# Montmorency (federal electoral district)

Montmorency (French pronunciation: ; also known as Montmorency—Orléans, Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans, and Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917, and from 1968 to 2004.

## History

"Montmorency" riding was created by the British North America Act 1867, and was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Charlevoix—Montmorency and Quebec County ridings.
The riding was recreated in 1966 from parts of Charlevoix and Québec—Montmorency.
It was defined in 1966 to consist of:
* the cities of Beauport, Charlesbourg and Giffard;
* the Towns of Beaupré, Courville, Montmorency, Orsainville and Villeneuve;
* the County of Montmorency No. 2 (Island of Orléans);
* in the County of Montmorency No. 1: the village municipalities of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel; the parish municipalities of Château-Richer, L'Ange-Gardien, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval and Saint-Joachim; the territory without local municipal organization situated northwest of the parish municipalities of Château-Richer, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Saint-Féréol, the municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps and the Town of Beaupré;
* in the County of Québec: the municipalities of Beauport West, Charlesbourg East and Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:
* the City of Giffard;
* the Towns of Beaupré, Château-Richer, Courville, Montmorency, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Villeneuve;
* the County of Montmorency No. 2;
* in the County of Montmorency No. 1: the village municipality of Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel; the parish municipalities of L'Ange-Gardien, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval and Saint-Joachim; the territory without local municipal organization situated northwest of the Towns of Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, of the municipality of Saint-Féréol-les-Neiges and of Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River, southeast of the easterly prolongation of the southern limit of the Township of Lescarbot;
* in the County of Québec: the parish municipality of Saint-Michel-Archange and the municipality of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux.
In 1980, it was renamed "Montmorency—Orléans".
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Beauport, Beaupré, Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré; the County of Montmorency No. 2; and the County of Montmorency No. 1 excluding the Territory of Montmorency No. 1-Lac-Moncouche portion.
In 1990, it was renamed "Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans".
In 1996, the riding was changed to consist of the cities of Beauport, Beaupré, Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré; the County Regional Municipality of L'Île-d'Orléans; and the County Regional Municipality of La Côte-de-Beaupré, excluding the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier.
In 1998, it was renamed "Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans".
In 2003, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Beauport and Charlevoix—Montmorency ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Montmorency |||||
| 1st | 1867–1867 | Joseph-Édouard Cauchon | Conservative |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Jean Langlois | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Jean Langlois | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Jean Langlois | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1880 | Pierre-Vincent Valin | Conservative |
| 4th | 1880–1880 | Auguste-Réal Angers | Conservative |
| 4th | 1880–1882 | Pierre-Vincent Valin | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Pierre-Vincent Valin | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1890 | Charles Langelier | Liberal |
| 6th | 1890–1891 | Louis-Georges Desjardins | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1892 | Joseph-Israël Tarte | Conservative |
| 7th | 1892–1896 | Arthur Joseph Turcotte | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Thomas Chase-Casgrain | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Thomas Chase-Casgrain | Conservative |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Georges Parent | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Georges Parent | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Rodolphe Forget | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Charlevoix—Montmorency and Quebec County |||||
| Riding re-created from Charlevoix and Québec—Montmorency |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Ovide Laflamme | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Ovide Laflamme | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Louis Duclos | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Louis Duclos | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Louis Duclos | Liberal |
| Montmorency—Orléans |||||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Anne Blouin | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Charles Deblois | Progressive Conservative |
| Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans |||||
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Michel Guimond | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Michel Guimond | Bloc Québécois |
| Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans |||||
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Michel Guimond | Bloc Québécois |
| Riding dissolved into Beauport and Charlevoix—Montmorency |||||

## Election results
### Montmorency (1867–1917)

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Édouard Cauchon | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election: On Mr. Cauchon being called to the Senate, 2 November 1867
By-election on 11 December 1867 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jean Langlois | 766 |
| | Unknown | M. LeFrançois | 3 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jean Langlois | 769 |
| | Unknown | George Larue | 327 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jean Langlois | acclaimed |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Pierre-Vincent Valin | 831 |
| | Unknown | Jean Langlois | 605 |
By-election: On Mr. Valin being unseated on petition, 14 January 1880
By-election on 14 February 1880 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Auguste-Réal Angers | 943 |
| | Unknown | Saint-Georges | 586 |
By-election: On Mr. Angers being appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court of Quebec, 13 November 1880
By-election on 9 December 1880 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Pierre-Vincent Valin | 846 |
| | Unknown | A. Cloutier | 290 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Pierre-Vincent Valin | 810 |
| | Liberal | Charles Langelier | 717 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Langelier | 939 |
| | Conservative | Pierre-Vincent Valin | 938 |
By-election: On Mr. Langelier's resignation, 10 June 1890
By-election on 25 July 1890 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Louis-Georges Desjardins | acclaimed |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Joseph-Israël Tarte | 975 |
| Conservative | Arthur Joseph Turcotte | 868 |
| Conservative | P. V. Valin | 92 |
By-election: On election being declared void
By-election on 10 March 1892 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Arthur Joseph Turcotte | acclaimed |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Chase-Casgrain | 1,096 |
| | Liberal | C. Langelier | 1,046 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Chase-Casgrain | 1,109 |
| | Liberal | Philias Corriveau | 1,056 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Georges Parent | 1,292 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Chase-Casgrain | 1,035 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Georges Parent | 1,388 |
| | Conservative | Antoine Gobeil | 1,073 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Rodolphe Forget | 1,359 |
| | Liberal | Georges Parent | 1,292 |

### Montmorency (1966–1980)

vte1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Ovide Laflamme | 17,327 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Jean-Marie McNicoll | 16,114 |
| Progressive Conservative | Roland Lortie | 6,555 |
| New Democratic | Lucille Morin | 775 |
| Independent | Paul-Henri Dufresne | 649 |
vte1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Ovide Laflamme | 24,250 |
| Social Credit | René Lindsay | 15,126 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bernard Lapointe | 5,904 |
| Independent | Raymond Lavoie | 4,845 |
| New Democratic | Étienne Tremblay | 2,215 |
vte1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Louis Duclos | 27,082 |
| Progressive Conservative | Henri Casault | 11,867 |
| Social Credit | André Duclos | 8,905 |
| New Democratic | Étienne Tremblay | 3,570 |
| Independent | Lucienne Paquet | 369 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Serge Tremblay | 253 |
vte1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Louis Duclos | 26,870 | 63.59 |
| | Social Credit | Conrad Ouellet | 8,467 | 20.04 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Carol St-Pierre | 4,506 | 10.66 |
| | New Democratic | Diane Lemieux | 1,859 | 4.40 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Jean Bédard | 326 | 0.77 |
| | Union populaire | J.L. Lucien Gauvin | 226 | 0.53 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,254 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 580 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,834 | 76.13 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 56,261 | |
vte1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Louis Duclos | 28,403 | 70.11 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Georges Labrecque | 4,359 | 10.76 |
| | New Democratic | Marcel Tremblay | 3,049 | 7.53 |
| | Rhinoceros | Face-Blême Jacques Thériault | 1,913 | 4.72 |
| | Social Credit | Winifred Boulay | 1,744 | 4.31 |
| | Independent | Carol St-Pierre | 578 | 1.43 |
| | Union populaire | Isabelle Giroux | 322 | 0.79 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Jean Bédard | 142 | 0.35 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,510 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 491 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,001 | 71.25 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 57,548 | |
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### Montmorency—Orléans (1981–1990)

1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Anne Blouin | 22,753 |
| Liberal | Louis Duclos | 19,226 |
| New Democratic | Jacques Bérubé | 3,931 |
| Rhinoceros | Jean-Claude Pon Pon Demers | 1,599 |
| Parti nationaliste | Jules Gagnon | 586 |
| Social Credit | Winifred Raiche-Boulay | 288 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Deblois | 30,578 |
| Liberal | Robert Paquet | 11,578 |
| New Democratic | Éric Gourdeau | 7,700 |
| Not affiliated | Jean Bédard | 670 |

### Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans (1990–1998)

1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Guimond | 31,671 |
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Deblois | 12,687 |
| Liberal | Doris Dawson-Bernard | 7,899 |
| New Democratic | Suzanne Fortin | 1,174 |
| Natural Law | Gilles Rochette | 1,138 |
| Abolitionist | Micheline Loignon | 294 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Guimond | 21,994 |
| Liberal | Simone Gosselin | 13,863 |
| Progressive Conservative | Michel Cliche | 12,748 |
| Reform | Yves Baribeau | 1,255 |
| New Democratic | Jessica Greenberg | 885 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Jean Bédard | 419 |

### Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans (1998–2003)

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Guimond | 21,341 |
| Liberal | Chantal Plante | 18,714 |
| Alliance | Robert Giroux | 5,878 |
| Progressive Conservative | Lise Bernier | 2,916 |
| Marijuana | Mathieu Giroux | 1,364 |
| New Democratic | Eric Hébert | 869 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Jean Bédard | 283 |