Orford is a provincial electoral district in the
Estrie
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region of
Quebec
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,
Canada
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that elects members to the
National Assembly of Quebec
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. It notably includes the municipalities of
Magog,
Orford,
Stanstead and
Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley
Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley is a municipality in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada.
Located along Quebec Route 108 on Little Lake Magog, it is the home of the "Marais" birdwatching sa ...
.
It was created for the
1973 election from parts of the
Shefford,
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional count ...
and
Stanstead electoral districts.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost the part of western
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional count ...
that it formerly had to the
Richmond
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electoral district and the municipalities of
Barnston-Ouest and
Stanstead-Est to the
Saint-François electoral district. However, it gained a number of municipalities from
Brome-Missisquoi.
Members of the National Assembly
Election results
^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ.
References
External links
;Information:
Elections Quebec
;Election results:
(National Assembly)
Election results(QuébecPolitique)
;Maps
2011 map(PDF)
2001 map(Flash)
2001–2011 changes(Flash)
(Flash)
Electoral map of Estrie regionQuebec electoral map, 2011
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Orford
Magog, Quebec
Stanstead, Quebec