St. Hyacinthe (electoral district)

St. Hyacinthe (French: Saint-Hyacinthe) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.

St. Hyacinthe
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1914
First contested1867
Last contested1911

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into St. Hyacinthe—Rouville riding.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
St. Hyacinthe
1st  1867–1870     Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski Liberal
 1870–1872 Louis Delorme
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     Louis Tellier Conservative
5th  1882–1887     Michel-Esdras Bernier Liberal
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900
 1900–1900
9th  1900–1904
 1904–1904 Jean-Baptiste Blanchet
10th  1904–1908 Aimé Majorique Beauparlant
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917 Louis-Joseph Gauthier
Riding dissolved into St. Hyacinthe—Rouville

Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski 1,107
Unknown Rémi Raymond 929
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]

By-election: On Mr. Kierzkowski's death, 4 August 1870

By-election on 1 September 1870
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Delorme acclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Delorme 1,099
Unknown Oscar Dunn 902
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Delorme acclaimed
Source: lop.parl.ca
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Louis Tellier 1,181
Liberal Honoré Mercier 1,175
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Michel-Esdras Bernier 1,336
Conservative Louis Tellier 1,202
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Michel-Esdras Bernier 1,489
Conservative Adolphe Durocher 314
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Michel-Esdras Bernier 1,671
Conservative Eusèbe Brodeur 1,175
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Michel-Esdras Bernier acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Bernier being appointed Controller of Inland Revenue, 22 June 1900

By-election on 4 July 1900
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Michel-Esdras Bernier acclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Michel-Esdras Bernier 2,247
Conservative A. P. Cartier 1,136

By-election: On Mr. Bernier being appointed Railway Commissioner, 19 January 1904

By-election on 16 February 1904
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jean-Baptiste Blanchet 1,841
Conservative J. de L. Taché 1,645
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Aimé Majorique Beauparlant 2,204
Conservative Joseph de la Broquerie Taché 1,680
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Aimé Majorique Beauparlant 2,325
Conservative Antoine-Paul Cartier 1,768
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis-Joseph Gauthier 2,295
Conservative Ernest Guimont 2,155

See also

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  1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.