Montmorency (also known as Montmorency—Orléans, Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans, and Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) was a federal electoral district in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Canada, that was represented in the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

from 1867 to 1917, and from 1968 to 2004.

History

"Montmorency" riding was created by 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 originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 186 ...

, and was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Charlevoix—Montmorency and Quebec County ridings. The riding was recreated in 1966 from parts of

Charlevoix Charlevoix ( , ) is a cultural and natural region in Quebec, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River as well as in the Laurentian Mountains area of the Canadian Shield. This dramatic landscape includes rolling terrain, fjords, headlands ...

and

Québec—Montmorency Québec—Montmorency was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Charlevoix—Montmorency and Quebec County rid ...

. It was defined in 1966 to consist of: * the cities of Beauport, Charlesbourg and Giffard; * the Towns of Beaupré, Courville, Montmorency, Orsainville and Villeneuve; * the County of Montmorency No. 2 (Island of Orléans); * in the County of Montmorency No. 1: the village municipalities of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel; the parish municipalities of Château-Richer, L'Ange-Gardien, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval and Saint-Joachim; the territory without local municipal organization situated northwest of the parish municipalities of Château-Richer, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Saint-Féréol, the municipality of Saint-Tite-des-Caps and the Town of Beaupré; * in the County of Québec: the municipalities of Beauport West, Charlesbourg East and Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux. In 1976, it was redefined to consist of: * the City of Giffard; * the Towns of Beaupré, Château-Richer, Courville, Montmorency, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Villeneuve; * the County of Montmorency No. 2; * in the County of Montmorency No. 1: the village municipality of Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel; the parish municipalities of L'Ange-Gardien, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval and Saint-Joachim; the territory without local municipal organization situated northwest of the Towns of Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, of the municipality of Saint-Féréol-les-Neiges and of Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River, southeast of the easterly prolongation of the southern limit of the Township of Lescarbot; * in the County of Québec: the parish municipality of Saint-Michel-Archange and the municipality of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux. In 1980, it was renamed "Montmorency—Orléans". In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Beauport, Beaupré, Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré; the County of Montmorency No. 2; and the County of Montmorency No. 1 excluding the Territory of Montmorency No. 1-Lac-Moncouche portion. In 1990, it was renamed "Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans". In 1996, the riding was changed to consist of the cities of Beauport, Beaupré, Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré; the County Regional Municipality of L'Île-d'Orléans; and the County Regional Municipality of La Côte-de-Beaupré, excluding the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier. In 1998, it was renamed "Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans". In 2003, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Beauport and Charlevoix—Montmorency ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following

Members of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

Election results

Montmorency (1867–1917)

By-election: On Mr. Cauchon being called to the Senate, 2 November 1867 By-election: On Mr. Valin being unseated on petition, 14 January 1880 By-election: On Mr. Angers being appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court of Quebec, 13 November 1880 By-election: On Mr. Langelier's resignation, 10 June 1890 By-election: On election being declared void

Montmorency (1966–1980)

Montmorency—Orléans (1981–1990)

Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans (1990–1998)

, - , -

Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans (1998–2003)

External links

Riding history from the

Library of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Otta ...

:
Montmorency (1867 - 1914)Montmorency (1966 - 1980)Montmorency--Orléans (1981 - 1990)Beauport--Montmorency--Orléans (1990 - 1998)Beauport--Montmorency--Côte-de-Beaupré--Île-d'Orléans(1998 - 2003)
{{coord missing, Quebec Former federal electoral districts of Quebec