Soulanges (federal electoral district)

Soulanges
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	1914
First contested	1867
Last contested	1911

Soulanges was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Vaudreuil—Soulanges riding.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Soulanges
1st	1867–1872	Luc-Hyacinthe Masson	Conservative
2nd	1872–1874	Jacques-Philippe Lantier
3rd	1874–1878
4th	1878–1882
5th	1882–1882
	1882–1883	G.R.L. Saveuse de Beaujeu
	1883–1884	James William Bain
	1885–1887
6th	1887–1891
7th	1891–1891	Joseph Octave Mousseau	Independent
	1892–1892	James William Bain	Conservative
	1892–1896	James William Bain	Conservative
8th	1896–1900	Augustin Bourbonnais	Liberal
9th	1900–1904
10th	1904–1908
11th	1908–1911	Joseph-Arthur Lortie	Conservative
12th	1911–1917	Wilfrid Laurier	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Vaudreuil—Soulanges

Election results[edit]

1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Luc-Hyacinthe Masson	729
	Unknown	M. Guindon	470
Eligible voters			1,757
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871^[1]

1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jacques-Philippe Lantier	759
	Conservative	R.S. De Beaujeu	520

1874 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jacques-Philippe Lantier	acclaimed

1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jacques-Philippe Lantier	852
	Unknown	L.H. Masson	325

1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jacques-Philippe Lantier	761
	Conservative	G.R.L. de Beaujeu	675

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 27 October 1882 On Mr. Lantier's death, 15 September 1882
	Conservative	G.R.L. de Beaujeu	748
	Conservative	James William Bain	745

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 27 December 1883 On Mr. De Beaujeu being unseated on petition, 11 December 1883
	Conservative	James William Bain	760
	Conservative	G.R.L. de Beaujeu	734

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 5 February 1885 On election being declared void, 15 January 1884
	Conservative	James William Bain	acclaimed

1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James William Bain	927
	Independent	Joseph Octave Mousseau	756
	Nationalist	Cam. Lalonde	28

1891 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Joseph Octave Mousseau	934
	Conservative	James William Bain	895

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 3 February 1892 On election being declared void, 23 December 1891
	Conservative	James William Bain	elected, vote count unknown
	Independent	Joseph Octave Mousseau	defeated, vote count unknown

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 13 December 1892 Election being declared void, 11 November 1892
	Conservative	James William Bain	elected, vote count unknown
	Independent	Joseph Octave Mousseau	defeated, vote count unknown

1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Augustin Bourbonnais	1,054
	Conservative	Elzéar Lantier	861

1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Augustin Bourbonnais	1,105
	Conservative	A.M. Bissonnette	861

1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Augustin Bourbonnais	1,063
	Conservative	Ludger Séguin	839

1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Joseph-Arthur Lortie	942
	Liberal	Augustin Bourbonnais	889

v t e 1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Wilfrid Laurier	1,045	53.64	Y
	Conservative	Joseph-Arthur Lortie	903	46.36
Total valid votes			1,948	100.00
Source(s) "Soulanges, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1917-10-05)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

References[edit]

^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.

External links[edit]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

[1] "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.

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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
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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

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election results[edit]

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References[edit]

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