Beauharnois (federal electoral district)

Beauharnois
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1947
District abolished	1952
First contested	1949
Last contested	1949

Beauharnois (also known as Beauharnois—Salaberry) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935, from 1949 to 1953, and from 1968 to 1972.

Beauharnois riding was created in the British North America Act of 1867. It was merged into Beauharnois—Laprairie riding in 1933.

In 1947, "Beauharnois" riding was re-created from Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon.

In 1952, it became "Beauharnois—Salaberry". It reverted to "Beauharnois" from 1966 to 1971, and from 1976 to 1977. The rest of time it was known as "Beauharnois—Salaberry" as it is known as today.

See Beauharnois—Salaberry for information on this riding after 1952.

Description[edit]

Beauharnois initially consisted of the area bounded on the northeast and the southeast by the County of Chateaugay, on the southwest by the southwestern limits of the Seigniory of Beauharnois, on the northwest by the St. Lawrence Chateaugu,, including all islands nearest to and wholly or in part opposite the said County. It comprised the Parishes of Saint Clément, Saint Louis de Gonzague, Saint Stanislas de Kostka, Ste. Cecile and Saint Timothée.

In 1924, it was redefined to consisted of the County of Beauharnois, including the City of Valleyfield.

It was abolished in 1933 and redistributed into Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon.

In 1947, it was recreated and defined to consist of the county of Beauharnois, the city of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the towns of Maple Grove and Beauharnois, the municipality of St. Joachim-de-Châteauguay, the towns of Châteauguay and De Léry, and the municipality of St. Anicet and Ste. Barbe.

It was renamed Beauharnois—Salaberry in 1952.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Beauharnois
1st	1867–1872	Michael Cayley	Conservative
2nd	1872–1874	Ulysse-Janvier Robillard	Independent Conservative
3rd	1874–1878	Ulysse-Janvier Robillard	Independent Conservative
4th	1878–1878	Michael Cayley	Conservative
4th	1879–1882	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron
5th	1882–1887
6th	1887–1891		Independent Conservative
7th	1891–1896		Conservative
8th	1896–1900		Conservative
9th	1900–1902	George di Madeiros Loy	Liberal
9th	1902–1904	George di Madeiros Loy	Liberal
10th	1904–1908	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	Conservative
11th	1908–1911	Louis-Joseph Papineau	Liberal
12th	1911–1917		Conservative
13th	1917–1921		Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th	1921–1925		Liberal
15th	1925–1926	Maxime Raymond
16th	1926–1930
17th	1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Beauharnois—Laprairie
Riding re-created from Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon
21st	1949–1953	Robert Cauchon	Liberal
Riding renamed Beauharnois—Salaberry

Election results[edit]

Beauharnois, 1867–1935[edit]

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Michael Cayley	724
	Unknown	Paul Denis	691
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[1]

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Conservative	Ulysse-Janvier Robillard	854
	Conservative	Michael Cayley	764
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[2]

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Conservative	Ulysse-Janvier Robillard	711
	Unknown	M. Branchaud	346
	Conservative	Désiré Girouard	314
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[3]

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Cayley	879
	Unknown	M. F. W. Valois	107

By-election on Cayley's death, January 9, 1879
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	776
Unknown	L. A. Seers	763
Unknown	J. B. C. St. Amour	28

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	acclaimed

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Conservative	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	1,432
	Conservative	Philippe Pelletier	1,210

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	1,458
	Liberal	L. A. Seers	1,155

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	1,582
	Liberal	Joseph-Israël Tarte	1,534

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George di Madeiros Loy	2,016
	Conservative	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	1,739

By-election on election being declared void, 26 March 1902
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George di Madeiros Loy	1,822
	Conservative	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	1,663

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George di Madeiros Loy	2,016
	Conservative	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	1,739

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	2,075
	Liberal	George di Madeiros Loy	1,828

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Louis-Joseph Papineau	1,843
	Conservative	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	1,814

v t e 1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louis-Joseph Papineau	1,876
	Conservative	Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron	1,849

v t e 1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Opposition	Louis-Joseph Papineau	acclaimed

v t e 1921 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Louis-Joseph Papineau	5,147
	Conservative	Rodolphe Monty	3,272

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maxime Raymond	4,724
	Conservative	Stanislas Wilfrid Laroche	3,223

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maxime Raymond	4,843
	Conservative	Tancrède Fortin	2,565
	Liberal	Achille Bergevin	374

v t e 1930 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maxime Raymond	5,714
	Conservative	Joseph-Hormisdas Lebeuf	3,989
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[4]

Beauharnois, 1949–1953[edit]

v t e 1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Cauchon	11,631
	Progressive Conservative	Joseph Primeau	4,547
	Union des électeurs	Gilbert Rondeau	397

References[edit]

^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
^ "Elections | Canadian Elections Database". canadianelectionsdatabase.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ "Elections | Canadian Elections Database". canadianelectionsdatabase.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

External links[edit]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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[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.

[3] "Elections | Canadian Elections Database". canadianelectionsdatabase.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[4] "Elections | Canadian Elections Database". canadianelectionsdatabase.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

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Until 2006	Argenteuil—Mirabel Beauport Charlesbourg Charlevoix—Montmorency Laurier Nunavik—Eeyou Portneuf Richelieu Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Roberval
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Until 2000	Abitibi Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans Charlesbourg Chicoutimi Lac-Saint-Jean Lévis Lotbinière Richelieu Rimouski—Mitis Rosemont Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse Verchères Verdun—Saint-Henri
Until 1997	Argenteuil—Papineau Bellechasse Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Frontenac Gaspé Gatineau—La Lièvre Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis La Prairie Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Papineau—Saint-Michel Richmond—Wolfe Rimouski—Témiscouata Saint-Denis Saint-Henri—Westmount Saint-Hubert Saint-Léonard Terrebonne Vaudreuil Verchères Verdun—Saint-Paul
Until 1993	Duvernay Langelier Laval Laval-des-Rapides Montmorency—Orléans Québec-Est Saint-Laurent
Until 1988	Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière Dollard Gamelin Gatineau Labelle Lachine Lasalle Laurier Montreal—Mercier Montreal—Sainte-Marie Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine East Papineau Saint-Jacques Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic
Until 1984	Argenteuil Berthier—Maskinongé Hull Mercier Missisquoi Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Rimouski Sainte-Marie Saint-Michel
Until 1980	Laprairie Montmorency Richmond Saint-Hyacinthe Verdun
Until 1979	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Berthier Brome—Missisquoi Compton Hochelaga Kamouraska Lachine—Lakeshore Lafontaine Lapointe Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul Laval Maisonneuve—Rosemont Matane Montreal—Bourassa Pontiac Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Sainte-Marie Saint-Henri Trois-Rivières Métropolitain Villeneuve Westmount
Until 1974	Lachine Lasalle
Until 1972	Argenteuil Beauharnois Bonaventure Bourassa Maisonneuve Missisquoi Témiscouata Trois-Rivières
Until 1968	Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Beauharnois—Salaberry Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière Brome—Missisquoi Cartier Chambly—Rouville Chapleau Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Compton—Frontenac Dorchester Drummond—Arthabaska Îles-de-la-Madeleine Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Matapédia—Matane Maisonneuve—Rosemont Mégantic Montmagny—L'Islet Nicolet—Yamaska Outremont—Saint-Jean Pontiac–Témiscamingue Quebec East Québec—Montmorency Quebec South Quebec West Richelieu—Verchères Richmond—Wolfe Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Saguenay St. Ann Saint-Antoine—Westmount Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville St. Lawrence—St. George Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Stanstead Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Until 1962	Témiscouata
Until 1953	Beauharnois Berthier—Maskinongé Jacques Cartier St. Antoine—Westmount St-Denis St-Henri St. James St. Mary Verdun—La Salle
Until 1949	Argenteuil Beauharnois—Laprairie Charlevoix—Saguenay Châteauguay—Huntingdon Compton Lake St-John—Roberval Laval—Two Mountains Mégantic—Frontenac Outremont Pontiac Quebec West and South St. Denis St. Henry St. Hyacinthe—Bagot St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville St-Maurice—Laflèche Three Rivers Verdun Wright
Until 1935	Bagot Beauharnois Chambly—Verchères Joliette Lake St. John Laprairie—Napierville L'Assomption—Montcalm Laurier—Outremont L'Islet Maisonneuve Matane Mégantic Montmagny Nicolet Quebec West Richelieu St. Antoine St. Henri St. Hyacinthe—Rouville St. Johns—Iberville Three Rivers—St. Maurice Yamaska
Until 1925	Berthier Brome Charlevoix—Montmorency Chicoutimi—Saguenay George-Étienne Cartier Maskinongé Missisquoi Quebec County Town of Sherbrooke Three Rivers and St. Maurice Westmount—St. Henri
Until 1917	Charlevoix Châteauguay Huntingdon L'Assomption Laval Montcalm Montmorency Quebec-Centre Rouville St. Anne St. Hyacinthe St. Lawrence Soulanges Two Mountains Vaudreuil
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