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Villeneuve (electoral district)

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Villeneuve
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1947
District abolished1976
First contested1949
Last contested1974

Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [vilnœv] ) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1979.

This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Pontiac riding. It consisted initially of:

  • the southwestern part of the county of Abitibi; and
  • parts of the county of Témiscamingue including the towns of Mercier, Noranda and Rouyn.

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of:

  • parts of the county of Abitibi including the towns of Bourlamarque, Cadillac, Duparquet, Malartic and Val-d'Or;
  • the northern parts of the county of Témiscamingue including the cities of Noranda and Rouyn.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the Towns of Barville, Bourlamaque, Cadillac, Chapais, Chibougamau, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Malartic, Senneterre and Val-d'Or;
  • parts of the County of Abitibi; and
  • parts of the County of Témiscamingue.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Abitibi and Témiscamingue ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Villeneuve
Riding created from Pontiac
21st  1949–1953     Armand Dumas Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Réal Caouette Social Credit
26th  1963–1963
 1963–1965     Ralliement créditiste
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1971 Oza Tétrault
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979 Armand Caouette
Riding dissolved into Abitibi and Témiscamingue

Election results

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1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Armand Dumas 13,597
Union des électeurs Réal Caouette 10,980
Progressive Conservative Louis-Charles Trempe 958
Independent PC Henri-L. Devost 291
Independent Liberal François-Xavier Généreux 102
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Armand Dumas 14,851
Progressive Conservative Jacques Thivierge 7,015
Independent Henri-L. Devost 1,097
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Armand Dumas 9,893
  Candidat des électeurs Réal Caouette 8,129
Progressive Conservative André Lemieux 6,034
Co-operative Commonwealth Thérèse-F. Casgrain 1,947
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Armand Dumas 10,102
Progressive Conservative André Lemieux 9,811
  Candidat des électeurs Réal Caouette 8,276
Co-operative Commonwealth Yvon Parent 662
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Réal Caouette 21,022
Liberal L.-D. Pilon 6,831
Progressive Conservative Marc Cloutier 2,441
New Democratic Jean-Paul Bonneau 981
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Réal Caouette 18,096
Liberal Stephen Cuddihy 7,270
New Democratic Roger Bédard 2,279
Progressive Conservative Marc Cloutier 2,235
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditiste Réal Caouette 19,839
Liberal Joseph Morin 5,397
Progressive Conservative J.-O.-Raymond Rochon 1,924
New Democratic Clermont Nadeau 1,496
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditiste Oza Tétrault 10,073
Liberal André Roy 7,994
Progressive Conservative J.-Eugène Bérard 2,182
New Democratic Wilfrid Legault 886
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Oza Tétrault 12,070
Liberal Gaston Charest 10,719
Progressive Conservative Guy Larocque 1,462
New Democratic Fernand Turgeon 1,042
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Armand Caouette 10,452
Liberal Gaston Charest 8,905
Progressive Conservative Louis-Paul Dionne 3,006
New Democratic Louis-Marie Meilleur 1,205

See also

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