# Beauharnois (federal electoral district)

Beauharnois (French pronunciation:; also known as Beauharnois—Salaberry) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935, from 1949 to 1953, and from 1968 to 1972.
Beauharnois riding was created in the British North America Act of 1867. It was merged into Beauharnois—Laprairie riding in 1933.
In 1947, "Beauharnois" riding was re-created from Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon.
In 1952, it became "Beauharnois—Salaberry". It reverted to "Beauharnois" from 1966 to 1971, and from 1976 to 1977. The rest of time it was known as "Beauharnois—Salaberry" as it is known as today.

## Description

Beauharnois initially consisted of the area bounded on the northeast and the southeast by the County of Chateaugay, on the southwest by the southwestern limits of the Seigniory of Beauharnois, on the northwest by the St. Lawrence Chateaugu,, including all islands nearest to and wholly or in part opposite the said County. It comprised the Parishes of Saint Clément, Saint Louis de Gonzague, Saint Stanislas de Kostka, Ste. Cecile and Saint Timothée.
In 1924, it was redefined to consisted of the County of Beauharnois, including the City of Valleyfield.
It was abolished in 1933 and redistributed into Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon.
In 1947, it was recreated and defined to consist of the county of Beauharnois, the city of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the towns of Maple Grove and Beauharnois, the municipality of St. Joachim-de-Châteauguay, the towns of Châteauguay and De Léry, and the municipality of St. Anicet and Ste. Barbe.
It was renamed Beauharnois—Salaberry in 1952.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Beauharnois |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Michael Cayley | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Ulysse-Janvier Robillard | Independent Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Ulysse-Janvier Robillard | Independent Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1878 | Michael Cayley | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1882 | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | Independent Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1902 | George di Madeiros Loy | Liberal |
| 9th | 1902–1904 | George di Madeiros Loy | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Louis-Joseph Papineau | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Louis-Joseph Papineau | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Louis-Joseph Papineau | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Louis-Joseph Papineau | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Maxime Raymond | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Maxime Raymond | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Maxime Raymond | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Beauharnois—Laprairie |||||
| Riding re-created from Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon |||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Robert Cauchon | Liberal |
| Riding renamed Beauharnois—Salaberry |||||

## Election results
### Beauharnois, 1867–1935

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Michael Cayley | 724 |
| | Unknown | Paul Denis | 691 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Conservative | Ulysse-Janvier Robillard | 854 |
| | Conservative | Michael Cayley | 764 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Conservative | Ulysse-Janvier Robillard | 711 |
| | Unknown | M. Branchaud | 346 |
| | Conservative | Désiré Girouard | 314 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Cayley | 879 |
| | Unknown | M. F. W. Valois | 107 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on Cayley's death, January 9, 1879 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 776 |
| Unknown | L. A. Seers | 763 |
| Unknown | J. B. C. St. Amour | 28 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | acclaimed |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,432 |
| | Conservative | Philippe Pelletier | 1,210 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,458 |
| | Liberal | L. A. Seers | 1,155 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,582 |
| | Liberal | Joseph-Israël Tarte | 1,534 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George di Madeiros Loy | 2,016 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,739 |
By-election on election being declared void, 26 March 1902 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George di Madeiros Loy | 1,822 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,663 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George di Madeiros Loy | 2,016 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,739 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 2,075 |
| | Liberal | George di Madeiros Loy | 1,828 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Louis-Joseph Papineau | 1,843 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,814 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louis-Joseph Papineau | 1,876 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron | 1,849 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Opposition | Louis-Joseph Papineau | acclaimed |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Louis-Joseph Papineau | 5,147 |
| | Conservative | Rodolphe Monty | 3,272 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Maxime Raymond | 4,724 |
| | Conservative | Stanislas Wilfrid Laroche | 3,223 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Maxime Raymond | 4,843 |
| Conservative | Tancrède Fortin | 2,565 |
| Liberal | Achille Bergevin | 374 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Maxime Raymond | 5,714 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Hormisdas Lebeuf | 3,989 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||

### Beauharnois, 1949–1953

vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Robert Cauchon | 11,631 |
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph Primeau | 4,547 |
| Union des électeurs | Gilbert Rondeau | 397 |