L'Assomption (electoral district)
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L'Assomption was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was amalgamated into the L'Assomption—Montcalm electoral district in 1914.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Louis Archambeault, Liberal-Conservative (1867–1874)
- Hilaire Hurteau, Liberal-Conservative (1874–1887)
- Joseph Gauthier, Liberal (1887–1892)
- Hormidas Jeannotte, Conservative (1892–1896)
- Joseph Gauthier, Liberal (1896–1900)
- R.-Charlemagne Laurier, Liberal (1900–1906)
- Ruben Charles Laurier, Liberal (1906–1908)
- Paul-Arthur Séguin, Liberal (1908–1917)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | ARCHAMBAULT, Hon. Louis | 898 | ||||||
| Unknown | ARCHAMBAULT, Hon. P.U. | 665 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | ARCHAMBAULT, Hon. Louis | 905 | ||||||
| Unknown | ARCHAMBAULT, A. | 757 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | HURTEAU, Hilaire | 879 | ||||||
| Unknown | FORREST, L. | 818 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Hurteau being unseated on petition, 24 November 1874
| By-election on 16 January 1875 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | HURTEAU, Hilaire | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | HURTEAU, H. | 1,021 | ||||||
| Unknown | FOREST, L. | 852 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | HURTEAU, Hilaire | 1,019 | ||||||
| Liberal | GAUTHIER, Jos. | 852 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | GAUTHIER, Joseph | 1,117 | ||||||
| Conservative | ROCHER, B. | 1,096 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Gauthier being unseated, 3 March 1888
| By-election on 3 April 1888 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | GAUTHIER, Joseph | 1,162 | |||
| Unknown | ROCHER, Barthélémi | 1,075 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | GAUTHIER, Joseph | 1,239 | ||||||
| Conservative | JEANNOTTE, H. | 1,161 | ||||||
By-election: On election being declared void, 6 February 1892
| By-election on 31 May 1892 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | JEANNOTTE, Hormidas | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | GAUTHIER, Joseph | 1,335 | ||||||
| Conservative | JEANNOTTE, H. | 1,216 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | LAURIER, R.-Charlemagne | 1,486 | ||||||
| Conservative | ÉTHIER, Horace Honoré | 1,138 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | LAURIER, R. Charlemagne | acclaimed | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Laurier's death, 28 December 1906
| By-election on 7 March 1907 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | LAURIER, R.C.E. | 1,276 | |||
| Conservative | LEMIRE DIT MARSOLAIS, E. | 1,106 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | SÉGUIN, Paul-Arthur | 1,524 | ||||||
| Conservative | FORTIER, Joseph Misael | 942 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | SÉGUIN, Paul-Arthur | 1,508 | ||||||
| Conservative | MORIN, Louis Joseph Siméon | 1,209 | ||||||
