# Drummond—Arthabaska

Drummond—Arthabaska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968.
It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was amalgamated into the Richmond, Drummond and Lotbinière electoral districts in 1966.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Drummond—Arthabaska |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Louis-Adélard Senécal | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Pierre-Nérée Dorion | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1877 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1877–1878 | Désiré Olivier Bourbeau | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Désiré Olivier Bourbeau | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Désiré Olivier Bourbeau | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Joseph Lavergne | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Joseph Lavergne | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1897 | Joseph Lavergne | Liberal |
| 8th | 1897–1900 | Louis Lavergne | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Louis Lavergne | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Louis Lavergne | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1910 | Louis Lavergne | Liberal |
| 11th | 1910–1911 | Arthur Gilbert | Nationalist |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Joseph Ovide Brouillard | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Joseph Ovide Brouillard | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Napoléon Kemner Laflamme | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Wilfrid Girouard | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Wilfrid Girouard | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Wilfrid Girouard | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Wilfrid Girouard | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Armand Cloutier | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Armand Cloutier | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Armand Cloutier | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Armand Cloutier | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Samuel Boulanger | Independent Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Samuel Boulanger | Liberal |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | David Ouellet | Social Credit |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Jean-Luc Pépin | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Jean-Luc Pépin | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Richmond, Drummond and Lotbinière |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Louis-Adélard Sénécal | 1,135 |
| | Unknown | M. Houle | 1,111 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,028 |
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Pierre-Nérée Dorion | 1,251 |
| | Unknown | Tessier | 1,197 |
| | Unknown | Griffin | 95 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 778 | 52.64 | Y |
| | Unknown | Tessier | 700 | 47.36 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1478 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Drummond--Arthabaska, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, October 27, 1877 Federal Ministerial by-election for Laurier's appointed as Minister of Inland Revenue :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Conservative | Désiré Olivier Bourbeau | 1,902 | 50.29 | Y |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 1,880 | 49.71 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,782 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Drummond--Arthabaska, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. Ministerial by-election, October 27, 1877: Drummond—Arthabaska, Quebec on Wilfrid Laurier's appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue, October 8, 1877 |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Désiré Olivier Bourbeau | 2,143 |
| | Unknown | L. Rainville | 1,981 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Désiré Olivier Bourbeau | 2,421 |
| | Unknown | L.J. Cannon | 1,811 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Lavergne | acclaimed |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Lavergne | 3,159 |
| | Conservative | L.P.E. Crépeau | 2,197 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Lavergne | 3,561 |
| | Conservative | E. Désy | 2,255 |
By-election on 13 November 1897
Lavergne nominated as Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec, 4 August 1897 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis Lavergne | 3,022 |
| | Conservative | Auguste Noel | 1,374 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis Lavergne | acclaimed |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis Lavergne | 3,753 |
| | Conservative | Stanislas Montplaisir | 1,277 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis Lavergne | 3,754 |
| | Independent Liberal | Luc Louis Philippe Poulin de Courval | 2,920 |
By-election on 3 November 1910
Lavergne called to the Senate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Gilbert | 3,451 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Édouard Perreault | 3,244 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Ovide Brouillard | 3,800 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Gilbert | 3,533 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Joseph Ovide Brouillard | acclaimed |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Napoléon Kemner Laflamme | 10,280 |
| Progressive | Wilfrid Blanchard | 2,154 |
| Conservative | Wilfrid Laliberté | 1,902 |
| Independent | Joseph Albert Nadeau | 1,503 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Wilfrid Girouard | 9,301 |
| Conservative | Joseph Marier | 3,926 |
| Farmer | Luc Louis Philippe Poulin de Courval | 1,130 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Girouard | 9,600 |
| | Conservative | Henri-Édouard St-Sauveur | 3,814 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Girouard | 11,241 |
| | Conservative | Agésilas Kirouac | 7,784 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Wilfrid Girouard | 14,125 |
| Conservative | Roland Provencher | 7,411 |
| Reconstruction | Élie Lalumière | 1,067 |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Armand Cloutier | 12,145 |
| | Independent Liberal | Joseph Garon | 10,853 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Armand Cloutier | 14,805 |
| Independent | Joseph Garon | 8,547 |
| Bloc populaire | Raymond Beaudet | 5,423 |
| Social Credit | Joseph-Richard Aubry | 1,037 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Armand Cloutier | 16,899 |
| Union des électeurs | Antonio Lamaire | 4,251 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jos.-Edmond Demers | 1,804 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Armand Cloutier | 15,870 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roland Provencher | 13,325 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Independent Liberal | Samuel Boulanger | 11,462 |
| Liberal | Armand Cloutier | 10,512 |
| Progressive Conservative | Victor Paul | 10,327 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Samuel Boulanger | 17,288 |
| Progressive Conservative | Victor Paul | 16,522 |
| Social Credit | Sylvio Mélancon | 1,308 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | David Ouellet | 17,597 |
| Liberal | Samuel Boulanger | 13,414 |
| Progressive Conservative | Victor Paul | 7,050 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-Luc Pépin | 17,338 |
| Social Credit | David Ouellet | 14,739 |
| Progressive Conservative | J.-Claude Couture | 3,416 |
| New Democratic | Pierre Lambert | 1,456 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-Luc Pépin | 15,179 |
| Ralliement créditiste | André Fortin | 8,518 |
| Progressive Conservative | Pierre Jutras | 7,413 |
| Independent | Sam Boulanger | 6,068 |
| New Democratic | Charles-Émile Riendeau | 1,660 |