Bonaventure (federal electoral district)

This article is about the federal district. For the provincial district, see Bonaventure (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Bonaventure (Province of Canada electoral district).

Bonaventure (later known as Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1997. It was created as "Bonaventure" riding by the British North America Act, 1867.

Bonaventure

Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	1969
First contested	1867
Last contested	1993

History

In 1933, it was defined to consist of the county of Bonaventure and the municipalities of Ste-Florence, Ste-Marguerite-Marie and Causapscal (parish and village) in the county of Matapedia.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist only of the county of Bonaventure.

In 1952, parts of the county of Matapédia were added: the townships of Assemetquagan and Milnikek, the projected township of Roncevaux and, the township of Assemetquagan in the municipality of Saint-Fidèle-de-Ristigouche.

In 1966, it was defined to consist of the Counties of Bonaventure and Iles-de-la-Madeleine and the Townships of Milnikek and Assemetquagan in the County of Matapédia.

In 1976, it was defined to consist of:

• the Towns of Carleton, Causapscal and New Richmond;
• the Counties of Bonaventure and Iles-de-la-Madeleine; and
• in the County of Matapédia: the parish municipalities of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal and Saint-Raphaël-d'Albertville; the municipalities of Saint-Edmond, Sainte-Florence and Sainte-Marguerite; the Township of Milnikek and that part of the Township of Assemetquagan without local municipal organization.

In 1987, it was defined to consist of

• the towns of Carleton and New Richmond;
• the County of Bonaventure excluding the following: the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Germaine-de-l'Anseaux-Gascons; the Township Municipality of Port-Daniel-Partie-Est; the Territory of Bonaventure-Routhierville portion; and
• the County of Iles-de-la-Madeleine.

The riding's name was changed to "Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine" in 1971.

The district was amalgamated into the Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine electoral district in 1996.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Bonaventure
1st	1867–1872		Théodore Robitaille	Conservative
2nd	1872–1873
	1873–1874
3rd	1874–1878
4th	1878–1879
	1879–1882		Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne
5th	1882–1887		Louis-Joseph Riopel
6th	1887–1891
7th	1891–1896		William Le Boutillier Fauvel	Liberal
8th	1896–1897
	1897–1900		Jean-François Guité
9th	1900–1904		Charles Marcil
10th	1904–1908
11th	1908–1911
12th	1911–1917
13th	1917–1921			Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th	1921–1925			Liberal
15th	1925–1926
16th	1926–1930
17th	1930–1935
18th	1935–1937
	1937–1940		Pierre-Émile Côté
19th	1940–1945		Alphée Poirier
20th	1945–1949		Bona Arsenault	Independent
21st	1949–1953			Liberal
22nd	1953–1957
23rd	1957–1958		Nérée Arsenault	Progressive Conservative
24th	1958–1962		Lucien Grenier
25th	1962–1963		Albert Béchard	Liberal
26th	1963–1965
27th	1965–1968
28th	1968–1972
Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
29th	1972–1974		Albert Béchard	Liberal
30th	1974–1979
31st	1979–1980		Rémi Bujold
32nd	1980–1984
33rd	1984–1988		Darryl Gray	Progressive Conservative
34th	1988–1993
35th	1993–1997		Patrick Gagnon	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Election results

Bonaventure

1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Théodore Robitaille	1,018
	Unknown	M. Tremblay	444
Eligible voters			1,878
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871

1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Théodore Robitaille	999
	Unknown	J.R. Hamilton	232
	Unknown	A. Verge	2

By-election on 15 February 1873 On Mr. Robitaille's appointment as Receiver-General, 30 January 1873
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Théodore Robitaille	acclaimed

1874 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Théodore Robitaille	1,063
	Unknown	M. Tremblay	742

1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Théodore Robitaille	1,014
	Unknown	W.H. Clapperton	825

By-election on 26 August 1879 Robitaille appointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, 26 July 1879
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne	acclaimed

1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Louis-Joseph Riopel	acclaimed

1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Louis-Joseph Riopel	1,352
	Liberal	George Pierre Roy	994

1891 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William LeBoutillier Fauvel	1,707
	Conservative	A.A. Laferriere	1,003

1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William LeBoutillier Fauvel	1,644
	Conservative	George P. Roy	1,331

By-election on 17 March 1897 Fauvel's death, 8 February 1897
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jean-François Guité	1,908
	Conservative	Charles Cyr	1,116

1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Marcil	1,567
	Conservative	Jean Baptiste Belanger	1,418

1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Marcil	2,280
	Conservative	Thomas Crockett	1,388

1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Marcil	2,408
	Conservative	Arthur Beauchesne	1,146

1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Marcil	2,444
	Conservative	Joseph-Alfred Mousseau	1,395

1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Charles Marcil	4,131
	Government (Unionist)	Philippe Furois	1,236

1921 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Marcil	6,136
	Conservative	Thomas Robert Busteed	1,599

1925 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Marcil	4,344
	Conservative	Etienne Théodore Paquet	3,815

1926 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Marcil	6,164
	Conservative	Eugene Paquet	5,155

1930 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Marcil	5,894
	Conservative	Edward Andrew D. Morgan	5,848

1935 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Charles Marcil	8,498
	Conservative	James Joseph Jessop	5,935

By-election on 22 March 1937 Marcil's death, 29 January 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Pierre-Emile Cote	7,735
	Conservative	William O'Donnell	6,076
	Independent	Maurice Thibault	225

1940 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	J.-Alphée Poirier	9,446
	National Government	Bona Arsenault	5,741

1945 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Bona Arsenault	7,885
	Liberal	John C. Gilker	6,605
	Progressive Conservative	Alexander Pratt	1,046

1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Bona Arsenault	9,802
	Progressive Conservative	Edouard Dion	6,776
	Independent Liberal	Bertrand Tremblay	437

1953 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Bona Arsenault	9,177
	Progressive Conservative	Jean-Augustin Goulet	6,446

1957 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Nérée Arsenault	8,161
	Liberal	Bona Arsenault	7,903

1958 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Lucien Grenier	9,135
	Liberal	André Dube	7,741

1962 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert Béchard	7,559
	Progressive Conservative	Lucien Grenier	6,286
	Social Credit	Conrad-V. Audet	3,025

1963 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert Béchard	9,092
	Social Credit	J.-O-Gérard Bernard	4,302
	Progressive Conservative	Lucien Grenier	2,785

1965 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert Béchard	8,985
	Progressive Conservative	AURÈLE	6,236
	Ralliement créditiste	Gérard Audet	733
	New Democratic	Marc Boulard	251

1968 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert Béchard	10,144
	Ralliement créditiste	Gérard Audet	4,240
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Bourdages	3,674
	Independent	Henri Chapados	680
	New Democratic	Bernard Martin	282

Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

1972 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert Béchard	12,213
	Progressive Conservative	Gérard-Raymond Blais	5,108
	Social Credit	Gérard Audet	4,842
	New Democratic	Huguette-L. Gauthier	480

1974 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Albert Béchard	12,977
	Progressive Conservative	Gérard-Raymond Blais	6,884
	New Democratic	Huguette-L. Gauthier	1,313

1979 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Rémi Bujold	15,777
	Progressive Conservative	Gilbert Carbonneau	11,641
	New Democratic	Huguette Gauthier	1,514

1980 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Rémi Bujold	19,193
	Progressive Conservative	Marie Josée Pinard	5,063
	New Democratic	John Foran	1,568
	Rhinoceros	Louis Philippe Tulip Leblanc	917
	Social Credit	Gérard Bernard	528
	Rhinoceros	Jacques Simard	391

1984 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Darryl Gray	15,502
	Liberal	Rémi Bujold	13,689
	New Democratic	Martin Cauvier	1,040
	Independent	Sylvain Sauvé	440
	Commonwealth of Canada	Jacques Bernier	280

1988 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Darryl Gray	15,491
	Liberal	Lyse Routhier	9,296
	New Democratic	Germaine Poirier	1,546

1993 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Patrick Gagnon	12,334
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Saint-Pierre	9,228
	Progressive Conservative	Darryl L. Gray	6,019
	New Democratic	Germaine Poirier	377

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

• Bonaventure
• Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine