# Quebec South

Quebec South was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Quebec West and Quebec-Centre ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Langelier and Louis-Hébert ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Quebec South Riding created from Quebec West and Quebec-Centre |||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Charles Gavan Power | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Charles Gavan Power | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Charles Gavan Power | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Charles Gavan Power | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Charles Gavan Power | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Charles Gavan Power | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Charles Gavan Power | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Charles Gavan Power | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Charles Gavan Power | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1955 | Charles Gavan Power | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1955–1957 | Frank Power | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Frank Power | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Jacques Flynn | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Jean-Charles Cantin | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Jean-Charles Cantin | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Jean-Charles Cantin | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Langelier and Louis-Hébert |||||

## Election results

1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Charles Gavan Power | 3,816 |
| | Government (Unionist) | James Archibald Scott | 2,501 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Charles Gavan Power | 6,645 |
| Conservative | Thomas James Delany | 3,281 |
| Independent | Eugène Fortunat Dussault | 669 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Gavan Power | 6,780 |
| | Conservative | John Skillman O'Meara | 5,109 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Charles Gavan Power | 6,527 |
| Conservative | John Skillman O'Meara | 4,901 |
| Independent Conservative | Adolphe Chevalier | 775 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Gavan Power | 8,086 |
| | Conservative | Francis J. Dinan | 6,633 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Gavan Power | 11,270 |
| | Conservative | John Gordon Ross | 6,663 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Gavan Power | 15,196 |
| | National Government | Francis James Dinan | 4,284 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Charles Gavan Power | 14,091 |
| Independent | Charles-Arthur Plante | 3,457 |
| Independent | Louis Tardivel | 1,486 |
| Social Credit | Joseph-Eugène Laliberté | 931 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Charles Gavan Power | 19,383 |
| Progressive Conservative | Antoine-René Gobeil | 6,454 |
| Union des électeurs | Joseph Bouchard | 542 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Gavan Power | 18,950 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Félix Hudon | 6,363 |
By-election on 26 September 1955
On Power being called to the Senate, 28 July 1955 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Francis Gavan Power | 13,881 |
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon-R. Tassé | 10,677 |
| Independent | Jean-Louis Plante | 231 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Francis Gavan Power | 17,709 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jacques Flynn | 9,659 |
| Independent Liberal | Paul Latouche | 1,092 |
| Independent | René Brulotte | 160 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jacques Flynn | 15,771 |
| | Liberal | Francis Gavan Power | 15,507 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-Charles Cantin | 12,521 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jacques Flynn | 9,216 |
| Social Credit | Louis Leclerc | 5,586 |
| New Democratic | J.-P. Gagnon | 1,296 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-Charles Cantin | 16,314 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jacques Marquis | 5,533 |
| Social Credit | Louis Fréchette | 5,454 |
| New Democratic | Jean-Paul Gagnon | 2,329 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-Charles Cantin | 16,141 |
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Dorion | 5,373 |
| New Democratic | Yves Faguy | 2,506 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Gérard Ricard | 2,290 |