Bagot was a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1867 to 1935. It was created by the ''British North America Act'', 1867, and was amalgamated into the St. Hyacinthe—Bagot electoral district in 1933. Bagot initially consisted of part of the Township of Upton, the township of Acton and the parishes of Saint Hugues, Saint Simon, Sainte Rosalie, Saint Dominique, St. Helene, St. Liboire and Saint Pie. In 1892, it was redefined to consist of the town of Acton, the village of Upton, and the parishes of St. André d'Acton, St. Ephrem d'Upton, Ste. Hélène, St. Hugues, Ste. Rosalie, St. Simon, St. Théodore d'Acton, St. Marcel and St. Dominique, and those parts of the parishes of St. Nazaire and Ste. Christine that were included in the township of Acton. In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the town of Acton, the village of Upton, and the parishes of St. André d'Acton, St. Ephrem d'Upton, Ste. Hèlène, St. Hugues, St. Liboire, St. Pie, Ste. Rosalie, St. Simon, St. Théodore d'Acton, St. Dominique, St. Nazaire and Ste. Christine. In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the County of Bagot. The electoral district was abolished in 1933, and incorporated into St. Hyacinthe—Bagot electoral district.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

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Joseph-Alfred Mousseau Joseph-Alfred Mousseau (July 17, 1837 – March 30, 1886), was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served in the federal Cabinet and also as the sixth premier of Quebec. Biography He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Lower Canada, ...

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Flavien Dupont Flavien Dupont (February 13, 1847 – March 12, 1898) was a Canadian notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bagot in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1876 to 1878 and Bagot in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 ...

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Joseph Edmond Marcile Joseph Edmond Marcile (October 22, 1854 – November 5, 1925) was a Canadian politician. Born in Contrecœur, Canada East, Marcile was educated at the Acton Vale Model School. A merchant, he was a city councillor and mayor of Acton Vale, Q ...

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Georges Dorèze Morin Georges Dorèze Morin (2 December 1884 – 24 December 1929) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec and became a notary. He was first elected to Parliament at the Bagot riding ...

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Cyrille Dumaine Cyrille Dumaine (July 8, 1897 – October 11, 1946) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was born on July 8, 1897 in Saint-Hugues and was a notary. Member of Parliament Dumaine successfully ran as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate f ...

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External links

Riding history from the
Library of Parliament * Bagot County (in French) :fr:Comté de Bagot {{Coord, 45.61608, N, 72.82871, W, source:placeopedia, display=title Former federal electoral districts of Quebec

Members of Parliament

Election results

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