430:
52:
230:
In 1853, the
Parliament of the Province of Canada expanded the Legislative Assembly, to take effect in the next general elections in 1854. Canada East's representation was expanded from forty-two seats to sixty-five seats. As part of the redistribution, the Beauce region was split off from the
139:. In 1853, the provincial Parliament enacted a redistribution statute which enlarged the Legislative Assembly, from forty-two seats to sixty-five. The Beauce area was split off from Dorchester and made a separate riding. It was represented by one member in the Legislative Assembly.
738:
175:
242:
167:
810:
238:
224:
136:
262:
116:
72:
724:
356:
The following were the members of the
Legislative Assembly for Beauce. The party affiliations are based on the biographies of individual members given by the
854:
849:
505:
171:
577:
Union Act, 1840 (XIX) ... that the
Counties of Dorchester and Beauce shall be united into and form One County, to be called the County of Dorchester...
859:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
449:
416:
402:
380:
261:, as far as the County of Dorchester, and on the north-east by the said County of Dorchester; the said County so bounded comprising the Parishes of
285:, the Seigniory of Aubin-Delisle, part of the Townships of Metgermette and Clinton, the Kennebec Road Settlements, and the Townships of Jersey,
37:
753:
286:
216:
186:
120:
360:, as well as votes in the Legislative Assembly. "Party" was a fluid concept, especially during the early years of the Province of Canada.
334:
731:
182:
476:
570:
493:
553:
163:
274:
357:
57:
33:
538:
524:
489:
423:
318:
190:
32:
This article is about the pre-Confederation electoral district. For the successor federal electoral district, see
246:
231:
Dorchester riding and created as a separate riding. The boundaries of the new riding of Beauce were as follows:
326:
322:
306:
302:
290:
314:
258:
342:
270:
254:
194:
632:
282:
257:, again on the south-west by the south-eastern limits of the Township of Broughton and of the Parish of
266:
135:
bordering on the United States. From 1841 to 1854, Beauce county had been included in the riding of
705:
212:
124:
691:
353:
Beauce was a single-member constituency, represented by one member in the
Legislative Assembly.
673:
429:
566:
199:
17:
338:
330:
716:
646:
659:
589:
250:
843:
617:
604:
298:
310:
294:
208:
204:
619:
An Act to enlarge the
Representation of the People of this Province in Parliament
605:
An Act to enlarge the
Representation of the People of this Province in Parliament
594:(Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1962; reprinted in paperback 2015), p. 36.
219:. The separate parliaments of Lower Canada and Upper Canada were abolished. The
562:
387:
278:
159:
132:
128:
223:
provided that Beauce would be merged with the county of
Dorchester to form the
438:
825:
812:
249:, and on the north-west by the southern limits of the Townships of Colraine,
634:
Political
Appointments and Elections in the Province of Canada, 1841 to 1860
162:, bordering on the United States. Its territory is now included in the
485:
647:
Québec
Dictionary of Parliamentary Biography, from 1764 to the present
481:
241:, on the east by the province line, on the west by the limits of the
147:
143:
237:(11) The County of Beauce shall be bounded on the north-east by the
488:. It was succeeded by electoral districts of the same name in the
142:
The electoral district was abolished in 1867, upon the creation of
203:, passed by the British Parliament, merged the two provinces of
720:
555:
Canada 125: Constitutions 1763–1982 – Evolution of a
Democracy
158:
The electoral district of Beauce was in a rural area south of
36:. For the successor provincial electoral district, see
484:
and splitting the Province of Canada into Quebec and
474:
The district was abolished on July 1, 1867, when the
752:
637:(Quebec: St. Michel and Darveau, 1860), pp. 43–58.
102:
94:
86:
78:
68:
63:
48:
661:Alignment of Political Groups in Canada, 1841–67
591:Alignment of Political Groups in Canada, 1841–67
349:Members of the Legislative Assembly (1854–1867)
73:Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
732:
8:
64:Defunct pre-Confederation electoral district
43:
506:List of elections in the Province of Canada
739:
725:
717:
362:
27:Electoral district in Province of Canada
517:
42:
38:Beauce (provincial electoral district)
747:Parliaments of the Province of Canada
386:
7:
529:, 3 & 4 Vict. (UK), c. 35, s. 2.
187:Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
855:1854 establishments in Canada East
850:Electoral districts of Canada East
25:
608:, SProvC 1853, c. 152, s. 1(11).
181:The county of Beauce had been an
115:was an electoral district of the
860:1867 disestablishments in Quebec
428:
50:
675:British North America Act, 1867
477:British North America Act, 1867
463:
461:
444:
411:
397:
494:Legislative Assembly of Quebec
164:regional county municipalities
1:
227:, represented by one member.
189:from 1829 to 1838, when the
358:National Assembly of Quebec
131:, in a rural area south of
34:Beauce (electoral district)
18:Beauce (Province of Canada)
876:
797:8th Parliament (1863–1867)
792:7th Parliament (1861–1863)
787:6th Parliament (1858–1861)
782:5th Parliament (1854–1857)
777:4th Parliament (1851–1854)
772:3rd Parliament (1848–1851)
767:2nd Parliament (1844–1847)
762:1st Parliament (1841–1844)
490:House of Commons of Canada
480:came into force, creating
31:
437:
434:
427:
422:
408:
394:
391:
374:
368:
193:was suspended after the
424:Henri-Elzéar Taschereau
395:English Ministerialist
191:Lower Canada Parliament
707:Constitution Act, 1867
693:Constitution Act, 1867
680:Constitution Act, 1867
195:Lower Canada Rebellion
565:. 1992. p. 117.
456:Anti-Confederation;
247:Township of Colraine
239:County of Dorchester
117:Legislative Assembly
822: /
56:Province of Canada
45:
243:District of Quebec
213:Province of Canada
183:electoral district
176:La Nouvelle-Beauce
125:Province of Canada
87:District abolished
58:electoral district
826:46.192°N 70.771°W
805:
804:
696:, s. 40, para. 2.
467:
466:
225:Dorchester riding
110:
109:
16:(Redirected from
867:
837:
836:
834:
833:
832:
827:
823:
820:
819:
818:
815:
741:
734:
727:
718:
711:
703:
697:
689:
683:
671:
665:
656:
650:
644:
638:
629:
623:
615:
609:
601:
595:
586:
580:
579:
560:
550:
544:
536:
530:
522:
432:
409:English Liberal
372:Years in Office
363:
215:, with a single
79:District created
55:
54:
53:
46:
21:
875:
874:
870:
869:
868:
866:
865:
864:
840:
839:
831:46.192; -70.771
830:
828:
824:
821:
816:
813:
811:
809:
808:
806:
801:
748:
745:
715:
714:
704:
700:
690:
686:
672:
668:
657:
653:
645:
641:
630:
626:
616:
612:
602:
598:
587:
583:
573:
558:
552:
551:
547:
540:Union Act, 1840
537:
533:
526:Union Act, 1840
523:
519:
514:
502:
472:
452:
419:
405:
383:
351:
346:
275:Saint Frederick
259:Saint Sylvestre
200:Union Act, 1840
168:Beauce-Sartigan
156:
95:First contested
51:
49:
41:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
873:
871:
863:
862:
857:
852:
842:
841:
803:
802:
800:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
758:
756:
750:
749:
746:
744:
743:
736:
729:
721:
713:
712:
698:
684:
666:
651:
639:
624:
610:
596:
588:Paul Cornell,
581:
571:
545:
531:
516:
515:
513:
510:
509:
508:
501:
498:
471:
468:
465:
464:
462:
460:
454:
450:8th Parliament
446:
445:
443:
436:
433:
426:
421:
417:7th Parliament
413:
412:
410:
407:
403:6th Parliament
399:
398:
396:
393:
390:
385:
381:5th Parliament
377:
376:
373:
370:
367:
350:
347:
279:Saint François
245:as far as the
233:
155:
152:
108:
107:
104:
103:Last contested
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
61:
60:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
872:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
847:
845:
838:
835:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
759:
757:
755:
751:
742:
737:
735:
730:
728:
723:
722:
719:
709:
708:
702:
699:
695:
694:
688:
685:
681:
677:
676:
670:
667:
664:, pp. 93–111.
663:
662:
655:
652:
648:
643:
640:
636:
635:
628:
625:
621:
620:
614:
611:
607:
606:
600:
597:
593:
592:
585:
582:
578:
574:
568:
564:
557:
556:
549:
546:
542:
541:
535:
532:
528:
527:
521:
518:
511:
507:
504:
503:
499:
497:
495:
491:
487:
483:
479:
478:
469:
459:
455:
451:
448:
447:
442:
441:
431:
425:
418:
415:
414:
404:
401:
400:
389:
382:
379:
378:
371:
365:
364:
361:
359:
354:
348:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
201:
196:
192:
188:
184:
179:
177:
173:
172:Beauce-Centre
169:
165:
161:
153:
151:
149:
145:
140:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
74:
71:
67:
62:
59:
47:
39:
35:
30:
19:
807:
706:
701:
692:
687:
679:
674:
669:
660:
654:
642:
633:
627:
618:
613:
603:
599:
590:
584:
576:
554:
548:
539:
534:
525:
520:
475:
473:
457:
439:
355:
352:
283:Saint George
271:Saint Joseph
267:Sainte Marie
263:Saint Elzéar
234:
229:
220:
209:Upper Canada
205:Lower Canada
198:
180:
157:
141:
112:
111:
29:
829: /
754:Parliaments
631:J.O. Côté,
388:Dunbar Ross
366:Parliament
160:Quebec City
133:Quebec City
129:Canada East
69:Legislature
844:Categories
817:70°46′16″W
814:46°11′31″N
572:2894150911
512:References
453:1863–1867
435:1861-1867
420:1861–1863
406:1858–1861
392:1854–1861
384:1854–1857
303:Ditchfield
295:Rixborough
217:Parliament
154:Boundaries
137:Dorchester
121:Parliament
678:(now the
658:Cornell,
470:Abolition
299:Spaulding
255:Broughton
221:Union Act
211:into the
710:, s. 80.
682:), s. 6.
563:Méridien
543:, s. 19.
500:See also
492:and the
369:Members
311:Gayhurst
251:Thetford
622:, s. 3.
486:Ontario
339:Adstock
335:Forsyth
331:Lambton
319:Shenley
287:Linière
185:in the
123:of the
119:of the
569:
482:Canada
375:Party
323:Aylmer
315:Dorset
307:Woburn
291:Marlow
197:. The
148:Quebec
144:Canada
113:Beauce
44:Beauce
559:(PDF)
343:Tring
327:Price
207:and
567:ISBN
458:Bleu
440:Bleu
341:and
253:and
174:and
146:and
106:1863
98:1854
90:1867
82:1853
166:of
127:in
846::
575:.
561:.
496:.
337:,
333:,
329:,
325:,
321:,
317:,
313:,
309:,
305:,
301:,
297:,
293:,
289:,
281:,
277:,
273:,
269:,
265:,
178:.
170:,
150:.
740:e
733:t
726:v
649:.
345:.
235:1
40:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.