Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm () 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 1935 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of
Joliette
Joliette () is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of G ...
and
L'Assomption—Montcalm
L'Assomption—Montcalm () was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1935.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of L'Assomption ( ...
ridings.
It was initially defined to consist of:
* the county of Joliette including the city of
Joliette
Joliette () is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of G ...
;
* the county of L'Assomption; and
* the county of Montcalm, except the township of Archambault.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of:
* the county of Joliette (except the township of Gouin), and the city of Joliette;
* the county of L'Assomption and the towns of L'Assomption and Laurentides;
*the county of Montcalm, except the townships of Brunet, Nantel and Pérodeau and the township of Archambault.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into
Berthier,
Joliette
Joliette () is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of G ...
,
Labelle
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and
Terrebonne ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
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*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec
Joliette