Pontiac–Témiscamingue (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1947 |
District abolished | 1967 |
First contested | 1949 |
Last contested | 1965 |
Pontiac—Témiscamingue was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1947 from Pontiac riding.
It was defined to consist of:
- the county of Pontiac;
- the towns of Belleterre and Témiscamingue and the county of Témiscamingue, except the township of Montreuil, Rémigny, Beaumesnil, Clérion, Chabert, Landanet, Mazérac, Jourdan, Pélissier and Granet and all the townships situated north of Granet.
In 1966, it was split into the new electoral districts of Pontiac and Témiscamingue.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Pontiac—Témiscamingue Riding created from Pontiac | ||||
21st | 1949–1953 | Hugh Proudfoot | Liberal | |
22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
24th | 1958–1962 | Paul Martineau | Progressive Conservative | |
25th | 1962–1963 | |||
26th | 1963–1965[1] | |||
27th | 1965–1968 | Thomas Lefebvre | Liberal | |
Riding dissolved into Pontiac and Témiscamingue |
Election results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Hugh Proudfoot | 7,817 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | John McLean Argue | 5,149 | ||||||
Independent Liberal | Philippe Chabot | 3,041 | ||||||
Union des électeurs | Charles-Alfred Sauvé | 1,562 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas Langford Campbell | 362 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Hugh Proudfoot | 9,041 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Hector Bélec | 6,373 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Hugh Proudfoot | 8,642 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Paul-A. Martineau | 7,878 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Paul Martineau | 8,842 | ||||||
Liberal | Hugh Proudfoot | 8,431 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Paul Martineau | 6,137 | ||||||
Liberal | Paul-Oliva Goulet | 6,005 | ||||||
Social Credit | Laurent Legault | 4,624 | ||||||
New Democratic | Alex Parker | 381 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Paul Martineau | 6,448 | ||||||
Liberal | Paul-Oliva Goulet | 6,448 | ||||||
Social Credit | Yvan Beaulé | 3,339 | ||||||
New Democratic | Lorne Catherwood | 351 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Thomas Lefebvre | 6,593 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Paul Martineau | 6,322 | ||||||
Ralliement créditiste | Camil Samson | 3,279 | ||||||
New Democratic | Kenneth Morris | 434 | ||||||
Independent SC | Terrence O'Reilly | 194 |
See also
External links
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
References
- ^ The election resulted in a tie, 6,448 votes for both PC candidate Paul Martineau and Liberal candidate Paul-Oliva Goulet. The casting vote of the Returning Officer went to Paul Martineau.