Pontiac—Témiscamingue































Pontiac—Témiscamingue

Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1947
District abolished 1967
First contested 1949
Last contested 1965

Pontiac—Témiscamingue was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.


This riding was created in 1947 from Pontiac riding.


It was defined to consist of:



  • the county of Pontiac;

  • the towns of Belleterre and Témiscamingue and the county of Témiscamingue, except the township of Montreuil, Rémigny, Beaumesnil, Clérion, Chabert, Landanet, Mazérac, Jourdan, Pélissier and Granet and all the townships situated north of Granet.


In 1966, it was split into the new electoral districts of Pontiac and Témiscamingue.




Contents






  • 1 Members of Parliament


  • 2 Election results


  • 3 See also


  • 4 External links


  • 5 References





Members of Parliament


This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:




































Parliament Years Member Party
Pontiac—Témiscamingue
Riding created from Pontiac
21st  1949–1953     Hugh Proudfoot Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Paul Martineau Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965[1]
27th  1965–1968     Thomas Lefebvre Liberal
Riding dissolved into Pontiac and Témiscamingue


Election results








































Canadian federal election, 1949
Party
Candidate
Votes

Liberal Hugh Proudfoot 7,817

Progressive Conservative John McLean Argue 5,149

Independent Liberal Philippe Chabot 3,041

Union des électeurs Charles-Alfred Sauvé 1,562

Co-operative Commonwealth Douglas Langford Campbell 362





















Canadian federal election, 1953
Party
Candidate
Votes

Liberal Hugh Proudfoot 9,041

Progressive Conservative Hector Bélec 6,373





















Canadian federal election, 1957
Party
Candidate
Votes

Liberal Hugh Proudfoot 8,642

Progressive Conservative Paul-A. Martineau 7,878





















Canadian federal election, 1958
Party
Candidate
Votes

Progressive Conservative Paul Martineau 8,842

Liberal Hugh Proudfoot 8,431

































Canadian federal election, 1962
Party
Candidate
Votes

Progressive Conservative Paul Martineau 6,137

Liberal Paul-Oliva Goulet 6,005

Social Credit Laurent Legault 4,624

New Democratic Alex Parker 381

































Canadian federal election, 1963
Party
Candidate
Votes

Progressive Conservative Paul Martineau 6,448

Liberal Paul-Oliva Goulet 6,448

Social Credit Yvan Beaulé 3,339

New Democratic Lorne Catherwood 351

N.B. Mr. Martineau elected by the casting vote of the Returning Officer








































Canadian federal election, 1965
Party
Candidate
Votes

Liberal Thomas Lefebvre 6,593

Progressive Conservative Paul Martineau 6,322

Ralliement créditiste Camil Samson 3,279

New Democratic Kenneth Morris 434

Independent SC Terrence O'Reilly 194


See also



  • List of Canadian federal electoral districts

  • Past Canadian electoral districts



External links



  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament


References





  1. ^ The election resulted in a tie, 6,448 votes for both PC candidate Paul Martineau and Liberal candidate Paul-Oliva Goulet. The casting vote of the Returning Officer went to Paul Martineau.











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