Montmorency (federal electoral district)

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Montmorency
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished2003
First contested1968
Last contested2000

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 House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917, and from 1968 to 2004.

History[edit]

"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.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Montmorency
1st  1867–1867     Joseph-Édouard Cauchon Conservative
 1867–1872 Jean Langlois
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1880 Pierre-Vincent Valin
 1880–1880 Auguste-Réal Angers
 1880–1882 Pierre-Vincent Valin
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1890     Charles Langelier Liberal
 1890–1891     Louis-Georges Desjardins Conservative
7th  1891–1892 Joseph-Israël Tarte
 1892–1896 Arthur Joseph Turcotte
8th  1896–1900 Thomas Chase-Casgrain
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908     Georges Parent Liberal
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917     Rodolphe Forget Conservative
Riding dissolved into Charlevoix—Montmorency and Quebec County
Riding re-created from Charlevoix and Québec—Montmorency
28th  1968–1972     Ovide Laflamme Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979 Louis Duclos
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
Montmorency—Orléans
33rd  1984–1988     Anne Blouin Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993 Charles Deblois
Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans
35th  1993–1997     Michel Guimond Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans
37th  2000–2004     Michel Guimond Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Beauport and Charlevoix—Montmorency

Election results[edit]

Montmorency (1867–1917)[edit]

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Joseph-Édouard Cauchon acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]

By-election: On Mr. Cauchon being called to the Senate, 2 November 1867

By-election on 11 December 1867
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Jean Langlois 766
Unknown M. LeFrançois 3
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Jean Langlois 769
Unknown George Larue 327
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Jean Langlois acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Pierre-Vincent Valin 831
Unknown Jean Langlois 605

By-election: On Mr. Valin being unseated on petition, 14 January 1880

By-election on 14 February 1880
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Auguste-Réal Angers 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 Pierre-Vincent Valin 846
Unknown A. Cloutier 290


1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Pierre-Vincent Valin 810
Liberal Charles Langelier 717
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Langelier 939
Conservative Pierre-Vincent Valin 938

By-election: On Mr. Langelier's resignation, 10 June 1890

By-election on 25 July 1890
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Louis-Georges Desjardins acclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Joseph-Israël Tarte 975
Conservative Arthur Joseph Turcotte 868
Conservative P. V. Valin 92

By-election: On election being declared void

By-election on 10 March 1892
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Arthur Joseph Turcotte acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Thomas Chase-Casgrain 1,096
Liberal C. Langelier 1,046
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Thomas Chase-Casgrain 1,109
Liberal Philias Corriveau 1,056
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Georges Parent 1,292
Conservative Thomas Chase-Casgrain 1,035
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Georges Parent 1,388
Conservative Antoine Gobeil 1,073
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Rodolphe Forget 1,359
Liberal Georges Parent 1,292

Montmorency (1966–1980)[edit]

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Ovide Laflamme 17,327
Ralliement créditiste Jean-Marie McNicoll 16,114
Progressive Conservative Roland Lortie 6,555
New Democratic Lucille Morin 775
Independent Paul-Henri Dufresne 649
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Ovide Laflamme 24,250
Social Credit René Lindsay 15,126
Progressive Conservative Bernard Lapointe 5,904
Independent Raymond Lavoie 4,845
New Democratic Étienne Tremblay 2,215
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Duclos 27,082
Progressive Conservative Henri Casault 11,867
Social Credit André Duclos 8,905
New Democratic Étienne Tremblay 3,570
Independent Lucienne Paquet 369
Marxist–Leninist Serge Tremblay 253
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Louis Duclos 26,870 63.59
Social Credit Conrad Ouellet 8,467 20.04
Progressive Conservative Carol St-Pierre 4,506 10.66
New Democratic Diane Lemieux 1,859 4.40
Marxist–Leninist Jean Bédard 326 0.77
Union populaire J.L. Lucien Gauvin 226 0.53
Total valid votes 42,254 100.00
Total rejected ballots 580
Turnout 42,834 76.13
Electors on the lists 56,261
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Louis Duclos 28,403 70.11
Progressive Conservative Georges Labrecque 4,359 10.76
New Democratic Marcel Tremblay 3,049 7.53
Rhinoceros Face-Blême Jacques Thériault 1,913 4.72
Social Credit Winifred Boulay 1,744 4.31
Independent Carol St-Pierre 578 1.43
Union populaire Isabelle Giroux 322 0.79
Marxist–Leninist Jean Bédard 142 0.35
Total valid votes 40,510 100.00
Total rejected ballots 491
Turnout 41,001 71.25
Electors on the lists 57,548

Montmorency—Orléans (1981–1990)[edit]

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Anne Blouin 22,753
Liberal Louis Duclos 19,226
New Democratic Jacques Bérubé 3,931
Rhinoceros Jean-Claude Pon Pon Demers 1,599
Parti nationaliste Jules Gagnon 586
Social Credit Winifred Raiche-Boulay 288
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Charles Deblois 30,578
Liberal Robert Paquet 11,578
New Democratic Éric Gourdeau 7,700
Not affiliated Jean Bédard 670

Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans (1990–1998)[edit]

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois Michel Guimond 31,671
Progressive Conservative Charles Deblois 12,687
Liberal Doris Dawson-Bernard 7,899
New Democratic Suzanne Fortin 1,174
Natural Law Gilles Rochette 1,138
Abolitionist Micheline Loignon 294
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois Michel Guimond 21,994
Liberal Simone Gosselin 13,863
Progressive Conservative Michel Cliche 12,748
Reform Yves Baribeau 1,255
New Democratic Jessica Greenberg 885
Marxist–Leninist Jean Bédard 419

Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans (1998–2003)[edit]

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois Michel Guimond 21,341
Liberal Chantal Plante 18,714
Alliance Robert Giroux 5,878
Progressive Conservative Lise Bernier 2,916
Marijuana Mathieu Giroux 1,364
New Democratic Eric Hébert 869
Marxist–Leninist Jean Bédard 283

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

  1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.