Quebec West

Quebec West
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1947
District abolished	1967
First contested	1949
Last contested	1965

Quebec West (French: Québec-Ouest) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935, and from 1949 to 1968.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Portneuf, Quebec West and South and Québec—Montmorency ridings.

The riding was recreated in 1947 from parts of Quebec West and South riding.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Langelier, Louis-Hébert and Portneuf ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Quebec West
1st	1867–1872	Thomas McGreevy	Liberal–Conservative
2nd	1872–1874
3rd	1874–1878
4th	1878–1882
5th	1882–1887
6th	1887–1891
7th	1891–1891
	1892–1894	John Hearn	Conservative
	1895–1896	Thomas McGreevy	Liberal–Conservative
8th	1896–1900	Richard Reid Dobell	Liberal
9th	1900–1902	Richard Reid Dobell
9th	1902–1904	William Power
10th	1904–1908	William Power
11th	1908–1911	William Price	Conservative
12th	1911–1917	William Power	Liberal
13th	1917–1921	Georges Parent	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th	1921–1925		Liberal
15th	1925–1926
16th	1926–1930
17th	1930–1930	Maurice Dupré	Conservative
17th	1930–1935	Maurice Dupré	Conservative
Riding dissolved into Portneuf, Quebec West and South and Québec—Montmorency
Riding re-created from Quebec West and South
21st	1949–1953	Charles Parent	Liberal
22nd	1953–1957	J.-Wilfrid Dufresne	Progressive Conservative
23rd	1957–1958	René Bégin	Liberal
24th	1958–1962	J.-Eugène Bissonnette	Progressive Conservative
25th	1962–1963	Lucien Plourde	Social Credit
26th	1963–1963		Social Credit
26th	1963–1965		Ralliement créditiste
27th	1965–1968	Jean Marchand	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Langelier, Louis-Hébert and Portneuf

Election results

Quebec West, 1867–1935

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	742
	Unknown	John O'Farrell	435

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	587
	Unknown	John O'Farrell	403

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	612
	Unknown	Humphrey	444

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	816
	Unknown	M.A. Hearn	770

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	885
	Unknown	M.A. Hearn	832

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 26 February 1892 McGreevy was expelled from the House of Commons, 29 September 1891
	Conservative	John Hearn	acclaimed

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 17 April 1895 On Hearn's death, 17 May 1894
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Richard Reid Dobell	1,057
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	826

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Richard Reid Dobell	1,018
	Conservative	Patrick Kirwin	649

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 29 January 1902 On Dobell's death, 11 January 1902
	Liberal	William Power	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Power	1,053
	Conservative	Lawrence Stafford	660

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Price	1,025
	Liberal	William Power	1,015

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Power	1,219
	Conservative	William Price	1,128

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Georges Parent	6,392
	Government (Unionist)	Henri Chassé	460

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Georges Parent	8,741
	Conservative	Pierre Bertrand	4,715

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Georges Parent	7,561
	Conservative	Charles Ratté	6,059

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Georges Parent	7,501
	Conservative	Camilien Joseph Lockwell	6,495

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Maurice Dupré	10,215
	Liberal	Gérard Lacroix	9,769

Canadian federal by-election, 25 August 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
On Dupré's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 7 August 1930
	Conservative	Maurice Dupré	acclaimed

Quebec West, 1949–1968

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Parent	12,391
	Progressive Conservative	Joseph-Edmond Paquet	6,946
	Union des électeurs	Henri Borgia	1,714
	Independent	Albert Cantin	1,344
	Independent PC	Joseph-Adjutor Marquis	276
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Albert-S. Moreau	180

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	J.-Wilfrid Dufresne	8,464
	Independent Liberal	René Bégin	6,034
	Liberal	Charles Parent	4,612
	Independent Liberal	François Fournier	3,910

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	René Bégin	11,828
	Progressive Conservative	J.-Wilfrid Dufresne	10,981
	Independent Liberal	Marcel Turgeon	1,520
	Social Credit	Jules Thérien	529

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	J.-Eugène Bissonnette	14,223
	Liberal	René Bégin	12,357
	Social Credit	Jules Thérien	1,054

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Lucien Plourde	16,169
	Liberal	René Bégin	6,306
	Progressive Conservative	J.-Eugène Bissonnette	4,575
	New Democratic	Gérard Demers	360
	Ouvrier indépendent	Adélard Patry	152

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Lucien Plourde	13,136
	Liberal	Jean-Paul Nolin	9,580
	Progressive Conservative	Jacques Lavoie	3,160
	New Democratic	Albert Simard	848
	Independent SC	Magella Julien	373

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jean Marchand	10,669
	Ralliement créditiste	Lucien Plourde	9,820
	Progressive Conservative	Jacques Lavoie	3,454
	New Democratic	Jean-Paul Bérubé	1,222
	Ouvrier indépendent	Adélard Patry	298

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

Quebec West

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Quebec West, 1867–1935

Quebec West, 1949–1968

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