Quebec-Centre

Quebec-Centre (French: Québec-Centre) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.

Quebec-Centre
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1911

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted of Palace Ward, St. Louis Ward, St. John's Ward and the parts of Montcalm Ward and the Banlieue not included in Quebec West or Quebec East ridings. It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Quebec East and Quebec South ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Quebec-Centre
1st  1867–1872     Georges-Honoré Simard Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Joseph-Édouard Cauchon Independent
3rd  1874–1875     Liberal
 1875–1877
 1877–1878     Jacques Malouin Independent
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887     Joseph-Guillaume Bossé Conservative
6th  1887–1891     François Langelier Liberal
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1898
 1898–1900 Albert Malouin
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1905
 1905–1908 Arthur Lachance
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Quebec East and Quebec South

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGeorges-Honoré Simard1,291
UnknownMr. Garneau5
UnknownMr. Blanchet2
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentJoseph-Édouard Cauchon964
ConservativeJames Gibb Ross694
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Édouard Cauchonacclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Cauchon being appointed President of the Privy Council, 7 December 1875

By-election on 27 December 1875
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Édouard Cauchonacclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Cauchon being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, 1877

By-election on 3 November 1877
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentJacques Malouinacclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentJacques Malouin1,001
ConservativeJames Gibb Ross782
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJoseph-Guillaume Bossé966
IndependentJacques Malouin855
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFrançois Langelier1,331
ConservativeL. F. Burroughs626
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFrançois Langelier1,080
ConservativeVictor Chateauvert1,002
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFrançois Langelier1,469
ConservativeA. R. Angers1,150

By-election: On Mr. Langelier being appointed judge, 14 January 1898

By-election on 24 January 1898
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlbert Malouinacclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlbert Malouin1,670
ConservativeVictor Chateauvert1,155
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlbert Malouin1,809
LiberalWm. Alex. Verge1,012

By-election: On Mr. Malouin being appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, Arthabasca District, 7 January 1905

By-election on 19 January 1905
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur Lachanceacclaimed
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur Lachance2,049
ConservativeHubert Cimon1,135
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur Lachance2,122
ConservativeJules Hone Jr.1,529

See also

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