Wolfe (provincial electoral district)

Wolfe
Quebec electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
District created1890
District abolished1972
First contested1890
Last contested1970

Wolfe was a former provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

It was created for the 1890 election from part of Richmond-Wolfe electoral district. Its final election was in 1970. It disappeared in the 1973 election and its successor electoral districts were Frontenac, Mégantic-Compton and Richmond.

Wolfe was named in honour of General James Wolfe, who led the English side in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

  • Jacques Picard, Conservative Party (1890–1892)
  • Jérôme-Adolphe Chicoyne, Conservative Party (1892–1904)
  • Napoléon-Pierre Tanguay, Liberal (1904–1919)
  • Joseph-Eugène Rhéault, Liberal (1919–1921)
  • Joseph-Pierre-Cyrénus Lemieux, Liberal (1921–1933)
  • Thomas-Hercule Lapointe, Liberal (1933–1936)
  • Henri Vachon, Union Nationale (1936–1939)
  • Thomas-Hercule Lapointe, Liberal (1939–1944)
  • Henri Vachon, Union Nationale (1944–1952)
  • Gérard Lemieux, Liberal (1952–1956)
  • Henri Vachon, Union Nationale (1956–1960)
  • Gerard Lemieux, Liberal (1960–1962)
  • René Lavoie, Union Nationale (1962–1973)

References

  • Election results (National Assembly)
  • Election results (QuebecPolitique.com)

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