# Témiscouata (federal electoral district)

Témiscouata (French pronunciation:; also known as Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1979.
It was created as "Témiscouata" riding by the British North America Act, 1867. In 1959, it was renamed "Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata" and defined to consist of:
* the county of Témiscouata;
* the county of Rivière-du-Loup (except the parish municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Portage and Sainte-Françoise and the municipalities of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu and Trois Pistoles) and the city of Rivière-du-Loup.
In 1966, it was redivided into the ridings of Kamouraska and Témiscouata. The new Témiscouata riding consisted of:
* the City of Rivière-du-Loup;
* the Towns of Cabano and Trois-Pistoles;
* the County of Rivière-du-Loup (except the parish municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Portage and Saint-Antonin);
* parts of the County of Témiscouata; and
* parts of the County of Rimouski.
The riding was again renamed "Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata" in 1972.
Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into the ridings of Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Témiscouata |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Charles Bertrand | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Élie Mailloux | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Jean-Baptiste Pouliot | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1897 | Charles-Eugène Pouliot | Liberal |
| 8th | 1897–1900 | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1924 | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | Liberal |
| 14th | 1924–1925 | Jean-François Pouliot | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Jean-François Pouliot | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Jean-François Pouliot | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Jean-François Pouliot | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Jean-François Pouliot | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1944 | Jean-François Pouliot | Liberal |
| 19th | 1944–1945 | Jean-François Pouliot | Independent Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Jean-François Pouliot | Independent Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Jean-François Pouliot | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1955 | Jean-François Pouliot | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1955–1957 | Jean-Paul St-Laurent | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Jean-Paul St-Laurent | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Antoine Fréchette | Progressive Conservative |
| Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata |||||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Philippe Gagnon | Social Credit |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Rosaire Gendron | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Rosaire Gendron | Liberal |
| Témiscouata |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Rosaire Gendron | Liberal |
| Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata |||||
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Rosaire Gendron | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Rosaire Gendron | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski |||||

## Election results
### Témiscouata, 1867–1962

1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Bertrand | acclaimed |
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Élie Mailloux | 1,125 |
| Conservative | Charles Bertrand | 17 |
| Liberal | Jean-Baptiste Pouliot | 2 |
1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jean-Baptiste Pouliot | acclaimed |
1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,079 |
| | Unknown | A. Pouliot | 952 |
1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | acclaimed |
1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,707 |
| | Liberal | Charles-Eugène Pouliot | 1,641 |
1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,813 |
| | Liberal | G.H. Deschênes | 1,615 |
1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles-Eugène Pouliot | 2,171 |
| | Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,604 |
By-election on 6 November 1897
On Pouliot's death, 24 June 1897 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | acclaimed |
1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 2,212 |
| | Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,700 |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 2,752 |
| | Conservative | Paul-Étienne Grandbois | 1,800 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 3,027 |
| | Conservative | Luc Lebel | 2,362 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 2,913 |
| | Conservative | Luc Lebel | 2,701 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 6,489 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Luc Lebel | 695 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau | 5,625 |
| Independent | Jean-François Pouliot | 4,833 |
| Conservative | Nelson Caron | 3,336 |
By-election on 1 December 1924
On Gauvreau's death, 9 October 1924 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 8,759 |
| | Liberal | Louis Eugène Parrot | 5,544 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 7,341 |
| | Conservative | Charles-Eugène Dubé | 5,291 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 8,431 |
| | Conservative | Charles-Eugène Dubé | 6,513 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 8,761 |
| | Conservative | Charles-Eugène Dubé | 8,644 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 10,177 |
| Conservative | Luc Lebel | 4,565 |
| Reconstruction | Herbert H. Dickey | 391 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 9,615 |
| National Government | Horace Cimon | 2,063 |
| Independent | Luc Lebel | 1,518 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Independent Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 10,325 |
| Social Credit | Louis-Philippe Bouchard | 1,907 |
| Independent PC | Louis-Georges Seigneur | 1,102 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 11,648 |
| Union des électeurs | Joseph-Antonio Mignault | 2,756 |
| Progressive Conservative | Luc Lebel | 2,250 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-François Pouliot | 10,675 |
| Progressive Conservative | Antoine Fréchette | 6,624 |
| Independent Liberal | J.-A.-Paul Gravel | 1,152 |
By-election on 26 September 1955
On Pouliot being called to the Senate, 28 July 1955 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jean-Paul St. Laurent | 12,010 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Paul Bérubé | 8,055 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jean-Paul St. Laurent | 11,558 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Antoine Fréchette | 8,094 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Antoine Fréchette | 13,361 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Paul St. Laurent | 9,810 |

### Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata, 1962–1968

1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Philippe Gagnon | 8,058 |
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 7,959 |
| Progressive Conservative | Antoine Fréchette | 5,380 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 10,753 |
| Social Credit | Philippe Gagnon | 10,278 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gilles Violette | 1,246 |
| New Democratic | Georges-Aurèle Pelletier | 244 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 11,026 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Charles-E. Landry | 4,715 |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Lahaye | 4,378 |
| New Democratic | Daniel Lacroix | 489 |

### Témiscouata, 1968–1972

1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 10,605 |
| Progressive Conservative | Antonio Dubé | 8,630 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Philippe Gagnon | 3,029 |
| New Democratic | Robert McLeod | 360 |

### Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata, 1972–1979

1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 10,004 |
| Social Credit | Philippe Gagnon | 9,659 |
| Progressive Conservative | Marcel Dufour | 5,263 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Rosaire Gendron | 11,071 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gérard Lebel | 9,128 |
| Social Credit | Maurice Lemieux | 3,261 |
| Independent | Bernard Dumont | 885 |
| New Democratic | Patrice Vézina | 708 |