JOLIETTE (ELECTORAL DISTRICT)


:''For the provincial electoral district, see Joliette (provincial electoral district)''
'Joliette' is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935 and since 1968.

Contents
Geography
History
Members of Parliament
Election results
1968 - present
1867 - 1935
See also
External links
References

Geography


This electoral district, located northeast of Montreal in the Quebec region of Lanaudière, currently consists of:

★ the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, including Communauté Atikamekw de Manawan indian reserve

★ the Regional County Municipality of Joliette.
It is bounded by the:

★ electoral district of Repentigny and Berthier—Maskinongé and the Saint Lawrence River to the south

★ electoral district of Saint-Maurice—Champlain to the east and north

Lac Nemiscachingue and the electoral districts of Rivière-du-Nord, Montcalm and Laurentides—Labelle to the west

History


It was created by the British North America of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. In 1933, Joliette became part of the new electoral district of Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm.
It was created again in 1966 from Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière, Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm and Terrebonne ridings.
Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:


Parliament Years Member Party
1st 1867-1872     François Benjamin Godin Liberal
2nd 1872-1874     Louis François Georges Baby Conservative
3rd 1874
1874 By-election 1874-1878
4th 1878
1878 By-election 1878-1880
1880 By-election 1880-1882     Lewis McConville Conservative
5th 1882     Édouard Guilbault Conservative
1882 By-election 1882-1887     Independent Conservative
6th 1887-1889     Conservative
1889 By-election 1889-1891     Hilaire Neveu Nationalist
7th 1891-1896     Urbain Lippe Conservative
8th 1896-1900     Charles Bazinet Liberal
9th 1900-1904
10th 1904-1908     Joseph Adélard Dubeau Liberal
11th 1908-1911
12th 1911-1917     Joseph-Pierre Guilbault Conservative
13th 1917-1921     Jean-Joseph Denis Liberal
14th 1921-1925
15th 1925-1926
16th 1926-1928
1928 By-election 1928-1930     Charles-Édouard Ferland Liberal
17th 1930-1935
''Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière, Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm and Terrebonne from 1935-1968
28th 1968-1971     Roch La Salle Progressive Conservative
1971-1972     Independent
29th 1972-1974
30th 1974-1979     Progressive Conservative
31st 1979-1980
32nd 1980-1984
33rd 1984-1988
34th 1988-1993     Gaby Larrivée Progressive Conservative
35th 1993-1997     René Laurin Bloc Québécois
36th 1997-2000
37th 2000-2004     Pierre Paquette Bloc Québécois
38th 2004-2006
39th 2006-

Election results


1968 - present

|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|52,988
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1867 - 1935

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

See also



List of Canadian federal electoral districts

Past Canadian electoral districts

External links



Joliette, Quebec (1867 - 1933)

Joliette--L'Assomption--Montcalm (1933-1966)

Joliette (1966-present)

Atlas of Canada

References



Riding History - Joliette

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