# Soulanges (federal electoral district)

Soulanges (French pronunciation:) 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. The electoral district was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Vaudreuil—Soulanges riding.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Soulanges |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Luc-Hyacinthe Masson | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Jacques-Philippe Lantier | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Jacques-Philippe Lantier | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Jacques-Philippe Lantier | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1882 | Jacques-Philippe Lantier | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1883 | G.R.L. Saveuse de Beaujeu | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1884 | James William Bain | Conservative |
| 5th | 1885–1887 | James William Bain | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | James William Bain | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1891 | Joseph Octave Mousseau | Independent |
| 7th | 1892–1892 | James William Bain | Conservative |
| 7th | 1892–1896 | James William Bain | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Augustin Bourbonnais | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Augustin Bourbonnais | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Augustin Bourbonnais | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Joseph-Arthur Lortie | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Vaudreuil—Soulanges |||||

## Election results

1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Luc-Hyacinthe Masson | 729 |
| | Unknown | M. Guindon | 470 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 1,757 |
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |||||||
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jacques-Philippe Lantier | 759 |
| | Conservative | R.S. De Beaujeu | 520 |
1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jacques-Philippe Lantier | acclaimed |
1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jacques-Philippe Lantier | 852 |
| | Unknown | L.H. Masson | 325 |
1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jacques-Philippe Lantier | 761 |
| | Conservative | G.R.L. de Beaujeu | 675 |
By-election on 27 October 1882
On Mr. Lantier's death, 15 September 1882 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | G.R.L. de Beaujeu | 748 |
| | Conservative | James William Bain | 745 |
By-election on 27 December 1883
On Mr. De Beaujeu being unseated on petition, 11 December 1883 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James William Bain | 760 |
| | Conservative | G.R.L. de Beaujeu | 734 |
By-election on 5 February 1885
On election being declared void, 15 January 1884 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James William Bain | acclaimed |
1887 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | James William Bain | 927 |
| Independent | Joseph Octave Mousseau | 756 |
| Nationalist | Cam. Lalonde | 28 |
1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Joseph Octave Mousseau | 934 |
| | Conservative | James William Bain | 895 |
By-election on 3 February 1892
On election being declared void, 23 December 1891 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James William Bain | elected, vote count unknown |
| | Independent | Joseph Octave Mousseau | defeated, vote count unknown |
By-election on 13 December 1892
Election being declared void, 11 November 1892 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James William Bain | elected, vote count unknown |
| | Independent | Joseph Octave Mousseau | defeated, vote count unknown |
1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Augustin Bourbonnais | 1,054 |
| | Conservative | Elzéar Lantier | 861 |
1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Augustin Bourbonnais | 1,105 |
| | Conservative | A.M. Bissonnette | 861 |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Augustin Bourbonnais | 1,063 |
| | Conservative | Ludger Séguin | 839 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Arthur Lortie | 942 |
| | Liberal | Augustin Bourbonnais | 889 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 1,045 | 53.64 | Y |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Arthur Lortie | 903 | 46.36 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,948 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Soulanges, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1917-10-05)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||