# Quebec East

Quebec East (also known as Québec-Est and Québec East) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 2004.
While its boundaries changed over the decades, it was essentially made up of the eastern part of Quebec City and was largely of working class composition. It was created in 1867. It was renamed "Québec-Est" in 1966, and "Québec East" in 1996. It was abolished through redistribution 2003 into the ridings of Québec, Louis-Saint-Laurent, and Beauport.
From 1877 to 1958, the riding was represented by only three Members of Parliament (MPs): Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1877–1919), senior Cabinet member Ernest Lapointe (1919–1941) and Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent (1942–1958). With Laurier serving as prime minister from 1896 until 1911, and St. Laurent doing likewise from 1948 until 1957, Quebec East became one of two districts to be represented by two sitting prime ministers; the only other to date is Prince Albert.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Quebec East |||||
| 1st | 1867–1870 | Pierre Gabriel Huot | Liberal |
| 1st | 1870–1872 | Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1877 | Isidore Thibaudeau | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1877–1878 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1896 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1919 | Wilfrid Laurier | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 13th | 1919–1921 | Ernest Lapointe | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1922 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 14th | 1922–1925 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1926 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1941 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 19th | 1942–1945 | Louis St. Laurent | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Louis St. Laurent | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Louis St. Laurent | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Louis St. Laurent | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Louis St. Laurent | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Yvon Tassé | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Jean Robert Beaulé | Social Credit |
| 26th | 1963–1963 | Jean Robert Beaulé | Social Credit |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Jean Robert Beaulé | Ralliement créditiste |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Gérard Duquet | Liberal |
| Québec-Est |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Gérard Duquet | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Gérard Duquet | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Gérard Duquet | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Gérard Duquet | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Gérard Duquet | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Marcel Tremblay | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Marcel Tremblay | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Jean-Paul Marchand | Bloc Québécois |
| Québec East |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Jean-Paul Marchand | Bloc Québécois |
| 37th | 2000–2001 | Jean-Guy Carignan | Liberal |
| 37th | 2001–2003 | Jean-Guy Carignan | Independent |
| 37th | 2003–2003 | Jean-Guy Carignan | Liberal |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Jean-Guy Carignan | Independent |
| Riding dissolved into Québec, Louis-Saint-Laurent and Beauport |||||

## Election results
### Quebec East

1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Pierre Huot | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on 18 July 1870
Huot was appointed Postmaster of Quebec, May 1870 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau | 1,092 |
| | Unknown | P.A. Valin | 915 |
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Isidore Thibaudeau | acclaimed |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, November 11, 1877 Federal Ministerial by-election for Laurier's appointed as Minister of Inland Revenue and Isidore Thibaudeau resignation on November 7, 1877 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 1,863 | 54.62 | Y |
| | Conservative | Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau | 1,548 | 45.38 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,411 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. Federal Ministerial by-election, November 11, 1877: Quebec East, Quebec on Wilfrid Laurier's appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue, October 8, 1877 |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 1,946 | 62.49 | Y |
| | Unknown | Phi. Vallières | 1,168 | 37.51 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,114 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 1,750 | 57.70 | Y |
| | Unknown | J. P. Rhéaume | 1,283 | 42.30 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,033 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 2,622 | 79.05 | Y |
| | Conservative | F. X. Drouin | 695 | 20.95 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,317 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | acclaimed | Y |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | - | - |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 3,202 | 76.00 | Y |
| | Conservative | Cléophas Leclerc | 1,011 | 24.00 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,213 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, July 30, 1896 Federal Ministerial by-election for Laurier's being made Prime Minister on July 11, 1896 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | acclaimed | Y |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | - | - |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 3,598 | 81.33 | Y |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Eugène Chapleau | 826 | 18.67 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,424 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 3,524 | 71.35 | Y |
| | Conservative | Michel Fiset | 1,415 | 28.65 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,939 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 3,764 | 70.83 | Y |
| | Conservative | Michel Fiset | 1,550 | 29.17 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,314 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | acclaimed | Y |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | - | - |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Wilfrid Laurier | 6,957 | 92.53 | Y |
| | Government (Unionist) | Ferdinand Omer Drouin | 562 | 7.47 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,519 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Quebec East, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
By-election on 27 October 1919
On Laurier's death, 17 February 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Ernest Lapointe | 6,222 |
| | Parti nationaliste | François-Xavier Galibois | 2,283 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | 9,005 |
| | Conservative | Rodolphe-Alfred Drapeau | 1,424 |
By-election on 19 January 1922
On Lapointe's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 3 January 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | acclaimed |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | 9,193 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Audet | 6,366 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | 9,370 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Audet | 6,438 |
By-election on 2 November 1926
On Lapointe's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 October 1926 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | acclaimed |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | 11,822 |
| | Conservative | Alleyn Taschereau | 9,642 |
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | 15,557 |
| | Conservative | Edgar Champoux | 9,611 |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | 17,914 |
| | Independent Nationalist | Paul Bouchard | 12,302 |
By-election on 9 February 1942
On Lapointe's death, 26 November 1941 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis St. Laurent | 16,708 |
| | Canadian Party | Paul Bouchard | 12,768 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Louis St. Laurent | 17,965 |
| Independent | Noël Dorion | 7,197 |
| Social Credit | Gérard Mercier | 2,816 |
| Bloc populaire | Joseph-Norbert-Jules Thérien | 1,463 |
| Independent | Paul-Émile Latouche | 280 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | François-Xavier Perron | 231 |
| Labor–Progressive | Joseph-Gaudias De Croiselles | 109 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Louis St. Laurent | 25,832 |
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Robert Drouin | 7,876 |
| Union des électeurs | Alphonse Tousignant | 1,395 |
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vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Louis St. Laurent | 25,945 |
| Progressive Conservative | Raymond Maher | 5,841 |
| Labor–Progressive | Gérard Fortin | 438 |
| Locataire | Louis Seigneur | 417 |
| Anti-Communist | Patrick Walsh | 333 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Louis St. Laurent | 27,364 |
| Progressive Conservative | Louis Gagnon | 9,900 |
| Social Credit | Roland Roy | 739 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Tassé | 22,285 |
| Liberal | Maurice Lamontagne | 21,649 |
| Social Credit | Jean-Louis Hudon | 1,104 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Jean Robert Beaulé | 22,446 |
| Liberal | Maurice Lamontagne | 13,747 |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Tassé | 8,005 |
| New Democratic | Roméo Bilodeau | 703 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Jean Robert Beaulé | 18,661 |
| Liberal | Albert Parent | 16,976 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gaston Michaud | 6,593 |
| New Democratic | Paul-Henri Dufresne | 1,450 |
| Nationalist | Léo Tremblay | 540 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Gérard Duquet | 18,900 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Jean Robert Beaulé | 13,642 |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Perron | 5,546 |
| New Democratic | Raymond Bruneau | 2,870 |

### Québec-Est

1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Gérard Duquet | 14,945 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Robert Robichaud | 13,807 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jacques Perron | 4,607 |
| New Democratic | Yvon Le-Tiec | 953 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Gérard Duquet | 19,382 |
| Social Credit | Robert Robichaud | 10,926 |
| Progressive Conservative | Théo Genest | 6,152 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Gérard Duquet | 19,014 |
| Social Credit | Robert Robichaud | 5,442 |
| Progressive Conservative | Médéric Robichaud | 5,060 |
| New Democratic | Raymond Laliberté | 2,522 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Francine Tremblay | 210 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Gérard Duquet | 28,365 |
| Social Credit | Rolland Savard | 7,778 |
| Progressive Conservative | J. Wilfrid Dufresne | 3,128 |
| New Democratic | Benoit Carrier | 2,147 |
| Rhinoceros | Michel Fafard | 1,307 |
| Union populaire | Antoine Makdissi | 231 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Claude Moreau | 142 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Gérard Duquet | 27,546 |
| New Democratic | Maurice Vaney | 3,327 |
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Charest | 2,577 |
| Social Credit | Roland Savard | 1,998 |
| Rhinoceros | Raymond Patrotrovitch Pollender | 1,862 |
| Union populaire | Paul Fortier | 199 |
| Independent | Hélène Jones | 111 |
| Marxist–Leninist | James Demers | 108 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Tremblay | 19,782 |
| Liberal | Gérard Duquet | 14,332 |
| New Democratic | Michel Leblanc | 4,189 |
| Rhinoceros | Michel Fafard | 1,683 |
| Parti nationaliste | Jean-Louis Bourque | 790 |
| Social Credit | Serge Bérubé | 239 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Pierre Angers | 96 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Tremblay | 29,493 |
| Liberal | Rémi Bujold | 13,732 |
| New Democratic | Jeanne Lalanne | 7,555 |
| Rhinoceros | Jean-François Lehoux | 1,028 |
| Green | Reine Biron | 906 |
| Independent | Claude Moreau | 207 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Jean-Paul Marchand | 34,203 |
| Liberal | Camil Samson | 14,003 |
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Tremblay | 6,505 |
| Natural Law | Pierre-Paul Paquet | 1,059 |
| New Democratic | Stéphanie Mitchell | 938 |
| Abolitionist | Henri Gagnon | 364 |
| National | Guy Sanfaçon | 255 |

### Québec East

1997 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Jean-Paul Marchand | 23,245 |
| Liberal | Remy Poulin | 18,539 |
| Progressive Conservative | Marquis Gagnon | 14,533 |
| Reform | Suzanne Bhérer | 1,483 |
| New Democratic | Cécile Rainville | 1,240 |
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-Guy Carignan | 21,813 |
| Bloc Québécois | Jean-Paul Marchand | 21,166 |
| Alliance | Robert Martel | 8,594 |
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Joncas | 3,727 |
| New Democratic | Majella Desmeules | 1,192 |