Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1952
District abolished1966
First contested1953
Last contested1965

Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1952 from Berthier—Maskinongé. It consisted of the county of Berthier and the town of Berthierville, the county of Maskinongé and the town of Louiseville and Gouin township in the county of Joliette.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Berthier and Joliette.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière
Riding created from Berthier—Maskinongé
22nd  1953–1957     Joseph Langlois Liberal
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Rémi Paul Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968     Antonio Yanakis Liberal
Riding dissolved into Berthier and Joliette

Election results

1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Langlois10,709
Independent NationalistAdrien Arcand7,496
Progressive ConservativeJoseph-Elie Langlois441
IndependentJoseph Langlais214
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Langlois10,418
Progressive ConservativeRémi Paul9,049
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeRémi Paul12,702
LiberalRoland Doucet8,738
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeRémi Paul9,211
LiberalMaurice Savard7,607
Social CreditRaoul Vermette3,452
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeRémi Paul8,471
LiberalMaurice Savard8,178
Social CreditRené-Paul Gaboury3,339
New DemocraticMendoza Bellemare392
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAntonio Yanakis7,868
Progressive ConservativeNormand Champagne5,512
New DemocraticYvon Saucier2,672
Ralliement créditisteEdmond Baril1,525
Independent LiberalLucien Lebrun315

See also

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