# Kamouraska (federal electoral district)

Kamouraska (French pronunciation: ) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1869 to 1979. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. There was no election in 1867 due to riots. There was a by-election held in 1869 in its place. The district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Bellechasse, Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Kamouraska |||||
| 1st | 1867–1869 |
| 1st | 1869–1872 | Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1877 | Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1877–1878 | Charles-François Roy | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Joseph Dumont | Liberal |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Charles Bruno Blondeau | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Alexis Dessaint | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Henry George Carroll | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Henry George Carroll | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1902 | Henry George Carroll | Liberal |
| 9th | 1902–1904 | Henry George Carroll | Liberal |
| 9th | 1904–1904 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1919 | Ernest Lapointe | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 13th | 1920–1921 | Charles-Adolphe Stein | Liberal |
| 14th | 1921–1922 | Charles-Adolphe Stein | Liberal |
| 14th | 1922–1925 | Joseph Georges Bouchard | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Joseph Georges Bouchard | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Joseph Georges Bouchard | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Joseph Georges Bouchard | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Joseph Georges Bouchard | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Louis Philippe Lizotte | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Eugène Marquis | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1949 | Eugène Marquis | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Arthur Massé | Independent Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Arthur Massé | Independent Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Benoît Chabot | Independent |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Charles Richard | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Charles-Eugène Dionne | Social Credit |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Charles-Eugène Dionne | Social Credit |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Charles-Eugène Dionne | Ralliement créditiste |
| 28th | 1968–1971 | Charles-Eugène Dionne | Ralliement créditiste |
| 28th | 1971–1972 | Charles-Eugène Dionne | Social Credit |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Charles-Eugène Dionne | Social Credit |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Charles-Eugène Dionne | Social Credit |
| Riding dissolved into Bellechasse, Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski |||||

## Election results

By-election on 17 February 1869
No return had been made in 1867, due to riots :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier | 1,149 |
| | Conservative | Adolphe-Basile Routhier | 1,105 |
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Pantaléon Pelletier | 1,143 |
| | Conservative | Adolphe-Basile Routhier | 1,045 |
1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier | acclaimed |
By-election on 19 February 1877
On Mr. Pelletier being called to the Senate, 2 February 1877 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles-François Roy | acclaimed |
1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Dumont | 1,254 |
| | Conservative | Charles-François Roy | 1,245 |
1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Bruno Blondeau | 1,107 |
| | Unknown | G. Bouchard | 1,089 |
1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | A. Dessaint | 1,518 |
| | Conservative | Charles Bruno Blondeau | 1,261 |
1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry George Carroll | 1,506 |
| | Conservative | J.A. Thomas Chapais | 1,411 |
1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry George Carroll | 1,414 |
| | Conservative | Linière Taschereau | 1,403 |
1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry George Carroll | 1,564 |
| | Conservative | Linière Taschereau | 1,383 |
By-election on 28 February 1902
On Mr. Carroll being appointed Solicitor General, 10 February 1902 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry George Carroll | acclaimed |
By-election on 12 February 1904
On Mr. Carroll being appointed Judge, 29 January 1904 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | acclaimed |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | 1,635 |
| | Conservative | Jules Langlois | 1,419 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | 1,860 |
| | Conservative | Wilfrid Adélard Potvin | 1,546 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | 1,840 |
| | Conservative | Wilfrid Adélard Potvin | 1,754 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Ernest Lapointe | 3,453 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Samuel Charles Riou | 191 |
By-election on 31 March 1920
On Mr. Lapointe's resignation, 14 October 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Adolphe Stein | acclaimed |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Adolphe Stein | 4,822 |
| | Independent | Joseph Langlais | 2,483 |
By-election on 15 May 1922
Stein accepted an office of emolument from the Crown, 5 May 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Georges Bouchard | acclaimed |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Georges Bouchard | 4,425 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Dupré | 2,918 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Georges Bouchard | 4,332 |
| | Conservative | François-Xavier Pelletier | 2,562 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Georges Bouchard | 4,534 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Audet | 4,109 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Georges Bouchard | 6,841 |
| Conservative | Charles Richard | 3,332 |
| Reconstruction | Joseph-Eleuthère Rousseau | 206 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis-Philippe Lizotte | 6,965 |
| | National Government | Thomas-W. Michaud | 2,099 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Eugène Marquis | 6,829 |
| Independent | P.-Wilfrid Lévesque | 3,999 |
| Social Credit | Jean-Robert Ouellet | 1,361 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Eugène Marquis | 7,792 |
| Union des électeurs | Joseph-Arthur-Émile Bélanger | 1,696 |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Chamberland | 1,437 |
By-election on 24 October 1949
Marquis accepted an office of emolument from the Crown, 24 August 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent Liberal | Arthur Massé | 6,033 |
| | Liberal | Gérard Lévesque | 5,230 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Independent Liberal | Arthur Massé | 6,065 |
| Liberal | Jean-Paul Pérusse | 5,534 |
| Progressive Conservative | Philippe Lavergne | 229 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Benoît Chabot | 6,489 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Massé | 5,988 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Richard | 7,691 |
| | Liberal | André Rousseau | 6,847 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Charles-Eugène Dionne | 4,550 |
| Liberal | Rosaire Anctil | 4,165 |
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Richard | 3,762 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Charles-Eugène Dionne | 6,286 |
| Liberal | Rosaire Anctil | 5,659 |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul-Aimé Michaud | 767 |
| New Democratic | Joseph-Eleuthère Rousseau | 143 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Ralliement créditiste | Charles-Eugène Dionne | 6,127 |
| Liberal | Lionel Dessureaux | 5,639 |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul-Aimé Michaud | 300 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Ralliement créditiste | Charles-Eugène Dionne | 8,762 |
| Liberal | Jean-Charles Richard Berger | 7,631 |
| Progressive Conservative | J.-Rosario Pelletier | 4,996 |
| New Democratic | Lionel Demers | 359 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Charles-Eugène Dionne | 14,195 |
| Liberal | Lionel Dessureaux | 9,053 |
| Progressive Conservative | Marthe Leclerc | 2,842 |
| New Democratic | Yvon Harvey | 495 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Charles-Eugène Dionne | 11,664 |
| Liberal | René J. Bernier | 9,484 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gontran Bergeron | 1,933 |