Chapleau (electoral district)

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.

Chapleau
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1967
First contested1935
Last contested1965

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 Member 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
 1963–1965     Ralliement créditiste
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Abitibi, Berthier, Champlain,
Portneuf and Villeneuve

Election results

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalFrançois Blais3,093
LiberalToussain-Ariste Lalonde3,082
ConservativeJ.-Alphonse Turgeon2,462
ReconstructionJoseph-Philippe Cote372
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHector Authier9,402
National GovernmentJ.-Alphonse Turgeon3,073
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Gourd6,230
Social CreditJoseph-Louis Brunet3,878
Independent ConservativeFrank Blais2,653
Bloc populaireLucien-Alfred Ladouceur1,680
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Gourd11,304
Union des électeursJean-Robert Ouellet6,318
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Edmond Lepage1,822
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDavid Gourd10,495
Progressive ConservativeHilaire Leblanc6,280
IndependentRaoul Duchesne4,305
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles-Noël Barbès11,428
Progressive ConservativeJean-Jacques Martel11,065
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJean-Jacques Martel14,705
LiberalCharles-Noël Barbès9,764
  Ouvrier canadien Jean-Jacques Rouleau 243
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditGérard Laprise15,430
LiberalLilianne Mercier5,545
Progressive ConservativeJean-Jacques Martel5,213
New DemocraticJean-Paul Element551
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditGérard Laprise14,701
LiberalThéo. Beaudry5,955
Progressive ConservativeGérard Falardeau4,205
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteGérard Laprise15,402
LiberalGaston Labreche6,816
Progressive ConservativeClaude Bigue2,320
New DemocraticArthur Bouchard872
IndependentA.-Léo Larocque338

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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