Chapleau (federal electoral district)

Chapleau
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1933
District abolished	1967
First contested	1935
Last contested	1965

Chapleau was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. It is currently a Quebec provincial riding that includes the majority of the Gatineau region.

This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Berthier—Maskinongé, Champlain, Joliette, L'Assomption—Montcalm, Pontiac, and Three Rivers and St. Maurice ridings.

It was abolished in 1967 when it was redistributed into Abitibi, Berthier, Champlain, Portneuf and Villeneuve ridings.

A different Chapleau riding existed from 1987-1988 in a different part of Quebec. It was renamed in 1988 to Gatineau—La Lièvre.

History

It consisted of:

the towns of Buckingham, Gatineau, Masson and Thurso;
in the County of Labelle: the Municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Laus;
in the County of Papineau: the township municipalities of Lochaber and Lochaber-Partie-Ouest; the united townships municipality of Mulgrave-et-Derry; the municipalities of Ange-Gardien, Bowman, Mayo, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Saint-Sixte, Val-des-Bois et Val-des-Monts.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Chapleau Riding created from Berthier—Maskinongé, Champlain, Joliette, L'Assomption—Montcalm, Pontiac and Three Rivers and St. Maurice
18th	1935–1940	François Blais	Independent Liberal
19th	1940–1945	Hector Authier	Liberal
20th	1945–1949	David Gourd
21st	1949–1953
22nd	1953–1957
23rd	1957–1958	Charles-Noël Barbès
24th	1958–1962	Jean-Jacques Martel	Progressive Conservative
25th	1962–1963	Gérard Laprise	Social Credit
26th	1963–1963		Social Credit
26th	1963–1965		Ralliement créditiste
27th	1965–1968		Ralliement créditiste
Riding dissolved into Abitibi, Berthier, Champlain, Portneuf and Villeneuve

Election results

1935 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Independent Liberal	François Blais	3,093
	Liberal	Toussain-Ariste Lalonde	3,082
	Conservative	J.-Alphonse Turgeon	2,462
	Reconstruction	Joseph-Philippe Cote	372

1940 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hector Authier	9,402
	National Government	J.-Alphonse Turgeon	3,073

1945 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	David Gourd	6,230
	Social Credit	Joseph-Louis Brunet	3,878
	Independent Conservative	Frank Blais	2,653
	Bloc populaire	Lucien-Alfred Ladouceur	1,680

1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	David Gourd	11,304
	Union des électeurs	Jean-Robert Ouellet	6,318
	Progressive Conservative	J.-Edmond Lepage	1,822

1953 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	David Gourd	10,495
	Progressive Conservative	Hilaire Leblanc	6,280
	Independent	Raoul Duchesne	4,305

1957 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles-Noël Barbès	11,428
	Progressive Conservative	Jean-Jacques Martel	11,065

1958 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jean-Jacques Martel	14,705
	Liberal	Charles-Noël Barbès	9,764
	Ouvrier canadien	Jean-Jacques Rouleau	243

1962 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Gérard Laprise	15,430
	Liberal	Lilianne Mercier	5,545
	Progressive Conservative	Jean-Jacques Martel	5,213
	New Democratic	Jean-Paul Element	551

1963 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Gérard Laprise	14,701
	Liberal	Théo. Beaudry	5,955
	Progressive Conservative	Gérard Falardeau	4,205

1965 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Ralliement créditiste	Gérard Laprise	15,402
	Liberal	Gaston Labreche	6,816
	Progressive Conservative	Claude Bigue	2,320
	New Democratic	Arthur Bouchard	872
	Independent	A.-Léo Larocque	338

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Riding history from the Library of Parliament

v t e Historical federal ridings in Quebec
Until 2015	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Beauharnois—Salaberry Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Brossard—La Prairie Chambly—Borduas Châteauguay—Saint-Constant Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Jeanne-Le Ber Jonquière—Alma LaSalle—Émard Laval Lévis—Bellechasse Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert Saint-Lambert Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Terrebonne—Blainville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Verchères—Les Patriotes Westmount—Ville-Marie
Until 2006	Argenteuil—Mirabel Beauport Charlesbourg Charlevoix—Montmorency Laurier Nunavik—Eeyou Portneuf Richelieu Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Roberval
Until 2004	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet Berthier—Montcalm Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok Chambly Champlain Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier Charlevoix Châteauguay Frontenac—Mégantic Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Jonquière Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay Laurentides Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laval Centre Laval East Laval West Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil Lotbinière—L'Érable Matapédia—Matane Mercier Papineau—Saint-Denis Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Québec East Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis Rosemont—Petite-Patrie Saint-Maurice Témiscamingue Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles
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
Before 1900	Chambly Iberville Laprairie Montreal Centre Montreal East Montreal West Napierville County of Ottawa St. John's Saint Maurice Three Rivers Verchères

History

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

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