# Bonaventure (federal electoral district)

Bonaventure (French pronunciation:; later known as Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1997. It was created as "Bonaventure" riding by the British North America Act, 1867.

## History

In 1933, it was defined to consist of the county of Bonaventure and the municipalities of Ste-Florence, Ste-Marguerite-Marie and Causapscal (parish and village) in the county of Matapedia.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist only of the county of Bonaventure.
In 1952, parts of the county of Matapédia were added: the townships of Assemetquagan and Milnikek, the projected township of Roncevaux and, the township of Assemetquagan in the municipality of Saint-Fidèle-de-Ristigouche.
In 1966, it was defined to consist of the Counties of Bonaventure and Iles-de-la-Madeleine and the Townships of Milnikek and Assemetquagan in the County of Matapédia.
In 1976, it was defined to consist of:
* the Towns of Carleton, Causapscal and New Richmond;
* the Counties of Bonaventure and Iles-de-la-Madeleine; and
* in the County of Matapédia: the parish municipalities of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Causapscal and Saint-Raphaël-d'Albertville; the municipalities of Saint-Edmond, Sainte-Florence and Sainte-Marguerite; the Township of Milnikek and that part of the Township of Assemetquagan without local municipal organization.
In 1987, it was defined to consist of
* the towns of Carleton and New Richmond;
* the County of Bonaventure excluding the following: the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Germaine-de-l'Anseaux-Gascons; the Township Municipality of Port-Daniel-Partie-Est; the Territory of Bonaventure-Routhierville portion; and
* the County of Iles-de-la-Madeleine.
The riding's name was changed to "Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine" in 1971.
The district was amalgamated into the Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine electoral district in 1996.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Bonaventure |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Théodore Robitaille | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1873 | Théodore Robitaille | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1873–1874 | Théodore Robitaille | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Théodore Robitaille | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1879 | Théodore Robitaille | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1882 | Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Louis-Joseph Riopel | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Louis-Joseph Riopel | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | William Le Boutillier Fauvel | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1897 | William Le Boutillier Fauvel | Liberal |
| 8th | 1897–1900 | Jean-François Guité | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Charles Marcil | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Charles Marcil | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Charles Marcil | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Charles Marcil | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Charles Marcil | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Charles Marcil | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Charles Marcil | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Charles Marcil | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Charles Marcil | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1937 | Charles Marcil | Liberal |
| 18th | 1937–1940 | Pierre-Émile Côté | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Alphée Poirier | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Bona Arsenault | Independent |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Bona Arsenault | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Bona Arsenault | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Nérée Arsenault | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Lucien Grenier | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Albert Béchard | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Albert Béchard | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Albert Béchard | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Albert Béchard | Liberal |
| Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |||||
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Albert Béchard | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Albert Béchard | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Rémi Bujold | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Rémi Bujold | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Darryl Gray | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Darryl Gray | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Patrick Gagnon | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Gaspé—Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |||||

## Election results
### Bonaventure

1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Théodore Robitaille | 1,018 |
| | Unknown | M. Tremblay | 444 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 1,878 |
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |||||||
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Théodore Robitaille | 999 |
| Unknown | J.R. Hamilton | 232 |
| Unknown | A. Verge | 2 |
By-election on 15 February 1873
On Mr. Robitaille's appointment as Receiver-General, 30 January 1873 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Théodore Robitaille | acclaimed |
1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Théodore Robitaille | 1,063 |
| | Unknown | M. Tremblay | 742 |
1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Théodore Robitaille | 1,014 |
| | Unknown | W.H. Clapperton | 825 |
By-election on 26 August 1879
Robitaille appointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, 26 July 1879 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne | acclaimed |
1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Louis-Joseph Riopel | acclaimed |
1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Louis-Joseph Riopel | 1,352 |
| | Liberal | George Pierre Roy | 994 |
1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William LeBoutillier Fauvel | 1,707 |
| | Conservative | A.A. Laferriere | 1,003 |
1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William LeBoutillier Fauvel | 1,644 |
| | Conservative | George P. Roy | 1,331 |
By-election on 17 March 1897
Fauvel's death, 8 February 1897 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jean-François Guité | 1,908 |
| | Conservative | Charles Cyr | 1,116 |
1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Marcil | 1,567 |
| | Conservative | Jean Baptiste Belanger | 1,418 |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Marcil | 2,280 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Crockett | 1,388 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Marcil | 2,408 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Beauchesne | 1,146 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Marcil | 2,444 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Alfred Mousseau | 1,395 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Charles Marcil | 4,131 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Philippe Furois | 1,236 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Marcil | 6,136 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Robert Busteed | 1,599 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Marcil | 4,344 |
| | Conservative | Etienne Théodore Paquet | 3,815 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Marcil | 6,164 |
| | Conservative | Eugene Paquet | 5,155 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Marcil | 5,894 |
| | Conservative | Edward Andrew D. Morgan | 5,848 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Marcil | 8,498 |
| | Conservative | James Joseph Jessop | 5,935 |
By-election on 22 March 1937
Marcil's death, 29 January 1937 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Pierre-Emile Cote | 7,735 |
| Conservative | William O'Donnell | 6,076 |
| Independent | Maurice Thibault | 225 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | J.-Alphée Poirier | 9,446 |
| | National Government | Bona Arsenault | 5,741 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Bona Arsenault | 7,885 |
| Liberal | John C. Gilker | 6,605 |
| Progressive Conservative | Alexander Pratt | 1,046 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Bona Arsenault | 9,802 |
| Progressive Conservative | Edouard Dion | 6,776 |
| Independent Liberal | Bertrand Tremblay | 437 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Bona Arsenault | 9,177 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Augustin Goulet | 6,446 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nérée Arsenault | 8,161 |
| | Liberal | Bona Arsenault | 7,903 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lucien Grenier | 9,135 |
| | Liberal | André Dube | 7,741 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 7,559 |
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Grenier | 6,286 |
| Social Credit | Conrad-V. Audet | 3,025 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 9,092 |
| Social Credit | J.-O-Gérard Bernard | 4,302 |
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Grenier | 2,785 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 8,985 |
| Progressive Conservative | AURÈLE | 6,236 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Gérard Audet | 733 |
| New Democratic | Marc Boulard | 251 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 10,144 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Gérard Audet | 4,240 |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Bourdages | 3,674 |
| Independent | Henri Chapados | 680 |
| New Democratic | Bernard Martin | 282 |

### Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 12,213 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gérard-Raymond Blais | 5,108 |
| Social Credit | Gérard Audet | 4,842 |
| New Democratic | Huguette-L. Gauthier | 480 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Albert Béchard | 12,977 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gérard-Raymond Blais | 6,884 |
| New Democratic | Huguette-L. Gauthier | 1,313 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Rémi Bujold | 15,777 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gilbert Carbonneau | 11,641 |
| New Democratic | Huguette Gauthier | 1,514 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Rémi Bujold | 19,193 |
| Progressive Conservative | Marie Josée Pinard | 5,063 |
| New Democratic | John Foran | 1,568 |
| Rhinoceros | Louis Philippe Tulip Leblanc | 917 |
| Social Credit | Gérard Bernard | 528 |
| Rhinoceros | Jacques Simard | 391 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Gray | 15,502 |
| Liberal | Rémi Bujold | 13,689 |
| New Democratic | Martin Cauvier | 1,040 |
| Independent | Sylvain Sauvé | 440 |
| Commonwealth of Canada | Jacques Bernier | 280 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Gray | 15,491 |
| Liberal | Lyse Routhier | 9,296 |
| New Democratic | Germaine Poirier | 1,546 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Patrick Gagnon | 12,334 |
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Saint-Pierre | 9,228 |
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl L. Gray | 6,019 |
| New Democratic | Germaine Poirier | 377 |