Yamaska 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

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and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada). Its final election was in

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. It disappeared in the 1973 election and its successor electoral district was

Nicolet-Yamaska Nicolet-Yamaska is a former provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie regions of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. As of its final election, it included the cities or municipali ...

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

* Louis-Adélard Sénécal,

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(1867–1871) *

Charles-Ignace Gill Charles-Ignace Gill (March 12, 1844 – September 16, 1901) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Yamaska (electoral district), Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1874 and in the House of Commons o ...

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(1871–1874) * Joseph-Nestor Duguay, Conservative Party (1874–1875) *

Jonathan Saxton Campbell Würtele Jonathan Saxton Campbell Würtele, (January 27, 1828 – April 24, 1904) was a Quebec seigneur, lawyer, judge and political figure. He represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1875 to 1886. Biography He was born at Quebe ...

, Liberal – Conservative Party (1875–1886) * Victor Gladu, Liberal (1886–1897) * Albéric-Archie Mondou, Conservative Party (1897) * Victor Gladu, Liberal (1897) *

Louis-Jules Allard Louis-Jules Allard (21 January 1859 – 3 January 1945) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Life Born in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East, the son of Louis Allard and Marie-Anne Chapdelaine, Allard was educated at Nicol ...

, Liberal (1897–1905) * Guillaume-Édouard Ouellette, Liberal (1905–1923) * David Laperrière, Liberal (1923–1931) *

Antonio Élie Antonio Élie (December 9, 1893 – January 15, 1968) was a Canadians, Canadian politician and a ten-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Background He was born in Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec and was a farmer. He served as a city ...

, Conservative Party – Union Nationale (1931–1966) * Paul Shooner, Union Nationale (1966–1970) * Benjamin Faucher, Liberal (1970–1973)

References

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Yamaska Yamaska is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,644. Demographics Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, ...