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Maskinongé (electoral District)
Maskinongé was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was created by the ''British North America Act'', 1867, and was amalgamated into the Berthier—Maskinongé electoral district in 1924. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results , Nationalist Conservative , Frédéric Houde, , align=838 , Nationalist Conservative , Frédéric Houde, , align=1,084 By-election: On Mr. Houde's death, 15 November 1884 By-election: On Mr. Legris being called to the Senate, 10 February 1903 See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Mauricie * Past Canadian electoral districts External linksRiding history from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information re ... [...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 originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 1867'' (BNA Act), is a major part of the Constitution of Canada.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 In 1982, with the patriation of the Constitution, the British North America Acts which were originally enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, British Parliament, including this Act, were renamed.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] |
Charles Jérémie Coulombe
Charles-Jérémie Coulombe (October 23, 1846 – December 1, 1938) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Maskinongé in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1891 as a Conservative member. He was born in St-Cuthbert, Canada East, and educated at the college in L'Assomption L'Assomption () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption. It is located on the outer fringes of the Montreal urban area. .... In 1879, he married Marie Noémi Bernier. He served as a major in the militia. Coulombe was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1884. His attempts at reelection in 1891 and 1896 were unsuccessful. References *''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887''AJ Gemmill 1846 births 1938 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Past Canadian Electoral Districts
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 constituti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a population of 266,112 residents as of the 2016 Census. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan. The word ''Mauricie'' was coined by local priest and historian Albert Tessier and is based on the Saint-Maurice river which runs through the region on a North-South axis. Mauricie administrative region was created on August 20, 1997 from the split of Mauricie–Bois-Francs administrative region into Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec. However, the concept of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this. Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities * Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality * Maskinongé Regional County Municipality * Mékinac Regional County Municipality Equivalent territories * Agglomeration of La ... [...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] |
Eugène Desrochers
Eugène Desrochers (15 October 1885 – 25 November 1958) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Sainte-Agathe, Quebec and became a merchant and trader. From 1919 to 1922, he was mayor of Saint-Didace, Quebec. The son of Romuald Desrochers and Lèda Marcotte, he was educated at the Séminaire de Trois-Rivières and entered business at Saint-Didace, Quebec. In 1905, Desrochers married Régina Boivin. He was elected to Parliament at the Maskinongé riding in the 1921 general election. After serving only one federal term, the 14th Canadian Parliament 14 (fourteen) is a natural number following 13 and preceding 15. In relation to the word "four" ( 4), 14 is spelled "fourteen". In mathematics * 14 is a composite number. * 14 is a square pyramidal number. * 14 is a stella octangula number. ..., Desrochers left the House of Commons and did not seek another term in the 1925 federal election. References External links * 1885 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adélard Bellemare
Adélard Bellemare (March 2, 1871 – March 25, 1933) was a Canadian politician from the Mauricie area. Background He was born on March 2, 1871, in St-Paulin, Quebec and was a teacher. Political career Bellemare was elected to the House of Commons of Canada against Liberal incumbent Hormisdas Mayrand in the 1911 federal election. He became the Independent Conservative Independent Conservative is a description which has been used in the United Kingdom, Canada, United States and elsewhere, to denote a political conservative who lacks a formal affiliation to the party of that name. In the United Kingdom As a de ... Member for the district of Maskinongé. He did not run for re-election in the 1917 election. He ran again as an Independent Conservative in the 1921 election, but lost. Death He died on March 25, 1933. Footnotes 1871 births 1933 deaths Adelard Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Independent Conservative MPs in the Canadian H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormidas Mayrand
Hormidas Mayrand (August 15, 1858 – July 4, 1928) was a Canadian politician. Born in St-Léon, Canada East, the son of Jean-Baptiste Mayrand (and grandson of Étienne Mayrand) and Marie Louise Lottinville, Mayrand was educated at the model school of St-Léon. A farmer by occupation, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Quebec electoral district of Maskinongé in a 1903 by-election, after the sitting MP, Joseph-Hormisdas Legris, was called to the Senate of Canada. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1904 and 1908 elections. He was defeated in 1911 but was re-elected in 1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's .... He did not run in 1921 election. He was also mayor of St-Léon. References * The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolphe-Philippe Caron
Sir Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron, (24 December 1843 – 20 April 1908) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is now best remembered as the Minister of Militia and Defence in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald and his role during the North-West Rebellion of 1885. He was born in Quebec City in 1843, the son of René-Édouard Caron, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and McGill College. He was called to the bar in 1865 and entered practice with a law firm in Quebec City, later becoming a partner. A Conservative party member, Caron was elected six times to the House of Commons of Canada, first winning election in a by-election in 1873, where he won a seat as a Member of Parliament representing the electoral district of Quebec County. He defended this seat in 1874, 1878, 1880, 1882 and 1887. In the 1891 election he was elected as the MP for Rimouski, and in 1896 as the MP for Three Rivers and St. Maurice. From 1892–1896 he served as Postmaster General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph-Hormisdas Legris
Joseph-Hormisdas Legris (May 6, 1850 – March 6, 1932) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Member of Parliament (MP) and Senator. Early life He was born on May 6, 1850, in Louiseville, Mauricie. He was a farmer and an army officer of the local army reserve. Provincial politics Legris ran as a candidate of Honoré Mercier's Parti National in 1886 and lost. However, the election was eventually declared void and a by-election was called to settle the matter. Legris ended up winning the 1888 by-election and became MLA for the provincial district of Maskinongé. In 1890 though, his own election was cancelled. The same year, Catholic Bishop Louis-François Richer Laflèche used his influence to help local candidates of the Conservative Party being elected. Legris lost re-election against Joseph Lessard. Federal politics In 1891, Legris was elected as a Liberal candidate to the House of Commons, representing the dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers
Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers (August 31, 1837 – July 9, 1918) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the House of Commons of Canada. Early background He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, Université Laval and McGill University. He was called to the bar in 1861. He was the father of Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers, who was a Member of the House of Commons from 1917 to 1930 for the district of Champlain. City Politics Desaulniers served as a Councilmember in Louiseville in 1891. Provincial Legislature Desaulniers was elected as a member of the Conservative Party to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1867 for the district of Maskinongé. He lost re-election in 1871, against Liberal Moïse Houde. He tried to make a comeback in 1875, but was defeated again. House of Commons Desaulniers also tried to be elected to the House of Commons in 1878, 1884, 1887, 1900. He was successful on his third attempt only, winning a by-election. He represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' (county). In English it is also colloquially and more commonly known as a Riding (division), riding or constituency. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Assembly of Quebec, Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)—to the provincial or territorial legislature. Since 2015, there have been 338 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
