Brome—Missisquoi (; formerly known as Missisquoi) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1925. The original electoral district of Missiquoi existed from 1867 to 1925.

Geography

This riding, in the south of the province, extends along the Canada–US border between

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and

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, straddling the Quebec regions of

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and

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. Its main towns are

Cowansville Cowansville is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, located on Lac Davignon north of the U.S. border. It is the seat of Brome-Missisquoi, a regional county municipality. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 15,234. In recent year ...

, Magog, and Brome Lake. The district includes the Regional County Municipality of Brome-Missisquoi, the municipalities of Saint-Sébastien,

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, Clarenceville, Venise-en-Québec, Bromont, and the Regional County Municipality of Memphrémagog except Stanstead, Ayer's Cliff, North Hatley, Ogden, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Hatley and Stanstead Canton. Its population in 2006 was 92,591 and the area is 3,045 km². The neighbouring ridings are Saint-Jean, Shefford,

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, and

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History

It was created in 1924 from parts of Brome, Iberville, Missisquoi and Saint-Jean ridings. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Missisquoi and Saint-Jean ridings. In 1970, Missisquoi was renamed "Brome—Missisquoi". In 1976, "Brome—Missisquoi" was abolished and became part of a new "Missisquoi riding", which was renamed "Brome—Missisquoi" in 1983. The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding stay mostly the same, but it lost a small fraction of territory to Shefford.

Demographics

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament. Its current MP is Pascale St-Onge of the

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. With St-Onge not seeking re-election the riding is notable in having elected six different people in six straight sessions.

Election results

Brome—Missisquoi, 1984 - present

, - Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Missisquoi, 1979 - 1984

Brome—Missisquoi, 1972 - 1979

Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.

Missisquoi, 1968 - 1972

Brome—Missisquoi, 1925 - 1968

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election. Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election. Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Riding history from the

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:
(1924 - 1966)(1966 - 1970)(1970 - 1976)(1976 - 1983)(1983 - present)

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brome-Missisquoi Cowansville Magog, Quebec Quebec federal electoral districts Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality