# Charlevoix (federal electoral district)

Charlevoix (French pronunciation: ) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917 and from 1949 to 2004.
The district was created in the British North America Act 1867. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Charlevoix—Montmorency. The district was created again in 1947 from Charlevoix—Saguenay. It was abolished again in 2003 when it was redistributed into Charlevoix—Montmorency and Manicouagan ridings.
The best-known person to represent this riding is Brian Mulroney who was Member of Parliament for the riding, for part of his term as Prime Minister of Canada, from 1988 to 1993.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Charlevoix |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Simon-Xavier Cimon | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Pierre-Alexis Tremblay | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1876 | Pierre-Alexis Tremblay | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1876–1877 | Hector-Louis Langevin | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1877–1878 | Hector-Louis Langevin | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1879 | Pierre-Alexis Tremblay | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1881 | Joseph-Stanislas Perrault | Conservative |
| 4th | 1881–1882 | Simon-Xavier Cimon | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Simon-Xavier Cimon | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1887 | Simon-Xavier Cimon | Independent Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Simon Cimon | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1895 | Henry Simard | Liberal |
| 7th | 1896–1896 | Louis-Charles-Alphonse Angers | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Louis-Charles-Alphonse Angers | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Louis-Charles-Alphonse Angers | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Rodolphe Forget | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Rodolphe Forget | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Rodolphe Forget | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Charlevoix—Montmorency |||||
| Riding re-created from Charlevoix—Saguenay |||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Auguste Maltais | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Auguste Maltais | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Auguste Maltais | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Martial Asselin | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Louis-Philippe-Antoine Bélanger | Social Credit |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Louis-Philippe-Antoine Bélanger | Social Credit |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Martial Asselin | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Martial Asselin | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Gilles Caouette | Social Credit |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Charles Lapointe | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Charles Lapointe | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Charles Lapointe | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Charles-André Hamelin | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Brian Mulroney | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Gérard Asselin | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Gérard Asselin | Bloc Québécois |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Gérard Asselin | Bloc Québécois |
| Riding dissolved into Charlevoix—Montmorency and Manicouagan |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Simon-Xavier Cimon | 999 |
| | Unknown | Adolphe Gagnon | 911 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Pierre-Alexis Tremblay | 1,485 |
| | Conservative | Simon-Xavier Cimon | 779 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Pierre-Alexis Tremblay | 1,377 |
| | Conservative | Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau | 1,104 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on 22 January 1876
Election declared void :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hector-Louis Langevin | 952 |
| | Liberal | Pierre-Alexis Tremblay | 741 |
By-election on 23 March 1877
By-election declared void :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hector-Louis Langevin | 1,185 |
| | Liberal | Pierre-Alexis Tremblay | 1,129 |
vte1878 Canadian federal election: Charlevoix :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Pierre-Alexis Tremblay | 1,052 |
| | Unknown | Joseph-Stanislas Perrault | 936 |
By-election on 13 February 1879
Tremblay's death, 5 January 1879 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Stanislas Perrault | 1,077 |
| | Conservative | Simon-Xavier Cimon | 898 |
By-election on 19 March 1881
By-election declared void :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Simon-Xavier Cimon | 929 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Stanislas Perrault | 854 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Simon-Xavier Cimon | 954 |
| | Unknown | J.A.J. Kane | 601 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Independent Liberal | Simon-Xavier Cimon | 903 |
| Nationalist | J.A. Tremblay | 819 |
| Unknown | C.H.A. Clement | 688 |
| Unknown | J.A. Hamel | 309 |
By-election on 28 September 1887
Cimon's death, 26 June 1887 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Simon-Xavier Cimon Jr. | 1,436 |
| | Unknown | J.A. Tremblay | 1,025 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry Simard | 1,542 |
| | Conservative | Simon-Xavier Cimon Jr. | 1,235 |
By-election on 27 January 1896
Simard's death, 6 November 1895 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis Charles Alphonse Angers | acclaimed |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis Charles Alphonse Angers | 1,403 |
| | Conservative | Simon-Xavier Cimon Jr. | 1,273 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis Charles Alphonse Angers | 1,517 |
| | Conservative | Simon-Xavier Cimon Jr. | 1,342 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Rodolphe Forget | 1,684 |
| | Liberal | Louis Charles Alphonse Angers | 1,601 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Rodolphe Forget | 1,934 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Camille Pouliot | 1,725 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Rodolphe Forget | 2,020 |
| | Liberal | Lucien Cannon | 1,358 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Auguste Maltais | 9,543 |
| Independent | Emile Boiteau | 4,402 |
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph-Hidas-Aimé Dufour | 1,608 |
| Union des électeurs | Pierre Simard | 940 |
| Independent Liberal | Donat Lacroix | 217 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Auguste Maltais | 10,742 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frédéric Dorion | 7,259 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Auguste Maltais | 10,182 |
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Dorion | 7,532 |
| Social Credit | Jean-Louis Hudon | 246 |
| Independent Liberal | Jos. Gignac | 213 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Martial Asselin | 12,315 |
| | Liberal | Auguste Maltais | 7,918 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Louis-Philippe-Antoine Bélanger | 8,645 |
| Progressive Conservative | Martial Asselin | 6,341 |
| Liberal | Auguste Maltais | 5,408 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Louis-Philippe-Antoine Bélanger | 7,390 |
| Progressive Conservative | Martial Asselin | 6,843 |
| Liberal | Meredy Bouchard | 5,787 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Martial Asselin | 6,844 |
| Liberal | Aimé Racine | 6,676 |
| Ralliement créditiste | J.-Adélard Froment | 5,556 |
| New Democratic | Paul-Henri Dufresne | 556 |
vte1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Martial Asselin | 9,487 |
| Liberal | Aimé Racine | 8,282 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Raymond Poulin | 3,831 |
| New Democratic | Reginald Boulay | 1,070 |
vte1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Gilles Caouette | 10,264 |
| Liberal | Jean-Guy Alain | 10,105 |
| Progressive Conservative | Pierre-Paul Savard | 5,747 |
vte1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Charles Lapointe | 10,372 |
| Social Credit | Gilles Caouette | 8,905 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gualbert Tremblay | 4,942 |
| New Democratic | Gaétan Tremblay | 692 |
vte1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Charles Lapointe | 18,031 |
| Social Credit | Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon | 8,004 |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul-André Tremblay | 4,503 |
| New Democratic | Normand Laforce | 613 |
| Union populaire | Margot Kaszap | 251 |
vte1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Lapointe | 22,130 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Pierre Dufour | 5,679 |
| | New Democratic | Normand Laforce | 1,273 |
| | Social Credit | Angelo Emond | 1,021 |
| | Rhinoceros | Guy "Pantouffe" Laliberté | 945 |
| | Union populaire | Lise Brodeur | 232 |
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vte1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Charles-André Hamelin | 23,661 |
| Liberal | Charles Lapointe | 11,906 |
| New Democratic | Jocelyn Toulouse | 1,022 |
| Parti nationaliste | Victorien Pilote | 610 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | 33,730 |
| Liberal | Martin Cauchon | 5,994 |
| New Democratic | Kenneth Choquette | 1,819 |
| Rhinoceros | François Yo Gourd | 600 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Gérard Asselin | 23,615 |
| Liberal | André Desgagnés | 7,140 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gérard Guy | 6,781 |
| New Democratic | Audrey Carpentier | 552 |
vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Gérard Asselin | 19,792 |
| Liberal | Ghislain Maltais | 9,838 |
| Progressive Conservative | Nicole Massicotte | 6,443 |
| New Democratic | François Dumoutier | 454 |
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gérard Asselin | 20,479 | 61.44 | | $74,392 |
| | Liberal | Marjolaine Gagnon | 9,308 | 27.93 | – | $36,028 |
| | Alliance | Pierre Paradis | 1,905 | 5.72 | | $10,782 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doris Grondin | 1,154 | 3.46 | | $91 |
| | New Democratic | Joss Duhaime | 484 | 1.45 | | $180 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,330 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 923 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,253 | 58.32 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 58,737 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||