# L'Assomption (federal electoral district)

L'Assomption was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.
It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was amalgamated into the L'Assomption—Montcalm electoral district in 1914.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| L'Assomption |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Louis Archambeault | Liberal–Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Louis Archambeault | Liberal–Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1874 | Hilaire Hurteau | Liberal–Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1878 | Hilaire Hurteau | Liberal–Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Hilaire Hurteau | Liberal–Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Hilaire Hurteau | Liberal–Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1888 | Joseph Gauthier | Liberal |
| 6th | 1888–1891 | Joseph Gauthier | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1892 | Joseph Gauthier | Liberal |
| 7th | 1892–1896 | Hormidas Jeannotte | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Joseph Gauthier | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1906 | Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier | Liberal |
| 10th | 1907–1908 | Ruben Charles Laurier | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Paul-Arthur Séguin | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Paul-Arthur Séguin | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into L'Assomption—Montcalm |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Louis Archambeault | 898 | Y |
| | Unknown | Pierre-Urgel Archambault | 665 | |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Louis Archambeault | 905 |
| | Unknown | A. Archambault | 757 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hilaire Hurteau | 879 |
| | Unknown | L. Forrest | 818 |
By-election: On Mr. Hurteau being unseated on petition, 24 November 1874
By-election on 16 January 1875 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hilaire Hurteau | acclaimed |
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hilaire Hurteau | 1,021 |
| | Unknown | L. Forest | 852 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hilaire Hurteau | 1,019 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Gauthier | 852 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Gauthier | 1,117 |
| | Conservative | Barthélémi Rocher | 1,096 |
By-election: On Mr. Gauthier being unseated, 3 March 1888
By-election on 3 April 1888 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Gauthier | 1,162 |
| | Unknown | Barthélémi Rocher | 1,075 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Gauthier | 1,239 |
| | Conservative | Hormidas Jeannotte | 1,161 |
By-election: On election being declared void, 6 February 1892
By-election on 31 May 1892 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hormidas Jeannotte | acclaimed |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Gauthier | 1,335 |
| | Conservative | Hormidas Jeannotte | 1,216 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier | 1,486 |
| | Conservative | Horace Honoré Éthier | 1,138 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier | acclaimed |
By-election: On Mr. Laurier's death, 28 December 1906
By-election on 7 March 1907 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ruben Charles Laurier | 1,276 |
| | Conservative | E. Lemire dit Marsolais | 1,106 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Paul-Arthur Séguin | 1,524 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Misael Fortier | 942 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Paul-Arthur Séguin | 1,508 |
| | Conservative | Louis Joseph Siméon Morin | 1,209 |