Missisquoi (provincial Electoral District)
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Missisquoi was a provincial electoral district in the
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region of
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that elected members to the
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. It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the
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). Its final election was in
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. It disappeared in the 1973 election and its successor electoral district was Brome-Missisquoi.


Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

* Josiah Sandford Brigham, Conservative Party (1867–1875) *
George Barnard Baker George Barnard Baker (January 29, 1834 – February 9, 1910) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He was a Liberal-Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Missisquoi from 1870 to 1874, from 1879 to 1887 and from ...
, Conservative Party (1875–1878) *
Ernest Racicot Ernest Racicot (July 13, 1835 – April 18, 1909) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal then Conservative member. He was born in Sault-au ...
,
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– Conservative Party (1878–1881) *
Elijah Edmund Spencer Elijah Edmund Spencer (19 April 1846 – 7 August 1919) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Born in Saint-Armand-Est (Frelighsburg), Canada East, the son of United Empire Loyalists Ambrose S. Spencer and Mary Thomas, Spenc ...
, Conservative Party (1881–1897) *
John Charles James Sarsfield McCorkill John Charles James Sarsfield McCorkill (31 August 1854 – 10 March 1920) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician. Born in Farnham, Quebec, the son of Robert McCorkill and Margaret Meighen, McCorkill was educated in Farnham and Saint-J ...
, Liberal (1897–1898) * Cédric Lemoine Cotton, Liberal (1898–1900) *
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Gosselin Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Gosselin (November 22, 1848 – May 16, 1929) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1900 to 1919 as a Liberal. He was born in Saint-Athan ...
, Liberal (1900–1919) *
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, Liberal (1919–1935) *
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, Conservative Party – Union Nationale (1935–1939) *
Henri Gosselin Henri A. Gosselin (6 December 1888 – 27 January 1952) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Lee, Massachusetts, United States and moved to Canada in 1896. He became a farmer, telegrapher and train di ...
, Liberal (1939–1948) *
Jean-Jacques Bertrand Jean-Jacques Bertrand (; June 20, 1916 – February 22, 1973) was the 21st premier of Quebec, from October 2, 1968, to May 12, 1970. He led the Union Nationale party. Member of the legislature Bertrand served as Member of the Legislative Assemb ...
, Union Nationale (1948–1973)


References


Election results
(National Assembly)
Election results
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