# Richmond—Wolfe

Richmond—Wolfe (also known as Richmond) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1997.
It was created as by the British North America Act, 1867.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Richmond and Drummond ridings.
Richmond riding was renamed "Richmond—Wolfe" in 1980.
In 1996, it was again abolished when it was redistributed into the new districts of Richmond—Arthabaska and Compton—Stanstead.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Richmond—Wolfe |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | William Hoste Webb | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | William Hoste Webb | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1874 | Henry Aylmer | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Henry Aylmer | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | William Bullock Ives | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | William Bullock Ives | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | William Bullock Ives | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Clarence Chester Cleveland | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Michael Thomas Stenson | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Edmund William Tobin | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Edmund William Tobin | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Edmund William Tobin | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Edmund William Tobin | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Edmund William Tobin | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Edmund William Tobin | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Edmund William Tobin | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Edmund William Tobin | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | François-Joseph Laflèche | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | James Patrick Mullins | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | James Patrick Mullins | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | James Patrick Mullins | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Ernest-Omer Gingras | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Ernest-Omer Gingras | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Ernest-Omer Gingras | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Florent Dubois | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | André Bernier | Social Credit |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Patrick Tobin Asselin | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Patrick Tobin Asselin | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Richmond and Drummond |||||
| Richmond |||||
| 28th | 1968–1971 | Léonel Beaudoin | Ralliement créditiste |
| 28th | 1971–1972 | Léonel Beaudoin | Social Credit |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Léonel Beaudoin | Social Credit |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Léonel Beaudoin | Social Credit |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Alain Tardif | Liberal |
| Richmond—Wolfe |||||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Alain Tardif | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Alain Tardif | Liberal |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Yvon Côté | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Gaston Leroux | Bloc Québécois |
| Riding dissolved into Richmond—Arthabaska and Compton—Stanstead |||||

## Election results
### Richmond—Wolfe, 1867–1968

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Hoste Webb | 1,137 |
| | Unknown | Mr. Beique | 903 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Hoste Webb | 893 |
| | Unknown | J. Graham | 483 |
| | Unknown | O. Gaudet | 389 |
| | Unknown | W. Jones | 290 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry Aylmer | 1,111 |
| | Unknown | William Hoste Webb | 949 |
| | Unknown | O. Gaudet | 10 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
By-election on 4 December 1874
On Mr. Aylmer being unseated on petition, 24 October 1874 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Henry Aylmer | 978 |
| Unknown | Henry-R. Hanning | 592 |
| Unknown | L.C. Bélanger | 414 |
| Unknown | Mr. Scarry | 19 |
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Bullock Ives | 1,684 |
| | Liberal | Henry Aylmer | 1,069 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Bullock Ives | acclaimed |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Bullock Ives | 2,355 |
| | Liberal | J.N. Greenshields | 2,218 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Conservative | Clarence Chester Cleveland | 2,416 | 53.09 | Y |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 2,135 | 46.91 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,551 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Richmond--Wolfe, 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 |
| | Liberal | M.T. Stenson | 2,782 |
| | Conservative | C.C. Cleveland | 2,544 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 3,500 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-H. Coté-crépeau | 2,517 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 3,689 |
| | Conservative | Moïse O'Brady | 2,516 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 3,850 |
| | Conservative | John Champoux | 3,051 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 3,855 |
| | Conservative | John Hayes | 3,311 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Edmund William Tobin | 6,448 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Marcus George Crombie | 1,634 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 10,340 |
| | Independent | Azarie Lemire | 2,986 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 7,292 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hormisdas Paré | 3,689 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmund William Tobin | 8,788 |
| | Conservative | John Hayes | 5,100 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | François-Joseph Laflèche | 9,025 |
| | Liberal | Walter George Mitchell | 7,870 |
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Patrick Mullins | 6,278 |
| Conservative | François-Joseph Laflèche | 5,034 |
| Independent Liberal | Marcel Bédard | 2,533 |
| Reconstruction | Phidime Brodeur | 950 |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Patrick Mullins | 8,554 |
| | National Government | Joseph-Alexandre Goulet | 4,295 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | James Patrick Mullins | 8,459 |
| Bloc populaire | Émilien Lafrance | 5,088 |
| Independent | Arthur-H. Marcotte | 1,271 |
| Social Credit | Roland Pelletier | 1,147 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Ernest-Omer Gingras | 13,621 |
| Progressive Conservative | J.-Gustave Nadeau | 3,990 |
| Union des électeurs | Rolland Pelletier | 2,493 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Ernest-Omer Gingras | 13,006 |
| Progressive Conservative | Albert Nicol | 7,254 |
| Labor–Progressive | Hubert Rhéaume | 133 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Ernest-Omer Gingras | 10,300 |
| Progressive Conservative | Albert Nicol | 7,243 |
| Independent Liberal | J.-Raymond Noël | 4,508 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | V.-Florent Dubois | 11,984 |
| Liberal | Ernest-Omer Gingras | 11,299 |
| Social Credit | Lucien Bachand | 560 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | André Bernier | 11,816 |
| Liberal | Gaston-H. Théroux | 6,430 |
| Progressive Conservative | V.-Florent Dubois | 5,843 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Patrick Tobin Asselin | 8,762 |
| Social Credit | André Bernier | 8,312 |
| Progressive Conservative | V.-Florent Dubois | 4,063 |
| New Democratic | Lewis Craig | 928 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Patrick Tobin Asselin | 8,685 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Léonel Beaudoin | 6,662 |
| Progressive Conservative | J.-Osias Poirier | 4,359 |
| New Democratic | André Drouin | 1,660 |

### Richmond, 1968–1980

vte1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Ralliement créditiste | Léonel Beaudoin | 11,853 |
| Liberal | Patrick-T. Asselin | 8,870 |
| Progressive Conservative | Falconio Tardif | 3,527 |
| New Democratic | Nicole Rinfret-bédard | 608 |
vte1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Léonel Beaudoin | 14,133 |
| Liberal | Léo-Paul Thibeault | 8,657 |
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Bachand | 3,887 |
| New Democratic | Francine Mailloux | 624 |
vte1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Léonel Beaudoin | 11,825 |
| Liberal | Jean-Yves Poisson | 9,526 |
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Bachand | 5,094 |
| New Democratic | Laurian Lefrancois | 917 |
vte1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Alain Tardif | 15,135 |
| Social Credit | Denis Beaudoin | 14,662 |
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Bibeau | 2,472 |
| New Democratic | Lida Bourgeois | 551 |
| Rhinoceros | Fern Prince | 414 |
| Union populaire | Guy Baillargeon | 162 |

### Richmond—Wolfe, 1980–1997

vte1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Alain Tardif | 21,104 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Denis Beaudoin | 8,365 |
| | New Democratic | André Cardinal | 1,477 |
| | Social Credit | Serge Boissonneault | 1,322 |
| | Rhinoceros | Denys Caron | 876 |
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vte1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Alain Tardif | 18,069 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Jacques Croteau | 13,835 |
| New Democratic | Harriet J. Schleifer | 1,638 |
| Parti nationaliste | Ivan Hébert-croteau | 1,339 |
| Social Credit | Léo Dion | 273 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Coté | 19,451 |
| Liberal | Alain Tardif | 16,813 |
| New Democratic | Marc-André Péloquin | 3,918 |
| Rhinoceros | Jean Marceau | 790 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Gaston Leroux | 22,235 |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Coté | 10,004 |
| Liberal | Gaétan Dumas | 9,159 |
| Natural Law | Anne-Marie Marois | 678 |
| New Democratic | Marc-André Peloquin | 476 |