Napierville (federal electoral district)

Napierville
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1892
First contested1867
Last contested1891
Demographics
Census division(s)Montérégie
Census subdivision(s)Napierville, Saint-Patrick-de-Sherrington, Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Saint-Édouard, Saint-Michel-Archange, Saint-Rémi

Napierville (French pronunciation: [napjɛʁvil]) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1892.

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867, and was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Laprairie—Napierville riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Napierville
1st  1867–1872     Sixte Coupal dit la Reine Liberal
2nd  1872–1873 Antoine-Aimé Dorion
 1873–1874
3rd  1874–1874
 1874–1875 Sixte Coupal dit la Reine
 1875–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887 Médéric Catudal
6th  1887–1890 Louis Sainte-Marie
 1890–1891     François-Xavier Paradis Conservative
7th  1891–1896     Dominique Monet Liberal
Riding dissolved itno Laprairie—Napierville

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine 878
Unknown M. Laviolette 344
Eligible voters 2,018
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Antoine-Aimé Dorion 631
Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine 572
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
By-election on 27 November 1873
On Dorion being appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Antoine-Aimé Dorion acclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Antoine-Aimé Dorion 731
Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine 542
Source: lop.parl.ca
By-election on 4 August 1874
On Dorion's elevation to the Chief Justiceship of Quebec
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine 618
Unknown Antoine Goyer 609
By-election on 19 June 1875
On Coupal being unseated on petition
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine 721
Unknown Louis Bédard 637
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine 749
Unknown J.E. Bureau 617
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Médéric Catudal 765
Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine 618
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis Sainte-Marie 908
Conservative François-Xavier Paradis 687
By-election on 9 December 1890
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative François-Xavier Paradis acclaimed


1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Dominique Monet 817
Conservative François-Xavier Paradis 799

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.