Richmond—Wolfe

Richmond—Wolfe
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	1996
First contested	1867
Last contested	1993

Richmond—Wolfe (also known as Richmond) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1997.

It was created as by the British North America Act, 1867.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Richmond and Drummond ridings.

Richmond riding was renamed "Richmond—Wolfe" in 1980.

In 1996, it was abolished when it was redistributed into the new districts of Richmond—Arthabaska and Compton—Stanstead.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Richmond—Wolfe
1st	1867–1872	William Hoste Webb	Conservative
2nd	1872–1874	William Hoste Webb	Conservative
3rd	1874–1874	Henry Aylmer	Liberal
3rd	1874–1878	Henry Aylmer	Liberal
4th	1878–1882	William Bullock Ives	Conservative
5th	1882–1887
6th	1887–1891
7th	1891–1896	Clarence Chester Cleveland
8th	1896–1900	Michael Thomas Stenson	Liberal
9th	1900–1904	Edmund William Tobin
10th	1904–1908
11th	1908–1911
12th	1911–1917
13th	1917–1921		Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th	1921–1925		Liberal
15th	1925–1926
16th	1926–1930
17th	1930–1935	François-Joseph Laflèche	Conservative
18th	1935–1940	James Patrick Mullins	Liberal
19th	1940–1945
20th	1945–1949
21st	1949–1953	Ernest-Omer Gingras
22nd	1953–1957
23rd	1957–1958
24th	1958–1962	Florent Dubois	Progressive Conservative
25th	1962–1963	André Bernier	Social Credit
26th	1963–1965	Patrick Asselin	Liberal
27th	1965–1968	Patrick Asselin	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Richmond and Drummond
Richmond
28th	1968–1971	Léonel Beaudoin	Ralliement créditiste
28th	1971–1972		Social Credit
29th	1972–1974
30th	1974–1979
31st	1979–1980	Alain Tardif	Liberal
Richmond—Wolfe
32nd	1980–1984	Alain Tardif	Liberal
33rd	1984–1988	Alain Tardif	Liberal
34th	1988–1993	Yvon Côté	Progressive Conservative
35th	1993–1997	Gaston Leroux	Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Richmond—Arthabaska and Compton—Stanstead

Election results

Richmond—Wolfe, 1867–1968

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Hoste Webb	1,137
	Unknown	Mr. Beique	903

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Hoste Webb	893
	Unknown	J.H. Graham	483
	Unknown	O. Gaudet	389
	Unknown	W.E. Jones	290

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Henry Aylmer	1,111
	Unknown	William Hoste Webb	949
	Unknown	O. Gaudet	10

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 4 December 1874 On Mr. Aylmer being unseated on petition, 24 October 1874
	Liberal	Henry Aylmer	978
	Unknown	Henry-R. Hanning	592
	Unknown	L.C. Bélanger	414
	Unknown	Mr. Scarry	19

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Bullock Ives	1,684
	Liberal	Henry Aylmer	1,069

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Bullock Ives	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Bullock Ives	2,355
	Liberal	J.N. Greenshields	2,218

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	C.C. Cleveland	2,416
	Liberal	Hon. W. Laurier	2,135

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	M.T. Stenson	2,782
	Conservative	C.C. Cleveland	2,544

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmund William Tobin	3,500
	Conservative	Joseph-H. Coté-crépeau	2,517

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmund William Tobin	3,689
	Conservative	Moïse O'Brady	2,516

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmund William Tobin	3,850
	Conservative	John Champoux	3,051

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmund William Tobin	3,855
	Conservative	John Hayes	3,311

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Edmund William Tobin	6,448
	Government (Unionist)	Marcus George Crombie	1,634

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmund William Tobin	10,340
	Independent	Azarie Lemire	2,986

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmund William Tobin	7,292
	Conservative	Joseph Hormisdas Paré	3,689

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Edmund William Tobin	8,788
	Conservative	John Hayes	5,100

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	François-Joseph Laflèche	9,025
	Liberal	Walter George Mitchell	7,870

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Patrick Mullins	6,278
	Conservative	François-Joseph Laflèche	5,034
	Independent Liberal	Marcel Bédard	2,533
	Reconstruction	Phidime Brodeur	950

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Patrick Mullins	8,554
	National Government	Joseph-Alexandre Goulet	4,295

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Patrick Mullins	8,459
	Bloc populaire	Émilien Lafrance	5,088
	Independent	Arthur-H. Marcotte	1,271
	Social Credit	Roland Pelletier	1,147

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Ernest-Omer Gingras	13,621
	Progressive Conservative	J.-Gustave Nadeau	3,990
	Union des électeurs	Rolland Pelletier	2,493

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Ernest-Omer Gingras	13,006
	Progressive Conservative	Albert Nicol	7,254
	Labor–Progressive	Hubert Rhéaume	133

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Ernest-Omer Gingras	10,300
	Progressive Conservative	Albert Nicol	7,243
	Independent Liberal	J.-Raymond Noël	4,508

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	V.-Florent Dubois	11,984
	Liberal	Ernest-Omer Gingras	11,299
	Social Credit	Lucien Bachand	560

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	André Bernier	11,816
	Liberal	Gaston-H. Théroux	6,430
	Progressive Conservative	V.-Florent Dubois	5,843

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Patrick-T. Asselin	8,762
	Social Credit	André Bernier	8,312
	Progressive Conservative	V.-Florent Dubois	4,063
	New Democratic	Lewis Craig	928

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Patrick-T. Asselin	8,685
	Ralliement créditiste	Léonel Beaudoin	6,662
	Progressive Conservative	J.-Osias Poirier	4,359
	New Democratic	André Drouin	1,660

Richmond, 1968–1980

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ralliement créditiste	Léonel Beaudoin	11,853
	Liberal	Patrick-T. Asselin	8,870
	Progressive Conservative	Falconio Tardif	3,527
	New Democratic	Nicole Rinfret-bédard	608

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Léonel Beaudoin	14,133
	Liberal	Léo-Paul Thibeault	8,657
	Progressive Conservative	Lucien Bachand	3,887
	New Democratic	Francine Mailloux	624

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Léonel Beaudoin	11,825
	Liberal	Jean-Yves Poisson	9,526
	Progressive Conservative	Lucien Bachand	5,094
	New Democratic	Laurian Lefrancois	917

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alain Tardif	15,135
	Social Credit	Denis Beaudoin	14,662
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Bibeau	2,472
	New Democratic	Lida Bourgeois	551
	Rhinoceros	Fern Prince	414
	Union populaire	Guy Baillargeon	162

Richmond—Wolfe, 1980–1997

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alain Tardif	21,104
	Progressive Conservative	Denis Beaudoin	8,365
	New Democratic	André Cardinal	1,477
	Social Credit	Serge Boissonneault	1,322
	Rhinoceros	Denys Caron	876

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alain Tardif	18,069
	Progressive Conservative	Jean-Jacques Croteau	13,835
	New Democratic	Harriet J. Schleifer	1,638
	Parti nationaliste	Ivan Hébert-croteau	1,339
	Social Credit	Léo Dion	273

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Yvon Coté	19,451
	Liberal	Alain Tardif	16,813
	New Democratic	Marc-André Péloquin	3,918
	Rhinoceros	Jean Marceau	790

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Gaston Leroux	22,235
	Progressive Conservative	Yvon Coté	10,004
	Liberal	Gaétan Dumas	9,159
	Natural Law	Anne-Marie Marois	678
	New Democratic	Marc-André Peloquin	476

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

v t e Historical federal ridings in Quebec
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
Until 2004	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet Berthier—Montcalm Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok Chambly Champlain Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier Charlevoix Châteauguay Frontenac—Mégantic Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Jonquière Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay Laurentides Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laval Centre Laval East Laval West Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil Lotbinière—L'Érable Matapédia—Matane Mercier Papineau—Saint-Denis Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Québec East Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis Rosemont—Petite-Patrie Saint-Maurice Témiscamingue Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles
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

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