Labelle
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1892
District abolished1987
First contested1896
Last contested1984

Labelle was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1892 from parts of the County of Ottawa riding.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into the new riding of Laurentides and the existing riding of Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle.

The district's most prominent MP was Quebec nationalist Henri Bourassa.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Labelle
Riding created from County of Ottawa
8th  1896–1899     Henri Bourassa Liberal
 1900–1900     Independent
9th  1900–1904     Liberal
10th  1904–1907
 1907–1908 Charles Beautron Major
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917     Honoré Achim Conservative
13th  1917–1921     Hyacinthe-Adélard Fortier Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925     Liberal
15th  1925–1926     Henri Bourassa Independent
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Maurice Lalonde Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953     Henri Courtemanche Progressive Conservative
22nd  1953–1957     Gustave Roy Liberal
23rd  1957–1958     Henri Courtemanche Independent Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1960     Progressive Conservative
25th  1960–1962     Gaston Clermont Liberal
26th  1962–1963
27th  1963–1964     Gérard Girouard Social Credit
 1964–1965     Progressive Conservative
28th  1965–1968     Gaston Clermont Liberal
29th  1968–1970 Léo Cadieux
 1970–1972 Maurice Dupras
30th  1972–1974
31st  1974–1979
32nd  1979–1980
33rd  1980–1984
34th  1984–1988     Fernand Ladouceur Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Laurentides and Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle

Election results

1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenri Bourassa2,175
ConservativeS.R. Poulin1,706
By-election on 18 January 1900

Bourassa's resignation, 26 October 1899, as a protest
against Canadian participation in the South African War

Party Candidate Votes
IndependentHenri Bourassaacclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenri Bourassa1,973
ConservativeS.R. Poulin1,494
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenri Bourassa2,640
ConservativeG. Alphonse Dugal1,147
IndependentAngus D. Cameron399
By-election on 23 December 1907

Bourassa's resignation, 29 October 1907, to enter provincial politics

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Beautron Majoracclaimed
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Beautron Major2,951
ConservativeHector Chauvin1,624
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHonoré Achim2,902
LiberalCharles-Beautrom Major2,818
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Hyacinthe-Adélard Fortieracclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHyacinthe-Adélard Fortier7,391
ProgressiveJean Lachance2,893
IndependentMarc-Azarie Ménard124
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentHenri Bourassa5,843
LiberalHenri Jodoin3,764
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentHenri Bourassa7,569
ConservativeLouis Cousineau1,118
  Protectionist Joseph-Édouard Moranville 129
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentHenri Bourassaacclaimed
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Lalonde7,280
IndependentHenri Bourassa5,411
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Lalonde8,797
IndependentLévis Lorrain5,909
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Lalonde7,969
IndependentJoseph-Raymond-Edmond Doyon5,769
Social CreditPhilippe Lacoste1,228
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeHenri Courtemanche8,701
LiberalErnest Whissell7,998
Union des électeursSimon Yelle1,289
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Roy9,569
Progressive ConservativeHenri Courtemanche8,610
Labor–ProgressiveRoméo Lafond176
Co-operative CommonwealthRobert Edward Senkler Morgan90
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Independent PCHenri Courtemanche9,406
LiberalGustave Roy8,045
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeHenri Courtemanche10,606
LiberalJ.-Henri Forget7,660
By-election on 31 October 1960

Courtemanche summoned to the Senate, 20 January 1960

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGaston Clermont9,540
Progressive ConservativePaul-Émile Lesage7,235
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGaston Clermont6,218
Progressive ConservativePaul-Émile Lesage6,107
Social CreditGuy Jean4,813
New DemocraticAlbert Maisonneuve985
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditGérard Girouard6,951
LiberalGaston Clermont6,632
Progressive ConservativeGérard Vermette2,844
New DemocraticRoland Massé905
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGaston Clermont6,554
Ralliement créditisteGilles Caouette3,697
Progressive ConservativeGérard Vermette3,354
New DemocraticNoël Décosse1,989
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLéo Cadieux15,801
Progressive ConservativeFernand Sarrazin10,152
Ralliement créditisteClément Grondin2,215
New DemocraticAndré Peclet1,699
By-election on 16 November 1970

Cadieux's acceptance of an office of emolument
under the Crown, 17 September 1970

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Dupras12,604
Progressive ConservativePaul Gélinas4,870
Ralliement créditisteAndré Ouellette3,417
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Dupras15,807
Social CreditGérard Perron12,247
Progressive ConservativePaul Gélinas6,439
New DemocraticIrène Trudel1,645
IndependentRolland Millette371
IndependentClaude Demers368
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Dupras16,224
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Masse14,928
Social CreditWilfrid Marin3,116
Social CreditJ. Noël Langlois1,572
New DemocraticIrène Trudel1,326
CommunistClaude Demers227
IndependentPatricia Métivier165
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Dupras29,614
Social CreditJean Léveillé6,580
Progressive ConservativeGuy Racicot6,073
New DemocraticWillie Kofman2,134
Union populaireClaude Lavoie452
Marxist–LeninistPaul Ménard213
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMaurice Dupras29,488
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Masse9,829
New DemocraticWillie Kofman2,858
RhinocerosGaston Collin664
RhinocerosJean-Marie Morin580
RhinocerosAmouthd, Richard Gagnon331
Union populaireSolanges Charbonneau227
IndependentLouise Poisson227
Marxist–LeninistMarc Blouin108
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeFernand Ladouceur28,286
LiberalClaude Hotte14,465
New DemocraticMarc Péclet4,670
RhinocerosJacques Coco Miron1,567
Parti nationalisteAdrien Grégoire1,546
Social CreditAlbert Pouliot274
Commonwealth of CanadaDenis Tremblay84

See also

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