Brome—Missisquoi (formerly known as Missisquoi) is a federal
electoral district
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in
Quebec
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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since 1925. The
original electoral district of Missiquoi existed from 1867 to 1925.
Geography
This riding, in the south of the province, extends along the Canada–US border between
Montreal
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and
Sherbrooke
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, straddling the Quebec regions of
Montérégie
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The ...
and
Estrie
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. Its main towns are
Cowansville
Cowansville is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, located on Lac Davignon north of the U.S. border. It is the seat of Brome-Missisquoi, a regional county municipality. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 15,234.
In recent yea ...
,
Magog, and
Brome Lake
Brome Lake (french: Lac Brome) is a freshwater lake in the town of Brome Lake, in the Brome-Missisquoi regional county municipality of the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It is the source of the Yamaska River.
The name Brome Lake comes ...
.
The district includes the Regional County Municipality of
Brome-Missisquoi, the municipalities of
Saint-Sébastien,
Henryville,
Noyan
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,
Clarenceville,
Venise-en-Québec,
Bromont
Bromont is a city in southern Quebec, Canada, at the base of Mont Brome; it is in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The Bromont area and its resort, Ski Bromont, is well known as a tourist destination for its downhill skiing, m ...
, and the Regional County Municipality of
Memphrémagog except
Stanstead,
Ayer's Cliff
Ayer's Cliff ( 2021 population 1,180) is a village municipality in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec. It is located just north of the Canada–United States border, on Lake Massawippi, near the mout ...
,
North Hatley
North Hatley is a village of 675 people (2021 Census), located at the north end of Lake Massawippi. It is part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada, also known as Estrie or Cantons de ...
,
Ogden,
Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley
Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley is a municipality in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada.
Located along Quebec Route 108 on Little Lake Magog, it is the home of the "Marais" birdwatching s ...
,
Hatley and
Stanstead Canton.
Its population in 2006 was 92,591 and the area is 3,045 km
2.
The neighbouring ridings are
Saint-Jean,
Shefford,
Richmond—Arthabaska
Richmond—Arthabaska is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
Geography
The riding, north of the city of Sherbrooke, straddles the Quebec regions of Centre-du- ...
, and
Compton—Stanstead
Compton—Stanstead is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
It was created in 1996 from Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead and Richmond—Wolfe ridings.
Geography ...
.
History
It was created in 1924 from parts of
Brome,
Iberville,
Missisquoi and
Saint-Jean ridings.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between
Missisquoi and
Saint-Jean ridings. In 1970, Missisquoi was renamed "Brome—Missisquoi".
In 1976, "Brome—Missisquoi" was abolished and became part of a new "Missisquoi riding", which was renamed "Brome—Missisquoi" in 1983.
The
2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding stay mostly the same, but it lost a small fraction of territory to
Shefford.
Demographics
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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. Its current MP is
Pascale St-Onge
Pascale St-Onge (born May 13, 1977) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Brome—Missisquoi in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.
St-Onge is the former president of the . She l ...
of the
Liberal Party
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.
Election results
Brome—Missisquoi, 1984 - present
, -
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Missisquoi, 1979 - 1984
Brome—Missisquoi, 1972 - 1979
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
Missisquoi, 1968 - 1972
Brome—Missisquoi, 1925 - 1968
Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
*
Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaRiding history from the
Library of Parliament
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:
(1924 - 1966)(1966 - 1970)(1970 - 1976)(1976 - 1983)(1983 - present)
Notes
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Cowansville
Magog, Quebec
Quebec federal electoral districts
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality