Charlevoix 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 1867 to 1917 and from 1949 to 2004.
The district was created in the
British North America Act of 1867
The ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (french: Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),''The Constitution Act, 1867'', 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14. originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 186 ...
. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into
Charlevoix—Montmorency. The district was created again in 1947 from
Charlevoix—Saguenay. It was abolished again in 2003 when it was redistributed into
Charlevoix—Montmorency and
Manicouagan Manicouagan may refer to:
*Manicouagan crater, an impact crater in Quebec
*Manicouagan Reservoir, formed when the Manicouagan impact crater was converted to a reservoir.
*Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Manicouagan River
*Manicouag ...
ridings.
The best-known person to represent this riding is
Brian Mulroney
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Born in the eastern Quebec city of Baie-Comeau, Mulroney studied political sci ...
who was Member of Parliament for the riding, for part of his term as
Prime Minister of Canada
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, from 1988 to 1993.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the
House of Commons of Canada
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:
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the
Library of Parliament1867-19141947-2003
{{Ridings in Quebec
Former federal electoral districts of Quebec