jacques |
3,931 |
| |
Rhino |
DEMERS, Jean-Claude Pon Pon |
1,599 |
| |
Nationaliste |
GAGNON, Jules |
586 |
| |
Social Credit |
RAICHE-BOULAY, Winifred |
288 |
[edit] Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans, 1990 - 1998
[edit] Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans, 1998 - 2003
| Canadian federal election, 2000 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
GUIMOND, Michel |
21,341 |
| |
Liberal |
PLANTE, Chantal |
18,714 |
| |
Canadian Alliance |
GIROUX, Robert |
5,878 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
BERNIER, Lise |
2,916 |
| |
Marijuana |
GIROUX, Mathieu |
1,364 |
| |
New Democrat |
HÉBERT, Eric |
869 |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
BÉDARD, Jean |
283 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
