Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie 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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The House of Common ...
from 1949 to 1968.
History
This riding was created in 1947, from parts of
Beauharnois—Laprairie
Beauharnois—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1949.
This riding was created in 1933 from Beauharnois and Laprairie—Napierville ridings. It wa ...
and
Châteauguay—Huntingdon
Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1949.
History
This riding was created in 1914 from Châteauguay and Huntingdon ridings.
It init ...
ridings.
It consisted of:
* the county of Châteauguay, except the municipality of St-Joachim-de-Châteauguay;
* the county of Huntingdon, (except the municipalities of St. Anicet and Ste. Barbe), and the town of Huntingdon;
* the county of Laprairie (except the municipality of St-Jacques-le-Mineur), and the town of Laprairie; and
* in the county of St. Jean, the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, St-Bernard-de-Lacolle and the village of Lacolle.
It was abolished in 1966, when it was redistributed into
Beauharnois,
Chambly,
Laprairie and
Saint-Jean ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec