# Nicolet—Yamaska

Nicolet—Yamaska (French pronunciation:) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.

## History

This riding was created in 1933 from Nicolet and Yamaska ridings.
It was defined initially to consist of:
* the county of Nicolet except such part thereof as is included in the municipalities of Lemieux Ste-Cécile-de-Lévrard, St-Joseph-de-Blandford, Ste-Marie-de-Blandford, St-Pierre-les-Becquets, Ste-Sophie-de-Lévrard and the village of Manseau;
* the county of Yamaska except that part of the parish and the village of St-Michel lying west of the river Yamaska.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of:
* the county of Nicolet, (except the municipalities of Lemieux, Ste. Cécile-de-Lévrard, St. Joseph-de-Blandford, Ste. Marie-de-Blandford, St. Pierre-les-Becquets, Ste. Sophie-de-Lévrard and the villages of Manseau and les Becquets), and the town of Nicolet;
* the county of Yamaska;
* that part of the county of Drummond included in the municipalities of St. Edmond-de-Grantham and St. Majorique-de-Grantham;
* that part of the county of Arthabaska included in the municipalities of Ste. Anne-du-Sault and Maddington and the village of Daveluyville;
* that part of the county of Richelieu included in the municipality of St. Marcel.
In 1952, it was redefined to consist of:
* the county of Nicolet (except the municipality of Lemieux, the parish municipalities of Sainte-Cécile-de-Lévrard, Saint-Joseph-de-Blandford, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, and the village municipalities of Manseau and Les-Becquets), and the town of Nicolet;
* the county of Yamaska;
* that part of the county of Drummond included in the parish municipalities of Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham and Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham;
* that part of the county of Arthabaska included in the parish municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Sault, the township municipality of Maddington and the village municipality of Daveluyville;
* that part of the county of Richelieu included in the parish municipality of Saint-Marcel.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Lotbinière, Drummond and Richelieu ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Nicolet—Yamaska Riding created from Nicolet and Yamaska |||||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Lucien Dubois | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Lucien Dubois | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1948 | Lucien Dubois | Independent Liberal |
| 20th | 1949–1949 | Renaud Chapdelaine | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Maurice Boisvert | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Maurice Boisvert | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Paul Comtois | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Paul Comtois | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Clément Vincent | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Clément Vincent | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1966 | Clément Vincent | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1966–1968 | Florian Côté | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Lotbinière, Drummond and Richelieu |||||

## Election results

1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Lucien Dubois | 9,542 |
| Conservative | Aimé Chassé | 6,770 |
| Reconstruction | Joseph-Léon-Kemner Laflamme | 108 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Lucien Dubois | 7,445 |
| Liberal | François-Moras Manseau | 6,865 |
| National Government | Joseph-Henri Belcourt | 410 |
| Independent Conservative | Léo Coté | 232 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Independent Liberal | Lucien Dubois | 7,973 |
| Liberal | Paul-Arthur Trahan | 6,658 |
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph-Archie-Albéric Mondou | 944 |
By-election on 7 February 1949
Dubois died, 8 November 1948 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Renaud Chapdelaine | 8,382 |
| Liberal | Paul-A. Trahan | 8,095 |
| Independent Liberal | Romulus Manseau | 469 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Maurice Boisvert | 10,208 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Renaud Chapdelaine | 9,860 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Maurice Boisvert | 9,483 |
| Independent Liberal | Roger Cloutier | 7,397 |
| Progressive Conservative | Armand Proulx | 2,396 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Comtois | 9,805 |
| | Liberal | René Blondin | 9,292 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Comtois | 11,880 |
| | Liberal | Gilles Pellerin | 7,219 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Vincent | 8,861 |
| Liberal | Lorenzo Saint-Arnaud | 7,427 |
| Social Credit | Denis Cournoyer | 3,233 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Vincent | 9,438 |
| Liberal | Lorenzo Saint-Arnaud | 8,124 |
| Social Credit | Gérard Lupien | 1,825 |
| New Democratic | Claude Rondeau | 228 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Clément Vincent | 11,734 |
| Liberal | Jean Arsenault | 6,090 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Roméo Marsan | 368 |
| New Democratic | Rodolphe Guillemette | 210 |
By-election on 19 September 1966
Clément Vincent resigned, 4 May 1966 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Florian Côté | 7,936 |
| Conservative | Normand Beaudoin | 6,842 |
| Independent | Jean Marc Denoncourt | 1,129 |
| New Democratic | Georges-Henri Forcier | 588 |
| Droit vital personnel | H.-Georges Grenier | 44 |