Maskinongé was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 in Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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  from 1867 to 1925.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was amalgamated into the Berthier—Maskinongé

Berthier—Maskinongé

Berthier—Maskinongé is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953, from 1968 to 1988, and since 2004...

 electoral district in 1924.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

1. George Caron
   George Caron
   George Caron was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member....
   
   , Conservative
   Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
   The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
   
    (1867-1872)
2. Louis-Alphonse Boyer
   Louis-Alphonse Boyer
   Louis-Alphonse Boyer was a Quebec merchant and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1878....
   
   , Liberal
   Liberal Party of Canada
   The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
   
    (1872-1878)
3. Frédéric Houde
   Frédéric Houde
   Frédéric Houde was a journalist, newspaper editor and political figure in Quebec. He represented Maskinongé in the Canadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1884 as a Nationalist Conservative member....
   
   , Nationalist Conservative
   Nationalist Conservative
   The label Nationalist Conservative was used by several Quebec Members of the Canadian Parliament and several unsuccessful candidates. They used this label in order to distinguish themselves from the British imperialist reputation of the Conservative Party or as a result of disputes with the...
   
    (1878-1884)
4. Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers
   Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers
   Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the Canadian House of Commons.-Early Background:...
   
   , Conservative (1884-1887)
5. Charles-Jérémie Coulombe, Conservative (1887-1891)
6. Joseph-Hormisdas Legris
   Joseph-Hormisdas Legris
   Joseph-Hormisdas Legris was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly , Member of Parliament and Senator.-Early life:He was born on May 6, 1850 in Louiseville, Mauricie...
   
   , Liberal (1891-1903)
7. Hormisdas Mayrand, Liberal (1903-1911)
8. Adélard Bellemare
   Adélard Bellemare
   Adélard Bellemare was a Canadian politician from the Mauricie area.-Political career:Bellemare was elected to the Canadian House of Commons against Liberal incumbent Hormisdas Mayrand in the 1911 federal election. He became the Independent Conservative Member for the district of Maskinongé...
   
   , Independent Conservative (1911-1917)
9. Hormisdas Mayrand, Liberal (1917-1921)
10. Eugène Desrochers
    Eugène Desrochers
    Eugène Desrochers was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Sainte-Agathe, Quebec and became a merchant and trader. From 1919 to 1922, he was mayor of Saint-Didace, Quebec....
    
    , Liberal (1921-1925)

Election results

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|CARON, George ||align=right|702
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|HOUDE, M. ||align=right|564
|-

|BOYER, Louis-Alphonse ||align=right|910
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|CARON, G. ||align=right|681
|-

|BOYER, Louis-Alphonse ||align=right|764
|-

|CARON, G. ||align=right|607
|Nationalist Conservative

Nationalist Conservative

The label Nationalist Conservative was used by several Quebec Members of the Canadian Parliament and several unsuccessful candidates. They used this label in order to distinguish themselves from the British imperialist reputation of the Conservative Party or as a result of disputes with the...

|HOUDE, Frédéric ||align=right|838
|-

|DESAULNIERS, Alexis Lesieur ||align=right|296
|-

|YALE, ||align=right|279
|Nationalist Conservative

Nationalist Conservative

The label Nationalist Conservative was used by several Quebec Members of the Canadian Parliament and several unsuccessful candidates. They used this label in order to distinguish themselves from the British imperialist reputation of the Conservative Party or as a result of disputes with the...

|HOUDE, Frédéric ||align=right|1,084
|-

|CARON, George ||align=right|765
By-election: On Mr. Houde's death, 15 November 1884
|-

|DESAULNIERS, Alexis Lesieur ||align=right|607
|-

|COULOMBE, C.J. ||align=right|570
|-

|LAFLÈCHE, D.L. ||align=right|310
|-

|COULOMBE, C.J. ||align=right|1,003
|-

|DESAULNIERS, Alexis Lesieur ||align=right|997
|-

|LEGRIS, Joseph-Hormisdas ||align=right|1,153
|-

|COULOMBE, C.J. ||align=right|1,045
|-

|LEGRIS, Joseph-Hormisdas ||align=right|1,384
|-

|COULOMBE, Charles-Jérémie ||align=right|1,094
|-

|LEGRIS, Joseph-Hormisdas ||align=right|1,400
|-

|CARON, Sir A.P. ||align=right|901
|-

|DESAULNIERS, Alexis Lesieur ||align=right|25
By-election: On Mr. Legris being called to the Senate, 10 February 1903
|-

|MAYRAND, H. ||align=right|acclaimed
|-

|MAYRAND, H. ||align=right|1,480
|-

|COMEAU, J. Alphonse ||align=right|1,188
|-

|THISDEL, T. ||align=right|22
|-

|MAYRAND, Hormisdas ||align=right|1,500
|-

|FOISY, Joseph ||align=right|1,167
|-

|BELLEMARE, Adélard ||align=right|1,507
|-

|MAYRAND, Hormisdas ||align=right|1,398
|-

|MAYRAND, Hormisdas ||align=right|2,721
|-

|THIBODEAU, Adolphe-Joseph ||align=right|219
|-

|LAFONTAINE, George ||align=right|165
|-

|DESROCHERS, Eugène ||align=right| 4,128
|-

|BELLEMARE, Adélard ||align=right|1,991

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Mauricie
  Mauricie
  Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...
  
  
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  Library of Parliament
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