| Defunct federal electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1911 |
Quebec-Centre (French:Québec-Centre) 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 consisted of Palace Ward, St. Louis Ward, St. John's Ward and the parts of Montcalm Ward and the Banlieue not included inQuebec West orQuebec East ridings. It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Quebec East andQuebec Southridings.
This riding elected the followingmembers of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec-Centre | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Georges-Honoré Simard | Conservative | |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Joseph-Édouard Cauchon | Independent | |
| 3rd | 1874–1875 | Liberal | ||
| 1875–1877 | ||||
| 1877–1878 | Jacques Malouin | Independent | ||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | |||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Joseph-Guillaume Bossé | Conservative | |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | François Langelier | Liberal | |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | |||
| 8th | 1896–1898 | |||
| 1898–1900 | Albert Malouin | |||
| 9th | 1900–1904 | |||
| 10th | 1904–1905 | |||
| 1905–1908 | Arthur Lachance | |||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 12th | 1911–1917 | |||
| Riding dissolved intoQuebec East andQuebec South | ||||
| 1867 Canadian federal election:Quebec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Georges-Honoré Simard | 1,291 | ||||||
| Unknown | P. Garneau | 5 | ||||||
| Unknown | Mr. Blanchet | 2 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,542 | |||||||
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election:Quebec Centre/Québec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent | Joseph-Édouard Cauchon | 964 | ||||||
| Conservative | James Gibb Ross | 694 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election:Quebec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Édouard Cauchon | acclaimed | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Cauchon being appointed President of the Privy Council, 7 December 1875
| By-election on 27 December 1875 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph-Édouard Cauchon | acclaimed | |||
By-election: On Mr. Cauchon being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, 1877
| By-election on 3 November 1877 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jacques Malouin | acclaimed | |||
| 1878 Canadian federal election:Quebec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent | Jacques Malouin | 1,001 | ||||||
| Conservative | James Gibb Ross | 782 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election:Quebec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Guillaume Bossé | 966 | ||||||
| Independent | Jacques Malouin | 855 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election:Quebec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | François Langelier | 1,331 | ||||||
| Conservative | L. F. Burroughs | 626 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election:Quebec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | François Langelier | 1,080 | ||||||
| Conservative | Victor Chateauvert | 1,002 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election:Quebec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | François Langelier | 1,469 | ||||||
| Conservative | A. R. Angers | 1,150 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Langelier being appointed judge, 14 January 1898
| By-election on 24 January 1898 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Albert Malouin | acclaimed | |||
| 1900 Canadian federal election:Quebec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert Malouin | 1,670 | ||||||
| Conservative | Victor Chateauvert | 1,155 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election:Quebec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert Malouin | 1,809 | ||||||
| Liberal | Wm. Alex. Verge | 1,012 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Malouin being appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, Arthabasca District, 7 January 1905
| By-election on 19 January 1905 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Lachance | acclaimed | |||
| 1908 Canadian federal election:Quebec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Lachance | 2,049 | ||||||
| Conservative | Hubert Cimon | 1,135 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election:Quebec-Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Lachance | 2,122 | ||||||
| Conservative | Jules Hone Jr. | 1,529 | ||||||