L'Assomption
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1911

L'Assomption was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was amalgamated into the L'Assomption—Montcalm electoral district in 1914.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
L'Assomption
1st  1867–1872     Louis Archambeault Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1874 Hilaire Hurteau
 1875–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1888     Joseph Gauthier Liberal
 1888–1891
7th  1891–1892
 1892–1896     Hormidas Jeannotte Conservative
8th  1896–1900     Joseph Gauthier Liberal
9th  1900–1904 Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier
10th  1904–1906
 1907–1908 Ruben Charles Laurier
11th  1908–1911 Paul-Arthur Séguin
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into L'Assomption—Montcalm

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeLouis Archambeault898
UnknownPierre-Urgel Archambault665
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeLouis Archambeault905
UnknownA. Archambault757
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHilaire Hurteau879
UnknownL. Forrest818

By-election: On Mr. Hurteau being unseated on petition, 24 November 1874

By-election on 16 January 1875
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHilaire Hurteauacclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHilaire Hurteau1,021
UnknownL. Forest852
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHilaire Hurteau1,019
LiberalJoseph Gauthier852
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Gauthier1,117
ConservativeBarthélémi Rocher1,096

By-election: On Mr. Gauthier being unseated, 3 March 1888

By-election on 3 April 1888
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Gauthier1,162
UnknownBarthélémi Rocher1,075
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Gauthier1,239
ConservativeHormidas Jeannotte1,161

By-election: On election being declared void, 6 February 1892

By-election on 31 May 1892
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHormidas Jeannotteacclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Gauthier1,335
ConservativeHormidas Jeannotte1,216
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRomuald-Charlemagne Laurier1,486
ConservativeHorace Honoré Éthier1,138
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRomuald-Charlemagne Laurieracclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Laurier's death, 28 December 1906

By-election on 7 March 1907
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRuben Charles Laurier1,276
ConservativeE. Lemire dit Marsolais1,106
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPaul-Arthur Séguin1,524
ConservativeJoseph Misael Fortier942
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPaul-Arthur Séguin1,508
ConservativeLouis Joseph Siméon Morin1,209

See also

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