# Jacques Cartier (electoral district)

Jacques Cartier (French pronunciation:) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1953.
It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was amalgamated into the Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle electoral district in 1952.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Jacques Cartier |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Rodolphe Laflamme | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1876 | Rodolphe Laflamme | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1876–1878 | Rodolphe Laflamme | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Désiré Girouard | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Désiré Girouard | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Désiré Girouard | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1895 | Désiré Girouard | Conservative |
| 7th | 1895–1896 | Napoléon Charbonneau | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Frederick Debartzch Monk | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Frederick Debartzch Monk | Conservative |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Frederick Debartzch Monk | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Frederick Debartzch Monk | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1911 | Frederick Debartzch Monk | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1914 | Frederick Debartzch Monk | Conservative |
| 12th | 1915–1917 | Joseph Adélard Descarries | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | David Arthur Lafortune | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1922 | David Arthur Lafortune | Liberal |
| 14th | 1922–1925 | Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Georges-Philippe Laurin | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1939 | Vital Mallette | Liberal |
| 18th | 1939–1940 | Elphège Marier | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Elphège Marier | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Elphège Marier | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1949 | Elphège Marier | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Edgar Leduc | Independent |
| Riding dissolved into Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher | 659 |
| | Unknown | M. Brunet | 542 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,350 |
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Rodolphe Laflamme | 685 |
| | Conservative | Désiré Girouard | 635 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Rodolphe Laflamme | acclaimed |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
By-election: On Mr. Laflamme being named Minister of Inland Revenue, 9 November 1876
By-election on 28 December 1876 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Rodolphe Laflamme | acclaimed |
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Désiré Girouard | 1,010 |
| | Liberal | Rodolphe Laflamme | 1,008 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Désiré Girouard | 994 |
| | Liberal | Rodolphe Laflamme | 731 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Désiré Girouard | 1,161 |
| | Liberal | Napoléon Charbonneau | 965 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Désiré Girouard | 1,379 |
| | Liberal | J. A. C. Madore | 1,103 |
By-election: On Mr. Girouard being named Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, 28 September 1895
By-election on 30 November 1895 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Napoléon Charbonneau | acclaimed |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Frederick Debartzch Monk | 2,329 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Boyer | 2,216 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Frederick Debartzch Monk | 2,682 |
| | Liberal | Jérémie L. Décarie | 2,390 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Frederick Debartzch Monk | 3,095 |
| | Liberal | Louis A. Boyer | 2,755 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Debartzch Monk | 4,143 | 56.65 | +3.75 |
| | Liberal | Ucal Henri Dandurand | 3,170 | 34.34 | -3.75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,313 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.75 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Debartzch Monk | 5,782 | 56.55 | -0.10 |
| | Liberal | Louis-Joseph-Charles-Émile Boyer | 4,442 | 43.45 | +0.10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,224 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.10 |
Canadian federal by-election, October 27, 1911 On Mr. Monk being appointed Minister of Public Works, 10 October 1911 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Frederick Debartzch Monk | acclaimed |
Canadian federal by-election, February 1, 1915 On Mr. Monk's resignation, 2 March 1914 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Adélard Descarries | acclaimed |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | David Arthur Lafortune | 9,228 | 57.16 | +13.71 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Aquila Jasmin | 6,917 | 42.84 | -13.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,145 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) gain from Conservative | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +13.71 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Arthur Lafortune | 18,881 | 63.08 | +5.92 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Baptiste Hercule Gohier | 9,227 | 30.83 | -12.02 |
| | Independent | Joseph Adélard Descarries | 1,825 | 6.10 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,933 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +8.97 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | David Arthur Lafortune | 9,228 | 57.16 | +13.71 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Aquila Jasmin | 6,917 | 42.84 | -13.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,145 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) gain from Conservative | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +13.71 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Arthur Lafortune | 18,881 | 63.08 | +5.92 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Baptiste Hercule Gohier | 9,227 | 30.83 | -12.02 |
| | Independent | Joseph Adélard Descarries | 1,825 | 6.10 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,933 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +8.97 |
Canadian federal by-election, November 20, 1922 On Mr. Lafortune's death, 19 October 1922 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | acclaimed |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | 16,826 |
| | Conservative | Esioff-Léon Patenaude | 14,956 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | 18,755 |
| | Conservative | Esioff-Léon Patenaude | 16,602 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Georges-Philippe Laurin | 22,907 |
| | Liberal | Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume | 20,438 |
| | Independent Liberal | Wilfrid-Émile Ranger | 981 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Vital Mallette | 7,309 |
| Conservative | Georges-Philippe Laurin | 6,796 |
| Reconstruction | Alfred Drolet | 1,872 |
By-election: On Mr. Mallette's death, 17 April 1939
By-election on 18 December 1939 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Elphège Marier | 6,829 |
| Independent Liberal | Albert Lacombe | 1,418 |
| Parti nationaliste | Edgar Guérard | 558 |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Elphège Marier | 11,755 |
| | National Government | Charles-Stanislas-Victorien Barre | 4,028 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Elphège Marier | 12,640 |
| Progressive Conservative | Elmo-Ernest Deslauriers | 8,421 |
| Bloc populaire | Victor Paul | 3,147 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Fabien Charron | 1,866 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Elphège Marier | 15,298 |
| Progressive Conservative | Leonard Arthur Seton | 7,794 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Fabien Charron | 2,007 |
By-election: On Mr. Marier's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 24 August 1949
By-election on 1949/10/04 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Edgar Leduc | 9,327 |
| | Liberal | Sarto Marchand | 6,903 |