Lévis (electoral district)

Lévis was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 2004. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. From 1998 to 2003, it was known as Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Lévis—Bellechasse and Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière ridings.

Lévis
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished2003
First contested1867
Last contested2000

History

It consisted initially of the County of Lévis.

In 1924, it was redefined to specifically include the City of Lévis.

In 1933, it was redefined to consist of only the parts of the county of Lévis included in the city of Lévis, town of Lauzon, Village de Charny, and the municipalities of St-David de l'Aube-Rivière, Ste-Hélène-de-Breakeyville, St-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévis, St-Louis-de-Gonzague-de-Pintendre, St-Romuald d'Etchemin and St-Télesphore.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the country of Lévis, excluding the municipalities of Rivière-Boyer, St. Henri-de-Lauzon and the village of St. Henri, and including the city of Lévis and the town of Lauzon.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the Cities of Lauzon and Lévis;
  • the Towns of Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Saint-Nicolas and Saint-Romuald-d'Etchemin;
  • the county of Lévis;
  • in the County of Dorchester: the village municipalities of Saint-Bernard and Saint-Isidore; the parish municipalities of Saint-Bernard, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Isidore, Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Maxime; the municipality of Taschereau-Fortier; and
  • in the County of Lotbinière: the village municipalities of Francoeur, Saint-Agapitville, Sainte-Agathe, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Sylvestre; the parish municipalities of Saint-Agapit-de-Beaurivage, Sainte-Agathe, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Sylvestre.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the Cities of Lauzon, Lévis and Saint-Romuald-d'Etchemin;
  • the Towns of Charny, Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme and Saint-Nicolas;
  • the County of Lévis;
  • in the County of Bellechasse: the village municipality of Saint Charles; the parish municipalities of Saint-Charles-Borromée and Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont;
  • in the County of Dorchester: the village municipalities of Saint-Anselme, Saint-Bernard and Saint-Isidore; the parish municipalities of Saint-Anselme, Saint-Bernard, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Isidore and Saint-Maxime; the municipality of Taschereau-Fortier; and
  • in the County of Lotbinière: the village municipalities of Saint-Agapitville and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage; the parish municipalities of Saint-Agapit-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the Towns of Charny, Lauzon, Lévis, Saint-David-de-l'Auberivière, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Saint-Nicholas, Saint-Rédempteur and Saint-Romuald;
  • the County of Lévis; and
  • in the County of Lotbinière: the parish municipality of Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the cities of Charny, Lévis, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Rédempteur and Saint-Romuald;
  • the County Regional Municipality of Desjardins;
  • the County Regional Municipality of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, excepting the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon.

In 1998, it renamed "Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière". It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between into Lévis—Bellechasse and Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lévis
1st  1867–1872     Joseph-Goderic Blanchet Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878     Louis-Honoré Fréchette Liberal
4th  1878–1882     Joseph-Goderic Blanchet Liberal–Conservative
5th  1882–1883
 1883–1885     Isidore-Noël Belleau Conservative
 1885–1887     Pierre Malcom Guay Liberal
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1899
 1899–1900 Louis Julien Demers
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1905
 1905–1908 Louis Auguste Carrier
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917 Joseph-Boutin Bourassa
13th  1917–1921
14th  1921–1925
15th  1925–1926 Joseph-Étienne Dussault
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     Émile Fortin Conservative
18th  1935–1940     Joseph-Étienne Dussault Liberal
19th  1940–1945 Maurice Bourget
20th  1945–1949     Independent Liberal
21st  1949–1953     Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Joseph-Aurélien Roy Social Credit
26th  1963–1965     Raynald Guay Liberal
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1980
 1981–1984 Gaston Gourde
33rd  1984–1988     Gabriel Fontaine Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Antoine Dubé Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
37th  2000–2003     Antoine Dubé Bloc Québécois
 2003–2004     Christian Jobin Liberal
Riding dissolved into Lévis—Bellechasse and Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière

Election results

Lévis

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJoseph-Godéric Blanchetacclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJoseph-Godéric Blanchet1,564
IndependentLouis-Honoré Fréchette1,475
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis-Honoré Fréchette1,670
IndependentJ. Chabot1,572
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJoseph-Goderic Blanchet2,144
LiberalLouis-Honoré Fréchette2,026
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJoseph-Goderic Blanchet1,935
LiberalL. Fréchette1,528
By-election on 25 October 1883

Blanchet named Collector of Customs, Port of Quebec, 1 November 1883

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeIsidore-Noël Belleau1,551
UnknownO.B. Samson703
By-election on 14 April 1885

Belleau unseated on a judgement of the Supreme Court, 16 March 1885

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre Malcom Guayacclaimed
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre Malcom Guay2,170
ConservativeCharles Darveau1,776
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre Malcolm Guay2,075
ConservativeE.T. Paquet1,794
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPierre Malcolm Guay2,271
ConservativeJ.E.Gelley1,963
By-election on 22 March 1899

Guay's death, 19 February 1899

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis Julien Demersacclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis Julien Demers2,455
ConservativeJ.A. Dumontier1,630
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis Julien Demers2,642
ConservativeJoseph Isaac Lavery1,677
By-election on 6 June 1905

Demers' death, 29 April 1905

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis Auguste Carrieracclaimed
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis Auguste Carrier2,841
LiberalJoseph Boutin Bourassa1,691
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Boutin-Bourassa2,800
ConservativeJoseph Bégin1,971
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Joseph Boutin-Bourassa5,174
Government (Unionist)Alphonse Bernier984
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Boutin Bourassa8,787
ConservativeLouis Gédéon Gravel4,004
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Étienne Dussault7,192
ConservativeL. Gédéon Gravel4,899
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Étienne Dussault7,127
ConservativeÉmile Fortin5,838
By-election on 8 July 1930
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeÉmile Fortin7,065
LiberalJoseph-Étienne Dussault6,880
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Etienne Dussault8,488
ConservativeAlbert Dumontier3,770
ReconstructionLaval-Édouard Fortier316
Liberal–LabourCharles-Achille Cauchy54
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Bourget8,885
National GovernmentAlbert Dumontier4,187
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalMaurice Bourget10,098
Social CreditAbel Paradis4,233
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Bourget11,752
IndependentJ.-Adélard Bégin6,851
Union des électeursAbel Paradis655
Progressive ConservativeJoseph-Louis-Gonzague McClish72
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Bourget13,897
Progressive ConservativeNapoléon Grenier5,305
Labor–ProgressiveJoseph-Wilfrid Jolin74
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Bourget14,693
Progressive ConservativeJean Forgues5,770
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Bourget12,410
Progressive ConservativeJean Forgues9,164
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditJoseph-Aurélien Roy11,504
LiberalMaurice Bourget8,826
Progressive ConservativeJean-Marie Morin3,575
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRaynald Guay9,634
Social CreditJ.-A. Roy9,315
Progressive ConservativeJean-Marie Morin4,563
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRaynald Guay10,895
Ralliement créditisteJ.-A. Roy9,839
Progressive ConservativeRaymond Doré2,175
New DemocraticJean-Guy Ramsay1,156
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRaynald Guay12,227
Ralliement créditisteHenri Borgia9,887
Progressive ConservativePaul-Émile Dubé9,523
New DemocraticJean-Guy Ramsay1,189
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRaynald Guay17,588
Social CreditJean Ricard10,256
Progressive ConservativePaul-Émile Dubé9,848
New DemocraticAndré Therrien1,593
No affiliationSerge De Beaumont519
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRaynald Guay20,348
Progressive ConservativeAndré Godbout11,485
New DemocraticGérard Dionne4,279
Marxist–LeninistRichard Allard404
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRaynald Guay31,753
Social CreditAndré Godbout11,403
Progressive ConservativeRoland Garneau6,726
New DemocraticGérard Dionne3,392
Union populairePaul Biron841
Marxist–LeninistRichard Allard341
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRaynald Guay35,519
New DemocraticDaniel Vachon6,459
Progressive ConservativeRoland Garneau4,759
Social CreditJacques Audet3,385
RhinocerosGervais Prime Richard2,652
Union populaireYves Lavoie264
Marxist–LeninistRichardAllard118
IndependentRobert Nolet101
By-election on 4 May 1981

Resignation of Mr. Raynald Guay, 29 August 1980

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGaston Gourde15,591
Progressive ConservativeRichard Janelle10,052
New DemocraticDaniel Vachon5,235
RhinocerosAurélien Thériault1,900
Union populaireJean-Paul Bourcier540
Social CreditMartin Caya367
IndependentJohn Turmel172
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGabriel Fontaine32,338
LiberalGaston Gourde17,283
New DemocraticJean-Paul Harney12,076
Parti nationalisteAntoine Dubé1,649
RhinocerosRaymond Emiliano Marquis1,630
Social CreditJean-Paul Rhéaume216
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGabriel Fontaine33,673
LiberalDenis Sonier13,002
New DemocraticJean-Paul Harney11,501
Social CreditJean-Paul Rhéaume445
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisAntoine Dubé40,184
LiberalJean-Marc Gagnon14,254
Progressive ConservativeSerge Léveillé9,163
New DemocraticMarie-France Renaud1,182
AbolitionistCarole Carrier705
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisAntoine Dubé27,870
LiberalJocelyne Gosselin17,256
Progressive ConservativeThérèse Boucher14,630
New DemocraticFrance Michaud1,881

Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisAntoine Dubé26,398
LiberalShirley Baril21,522
AllianceJacques Bergeron9,152
Progressive ConservativeRéal St-Laurent4,222
New DemocraticFrance Michaud1,411
CommunistAndré Cloutier374
Canadian federal by-election, 16 June 2003
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalChristian Jobin13,11555.6
Bloc QuébécoisMaxime Fréchette8,27435.1
New DemocraticLouise Foisy9874.2
Progressive ConservativeYohan Nolet5372.3
GreenYonnel Bonaventure2541.1
AlliancePhilippe Bouchard2200.9
MarijuanaBenjamin Kasapoglu1860.8
Called upon Dubé's resignation, 17 March 2003.

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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