Vaudreuil (electoral district)

Vaudreuil was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1914, and from 1968 to 1997.

Vaudreuil
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1996
First contested1968
Last contested1993

History

It was originally created by the British North America Act, 1867, and existed until 1914, when it was merged into Vaudreuil—Soulanges riding.

Vaudreuil riding was recreated in 1966, and existed until 1997, when it was renamed "Vaudreuil—Soulanges". (See Vaudreuil—Soulanges.)

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Vaudreuil
1st  1867–1872     Donald McMillan Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Robert Harwood Liberal–Conservative
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     Jean-Baptiste Mongenais Conservative
5th  1882–1887 Hugh McMillan
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1892     Henry Stanislas Harwood Liberal
 1892–1893     Hugh McMillan Conservative
 1883–1896     Henry Stanislas Harwood Liberal
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908 Gustave Benjamin Boyer
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Riding re-created from Vaudreuil—Soulanges
28th  1968–1972     René Émard Liberal
29th  1972–1974 Hal Herbert
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Pierre Cadieux Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Nick Discepola Liberal
Riding dissolved into Vaudreuil—Soulanges

Geography

It initially consisted of Isle Perrot, the Seigniories of Vaudreuil and Rigaud, and the first, second, third and fourth ranges of the Township of Newton and augmentation adjacent.

When it was re-created in 1966, it was defined to consist of:

  • that part of the City of Pierrefonds situated southwest of the Town of Roxboro;
  • the Towns of Baie-D'Urfé, Beaconsfield, Dorion, Île-Cadieux, Île-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Pointe-du-Moulin, Rigaud, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Sainte-Geneviève and Vaudreuil;
  • the Counties of Soulanges and Vaudreuil;
  • the village municipality of Senneville;
  • the parish municipality of Saint-Raphaël-de-l'Île-Bizard.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the Towns of Baie-D'Urfé, Dorion, Hudson, Île-Cadieux, Île-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Pointe-du-Moulin, Rigaud, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Sainte-Geneviève and Vaudreuil;
  • the Counties of Soulanges and Vaudreuil;
  • the village municipality of Senneville and the parish municipality of Saint-Raphaël-de-l'Île-Bizard;
  • that part of the City of Pierrefonds lying southwest of the Town of Dollard-des-Ormeaux.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the towns of Baie-D'Urfé, Dorion, Hudson, Île-Cadieux, Île-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Rigaud, Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue and Vaudreuil;
  • in the County of the Île de Montréal: the Village Municipality of Senneville;
  • the counties of Vaudreuil and Soulanges.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the cities of Dorion, Hudson, L'Île-Cadieux, L'Île-Perrot, Pincourt, Rigaud and Vaudreuil;
  • the County Regional Municipality of Vaudreuil-Soulanges.

Election results

1867–1914

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDonald McMillanacclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeRobert Harwood962
UnknownGodard727
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeRobert Harwoodacclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJean Baptiste Mongenais764
Liberal–ConservativeRobert Harwood702
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillan522
UnknownAlfred Lapointe490
UnknownF.X. Archambault418
UnknownH.A. Desrosiers10
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillan996
LiberalE. Lalonde783
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwood1,087
ConservativeHugh McMillan989
By-election on 29 February 1892

On Mr. Harwood being unseated, 8 January 1892

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillanacclaimed
By-election on 12 April 1893

On election being declared void, 1 March 1893

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwoodacclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwood1,296
ConservativeAldéric Séguin801
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwood1,140
ConservativeAlfred Lapointe665
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Boyer1,297
ConservativeFrançois de Sales-Alphonse Bastien825
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Boyer1,408
ConservativeElzéar Montpetit655
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGustave Boyer1,345
ConservativeArchibald de Léry Macdonald1,130

1968–1997

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRené Émard29,830
Progressive ConservativeHarold G. Fairhead7,654
New DemocraticMaurice Daviau2,905
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert27,372
Progressive ConservativeJeannette-T. Burley11,477
Social CreditJoseph-Endré De Csavossy4,526
New DemocraticMichel Beauséjour3,573
IndependentAndré Théoret3,066
IndependentWalter J. Williams330
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert29,685
Progressive ConservativeRon Brown12,422
New DemocraticTom Rees4,397
Social CreditSarah Audet2,752
IndependentGaëtan Boyer805
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert41,508
Progressive ConservativeDiana Togneri7,787
New DemocraticLorne Brown4,512
Social CreditMario G. Turbide3,625
RhinocerosClaude Simard1,177
LibertarianClaude Lévesque437
Union populaireJérome Chaput237
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHal Herbert39,159
New DemocraticLorne Brown7,309
Progressive ConservativeThomas Thé6,277
Union populaireGuy Cousineau513
LibertarianIrena Bubniuk479
Marxist–LeninistMichelle Duford234
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePierre Cadieux37,499
LiberalHal Herbert20,362
New DemocraticAnne Erskine7,993
RhinocerosNicole B.D. Pans1,470
Parti nationalisteBenoît Duchesne1,017
LibertarianGordon Gouldson345
Commonwealth of CanadaJacques Cartier139
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePierre Cadieux30,392
LiberalJean Blais16,393
New DemocraticSuzanne Aubertin6,185
GreenYves-Marie Christin912
RhinocerosMaureen Decelles671
Commonwealth of CanadaIsajlovic Momcilo43
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalNick Discepola31,120
Bloc QuébécoisMario Turbide25,133
Progressive ConservativeRichard Préfontaine6,459
New DemocraticYves Marie Christin1,107
Natural LawEric E. Simon727
LibertarianNeal Ford438
Commonwealth of CanadaRobert Charles186

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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