Quebec County (french: Comté de Québec) was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
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 1925.
It was created by ''
The British North America Act, 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 originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 186 ...
'' which preserved existing ridings in
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada (french: province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791–1841). It covered the southern portion of the current Province of Quebec an ...
. It was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into
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 ...
riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
By-election: On Mr. Chauveau being called to the Senate, 20 February 1873
By-election: On Mr. Caron being appointed Minister of Militia and Defence, 8 November 1880
By-election: On Mr. Fitzpatrick being appointed Solicitor General, 11 July 1896
By-election: On Mr. Fitzpatrick being appointed Chief Justice of Canada, 4 June 1906
By-election: On Mr. Pelletier being appointed Postmaster General, 10 October 1911
By-election: On Mr. Pelletier's resignation, 20 October 1914
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec