Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet (formerly known as Bellechasse—Montmagny—L'Islet) was a federal
electoral district
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in
Quebec
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1997 to 2004.
It was created as "Bellechasse—Montmagny—L'Islet" in 1996 from
Bellechasse electoral district. It was renamed "Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet" in 1997. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into
Lévis—Bellechasse and
Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny ridings.
The district consisted of the cities of
L'Islet,
Lac-Etchemin,
Montmagny and
Saint-Pamphile, the Regional County Municipalities of
Bellechasse,
L'Islet,
Montmagny and
Les Etchemins (except the municipalities of
Saint-Benjamin,
Saint-Prosper,
Saint-Zacharie
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and
Sainte-Aurélie).
Members of Parliament
This riding elected only one
Member of Parliament:
Normand won the 1997 election narrowly over
François Langlois of the ''
Bloc Québécois
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'', but beat him in 2000 handily.
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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External links
Riding history from the
Library of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec
Montmagny, Quebec