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Kamouraska (federal Electoral District)
Kamouraska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1869 to 1979. It was created by the ''British North America Act'', 1867. There was no election in 1867 due to riots. There was a by-election held in 1869 in its place. The district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Bellechasse, Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski ridings. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada External linksRiding history from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British North America Act, 1867
The ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (french: Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),''The Constitution Act, 1867'', 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14. originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 1867'' (BNA Act), is a major part of the Constitution of Canada. The act created a federation, federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its Canadian federalism, federal structure, the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, the Senate of Canada, Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system. In 1982, with the patriation of the Constitution, the British North America Acts which were originally enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, British Parliament, including this Act, were renamed. Although, the acts are still known by their original names in records of the United Kingdom. Amendments were also made at this time: section 92A was added, giving provinces greater control ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Chapais
Sir Joseph Amable Thomas Chapais (March 23, 1858 – July 15, 1946) was a French Canadian author, editor, historian, journalist, professor, and politician. Born in Saint-Denis, Quebec (then Canada East), the son of Jean-Charles Chapais, a Father of Canadian Confederation, and Henriette-Georgina Dionne, he received a bachelor's degree in 1876 from Université Laval and was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1879. From 1879 to 1884, he was the principal secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, Théodore Robitaille. Turning to journalism, he became the editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper, '' Le Courrier du Canada'' in 1884 and from 1890 to 1901 was the owner. From 1907 to 1934, he was a professor of history at Université Laval. In 1891, he ran unsuccessfully as a Conservative for the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Kamouraska. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1892 representing Laurentides. From 1893 to 1894, he was the Leader of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Federal Electoral Districts Of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province. 96 of Ontario's 107 provincial electoral districts, roughly those outside Northern Ontario, remain coterminous with their federal counterparts. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the Canadian census and proscribed by various constitutional seat guarantees, including the use of a Grandfather clause, for Quebec, the Central Prairies and the Maritime provinces, with the essential proportions between the remaining provinces being "locked" no matter any further changes in relative population as have already occurred. Any major changes to the status quo, if proposed, would require constitutional amendments approved by seven out of ten provinces with two-thirds of the population to ratify constitutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Federal Electoral Districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to Canada's House of Commons every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names similar to their local federal counterpart, but usually have different geographic boundaries. Canadians elected members for each federal electoral district most recently in the 2021 federal election on . There are four ridings established by the British North America Act of 1867 that have existed continuously without changes to their names or being abolished and reconstituted as a riding due to redistricting: Beauce (Quebec), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Shefford (Quebec), and Simcoe North (Ontario). These ridings, however, have experienced territorial changes since their inception. On October 27, 2011, the Conservative government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Charles Richard Berger
Jean-Charles Richard Berger (8 December 1924 – 11 February 2001) was a Canadian politician, television commentator, radio commentator and reporter. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1963 election to represent the riding of Montmagny—L'Islet. He was re-elected in 1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ... and defeated in 1968 in the riding of Kamouraska. He died in 2001 at the age of 76. References 1924 births Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec 2001 deaths {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Richard
Charles Richard (10 March 1900 – 31 May 1978) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec, he was a dental surgeon by career. Richard's first attempt at a House of Commons seat was in the 1935 federal election at Kamouraska, where he was defeated by Joseph Georges Bouchard of the Liberal party. During World War II Richard was a member of the Royal Canadian Dental Corps. At one time he also served as vice-president of Quebec's provincial dental society (''Société dentaire de Québec''). He was first elected at the Kamouraska riding in the 1958 general election. He served only one federal term, the 24th Canadian Parliament, before being defeated in the 1962 election by Charles-Eugène Dionne Charles-Eugène Dionne (27 May 1908 – 4 August 1984) was a Social Credit Party and Ralliement créditiste member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Pascal, Quebec and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles-Eugène Dionne
Charles-Eugène Dionne (27 May 1908 – 4 August 1984) was a Social Credit Party and Ralliement créditiste member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Pascal, Quebec and became a lumberjack in his youth. Years later he became a labour representative, eventually leading a chapter of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. He was first elected at the Kamouraska riding in the 1962 general election and was re-elected there for successive terms until the 1974 election. Ridings were redistributed for the 1979 federal election, and Dionne was defeated by Rosaire Gendron of the Liberal party at the new Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup riding. Dionne was also unable to unseat Gendron in the 1980 federal election. Dionne served consecutive terms from the 25th to the 30th Canadian Parliaments, remaining with the Social Credit party, which became known as the Ralliement créditiste Historically in Quebec, Canada, there were a number of political parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Marquis
Eugène Marquis (11 September 1901 – 15 November 1994) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Quebec and became a crown attorney, judge and lawyer by career. Marquis was educated at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and at the Quebec Seminary. From February 1931 to July 1936, he was Crown Attorney for the District of Quebec, and served in that capacity again from November 1939 to September 1944. He was first elected to Parliament at the Kamouraska riding in the 1945 general election then re-elected in 1949. On 24 August 1949, he resigned from the House of Commons and accepted an appointment as a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec The Superior Court of Quebec (french: Cour supérieure du Québec) is a superior trial court in the Province of Quebec, in Canada. It consists of 157 judges who are appointed by the federal government. Appeals from this court are taken to the Qu .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Bouchard
Joseph Georges Bouchard (born April 23, 1888 in Saint-Philippe-de-Néri, Quebec, Canada-died August 4, 1956) was a Canadian politician, agrologist and teacher. He was acclaimed to the House of Commons of Canada in 1922 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Kamouraska. He was elected in the elections of 1925, 1926, 1930 and 1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * .... During his time in office, he also authored numerous books. Archives There are Joseph Georges Bouchard fonds at the Société Historique de la Côte-du-Sud (fonds F002) and Library and Archives Canada (fonds R13132). External links * 1888 births 1956 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Université Laval alumni A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Georges Bouchard
Joseph Georges Bouchard (born April 23, 1888 in Saint-Philippe-de-Néri, Quebec, Canada-died August 4, 1956) was a Canadian politician, agrologist and teacher. He was acclaimed to the House of Commons of Canada in 1922 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Kamouraska. He was elected in the elections of 1925, 1926, 1930 and 1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * .... During his time in office, he also authored numerous books. Archives There are Joseph Georges Bouchard fonds at the Société Historique de la Côte-du-Sud (fonds F002) and Library and Archives Canada (fonds R13132). External links * 1888 births 1956 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Université Laval alumni A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Langlais
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Adolphe Stein
Charles-Adolphe Stein, (August 1, 1878 – February 27, 1938) was a Quebec politician, lawyer and judge. He was born in Quebec City to immigration agent Léonce Stein and Alma Baillairgé. Stein studied at the Quebec Seminary and at Laval University where he studied law and received the Governor General's Academic Medal in 1902. He was admitted to the Quebec bar that same year and became King's Counsel in 1912. Stein practice law in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec alongside Ernest Lapointe and Léon Casgrain who would both serve as senior cabinet ministers in the federal and provincial governments respectively. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as the Quebec Liberal Party MLA for Kamouraska in the 1912 provincial election and was re-elected in 1916 and 1919. He resigned his provincial seat on March 31, 1920, in order to enter federal politics when his law partner and Kamouraska MP Ernest Lapointe resigned his seat in order to run in Quebec East which had become v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
