Trois-Rivières (Lower Canada electoral district) explained

Trois-Rivières
Province:Lower Canada
Prov-Status:defunct
Prov-Created:1792
Prov-Abolished:1838
Prov-Election-First:1792
Prov-Election-Last:1834

Under the Constitutional Act of 1791, the district of Trois-Rivières was established. Its boundaries roughly covered the pre-merger city of Trois-Rivières.[1]

Trois-Rivières was represented simultaneously by two Members at the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada.

Members for Trois-Rivières (1792–1838)

 NamePartyElection [2] John Lees[3] Tory Party1792John LeesTory Party1796John LeesTory Party1800John LeesTory Party1804Ezekiel Hart [4] Tory Party1807Ezekiel Hart[5] Tory Party1808Mathew BellTory Party1809Mathew BellTory Party1810Charles Richard OgdenTory Party1814Charles Richard Ogden[6] Tory Party1816Charles Richard OgdenTory PartySpring 1820Charles Richard Ogden[7] Tory PartySummer 1820Étienne Ranvoyzé[8] Parti Canadien1824Charles Richard OgdenTory Party1826Charles Richard OgdenTory Party1827Charles Richard Ogden[9] Tory Party1830Jean DesfossésParti Patriote1833Edward BarnardParti Patriote1834NamePartyElectionNicolas Saint-MartinParti Canadien1792Pierre-Amable de Bonne[10] Tory Party1796Pierre-Amable de BonneTory Party1800Louis-Charles Foucher[11] Tory Party1804Joseph BadeauxTory Party1808Joseph Badeaux[12] Tory Party1809Thomas CoffinTory Party1810Amable BerthelotParti Canadien1814Pierre VézinaTory Party1816Marie-Joseph Godefroy de TonnancourParti CanadienSpring 1820Joseph BadeauxTory PartySummer 1820Amable Berthelot[13] Parti Canadien1824Pierre-Benjamin DumoulinParti Canadien1827Pierre-Benjamin Dumoulin[14] Parti Canadien1830René-Joseph KimberParti Patriote1832René-Joseph KimberParti Patriote1834

See also

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20040312181936/http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/history_electoral_map.asp History of the electoral map of Québec, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec
  2. [By-election]
  3. Lees was Member of the Executive Council from 1794 until his death in 1807.
  4. Hart was prevented from fulfilling his duties because of his Jewish faith.
  5. Hart was again prevented from taking his seat because of his Jewish background.
  6. In 1816, Ogden was convicted of defamation and sent to prison by political opponent and Judge Pierre-Stanislas Bédard.
  7. Ogden lost the 1824 election.
  8. Ranvoyzé died in office in 1826.
  9. Ogden resigned in 1833 to become a Cabinet Member.
  10. de Bonne was Member of the Executive Council from 1794 until his death in 1816.
  11. Foucher lost the 1808 election.
  12. Badeaux lost the 1810 election.
  13. In 1827, Berthelot was defeated in the district of Uptown Quebec.
  14. Dumoulin resigned in 1832.

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