| Defunct federal electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1911 |
L'Assomption (French pronunciation:[lasɔ̃psjɔ̃]) was a federalelectoral district inQuebec, Canada, that was represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.
It was created by theBritish North America Act, 1867. It was amalgamated into theL'Assomption—Montcalm electoral district in 1914.
This riding elected the followingmembers of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Assomption | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Louis Archambeault | Liberal–Conservative | |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | |||
| 3rd | 1874–1874 | Hilaire Hurteau | ||
| 1875–1878 | ||||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | |||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | |||
| 6th | 1887–1888 | Joseph Gauthier | Liberal | |
| 1888–1891 | ||||
| 7th | 1891–1892 | |||
| 1892–1896 | Hormidas Jeannotte | Conservative | ||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Joseph Gauthier | Liberal | |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier | ||
| 10th | 1904–1906 | |||
| 1907–1908 | Ruben Charles Laurier | |||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Paul-Arthur Séguin | ||
| 12th | 1911–1917 | |||
| Riding dissolved intoL'Assomption—Montcalm | ||||
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Louis Archambeault | 898 | ||||||
| Unknown | Pierre-Urgel Archambault | 665 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Louis Archambeault | 905 | ||||||
| Unknown | A. Archambault | 757 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Hilaire Hurteau | 879 | ||||||
| Unknown | L. Forrest | 818 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Hurteau being unseated on petition, 24 November 1874
| By-election on 16 January 1875 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | Hilaire Hurteau | acclaimed | |||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Hilaire Hurteau | 1,021 | ||||||
| Unknown | L. Forest | 852 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Hilaire Hurteau | 1,019 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Gauthier | 852 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Gauthier | 1,117 | ||||||
| Conservative | Barthélémi Rocher | 1,096 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Gauthier being unseated, 3 March 1888
| By-election on 3 April 1888 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph Gauthier | 1,162 | |||
| Unknown | Barthélémi Rocher | 1,075 | |||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Gauthier | 1,239 | ||||||
| Conservative | Hormidas Jeannotte | 1,161 | ||||||
By-election: On election being declared void, 6 February 1892
| By-election on 31 May 1892 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hormidas Jeannotte | acclaimed | |||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Gauthier | 1,335 | ||||||
| Conservative | Hormidas Jeannotte | 1,216 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier | 1,486 | ||||||
| Conservative | Horace Honoré Éthier | 1,138 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier | acclaimed | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Laurier's death, 28 December 1906
| By-election on 7 March 1907 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ruben Charles Laurier | 1,276 | |||
| Conservative | E. Lemire dit Marsolais | 1,106 | |||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Paul-Arthur Séguin | 1,524 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Misael Fortier | 942 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Paul-Arthur Séguin | 1,508 | ||||||
| Conservative | Louis Joseph Siméon Morin | 1,209 | ||||||