Nicolet was a provincial electoral district in the

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region of

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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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). It disappeared in the 1973 election and its successor electoral district was Nicolet-Yamaska. Nicolet-Yamaska, in turn, disappeared in the 1981 election and Nicolet reappeared. However, Nicolet's final election was in 1985. It disappeared for good in the 1989 election and its successor electoral district was the re-created Nicolet-Yamaska. It was named in honour of French explorer

Jean Nicolet Jean Nicolet (Nicollet), Sieur de Belleborne (October 1642) was a French ''coureur des bois'' noted for exploring Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Green Bay, and being the first European to set foot in what is now the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Ea ...

who also worked for the

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in the 17th century.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

Joseph Gaudet Joseph Gaudet (May 10, 1818 – August 4, 1882) was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Nicolet in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative Party of Canada member from 1867 to 1877. He represented Nicolet in the ...

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(1867–1871) * Francois-Xavier Méthot Jr., Conservative Party (1871–1876) * Charles-Édouard Houde, Conservative Party (1876–1883) * Louis-Tréfflé Dorais, Conservative Independent (1883–1888) * Honoré Brunelle Tourigny, Conservative (1888–1890) * Joseph-Victor Monfette,

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(1890–1892) * Louis Beaubien, Conservative Party (1892–1897) *

Georges Ball Georges Ball (September 11, 1838 – May 30, 1928), also known as George Ball, was a Canadian politician and lumber merchant. Born in Champlain, Lower Canada, Ball was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet from 1897 to 1 ...

, Conservative Party (1897–1900) *

Edmund James Flynn Edmund James Flynn (November 16, 1847 – June 7, 1927) was a Canadian politician and the tenth premier of Quebec, from 1896 to 1897. Background Flynn, the son of Jacques Flynn and Elizabeth Tostevin, was born at Percé on November 16, 184 ...

, Conservative Party (1900–1904) *

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(1904–1907) *

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, Liberal (1907–1912) *

Arthur Trahan Arthur Trahan, (May 26, 1877 – September 22, 1950) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1913 to 1917 and Nicolet in the House of Commons of Canada ...

, Libeal (1913–1917) *

Joseph-Alcide Savoie Joseph-Alcide Savoie (June 5, 1872 – February 4, 1933) was a Canadian politician. Born in Saint-Albert-de-Warwick, Quebec, the son of François-Théodore Savoie, Savoie was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet in ...

, Liberal (1917–1933) *

Alexandre Gaudet Alexandre Gaudet (December 29, 1870 – January 20, 1961) was a Quebec merchant and politician. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1933 to 1936 as a Liberal. The son of David Gaudet and Delphine Hébert, he wa ...

, Liberal (1933–1936) *

Émery Fleury Émery Fleury (February 10, 1901 – October 16, 1975) was a Canadian politician and a three-term member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Background He was born on February 10, 1901, in Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Centre-du-Québec and b ...

, Union Nationale (1936–1939) * Henri-Napoléon Biron, Liberal (1939–1944) * Émery Fleury, Union Nationale (1944–1952) * Camille Roy, Union Nationale (1952–1962) * Germain Hebert, Liberal (1962–1966) * Clément Vincent, Union Nationale (1966–1973) * did not exist (1973–1981), see Nicolet-Yamaska * Yves Beaumier,

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(1981–1985) * Maurice Richard, Liberal (1985–1989)

Election results

References

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