# L'Islet (federal electoral district)

L'Islet (French pronunciation:) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.
It was created by the British North America Act, 1867 and consisted of the County of L'Islet. It was amalgamated into the Kamouraska and Montmagny—L'Islet electoral districts in 1933.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| L'Islet |||||
| 1st | 1867–1869 | Barthélemy Pouliot | Conservative |
| 1st | 1869–1872 | Barthélemy Pouliot | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Philippe Baby Casgrain | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Philippe Baby Casgrain | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Philippe Baby Casgrain | Liberal |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Philippe Baby Casgrain | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Philippe Baby Casgrain | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1892 | Louis-Georges Desjardins | Conservative |
| 7th | 1893–1896 | Joseph-Israël Tarte | Independent |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1901 | Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne | Liberal |
| 9th | 1902–1904 | Onésiphore Carbonneau | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Eugène Paquet | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Eugène Paquet | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Eugène Paquet | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Joseph-Fernand Fafard | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Joseph-Fernand Fafard | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Joseph-Fernand Fafard | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Joseph-Fernand Fafard | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Joseph-Fernand Fafard | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Kamouraska and Montmagny—L'Islet |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Conservative | Barthélemy Pouliot | 464 | Y |
| | Unknown | Louis-Bonaventure Caron | 40 | |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election: On Mr. Pouliot being unseated on petition
By-election on 14 July 1869 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Barthélemy Pouliot | 697 |
| | Unknown | Louis-Bonaventure Caron | 460 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Philippe Baby Casgrain | 646 |
| | Conservative | Barthélemy Pouliot | 599 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election: On Mr. Desjardin's resignation, 30 September 1892
By-election on 5 January 1893 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Joseph-Israël Tarte | acclaimed |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne | 1,038 |
| | Conservative | A. Dionne | 1,032 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne | 1,111 |
| | Conservative | Jos. Ed. Caron | 1,011 |
By-election: On Mr. Déchêne being called to the Senate, 13 May 1901
By-election on 15 January 1902 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Onésiphore Carbonneau | 953 |
| | Conservative | Jos. Ed. Caron | 932 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Eugène Paquet | 1,195 |
| | Liberal | Onésiphore Carbonneau | 1,038 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Eugène Paquet | 1,349 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Baptiste-Thomas Caron | 1,184 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Eugène Paquet | 1,578 |
| | Liberal | Armand Bourgault | 1,144 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Joseph-Fernand Fafard | acclaimed |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph-Fernand Fafard | 3,720 |
| | Conservative | Eugène Paquet | 2,132 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph-Fernand Fafard | 3,516 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Adhémar Gagnon | 2,436 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph-Fernand Fafard | 3,619 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Adhémar Gagnon | 2,795 |