Charlevoix—Saguenay () was a federal
electoral district
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in
Quebec
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1925 to 1949.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of
Charlevoix—Montmorency and
Chicoutimi—Saguenay Chicoutimi-Saguenay may refer to:
* Chicoutimi—Saguenay (federal electoral district)
* Chicoutimi-Saguenay (provincial electoral district)
Chicoutimi-Saguenay (or Chicoutimi et Saguenay) was a former provincial electoral district in the provinc ...
ridings.
It initially consisted of the Counties of Charlevoix-East, Charlevoix-West and Saguenay, l'Isle-aux-Coudres, the territories of Ashuanipi and New Quebec, the Island of Anticosti and the County of Montmorency No. 1, excluding the municipalities of St. Jean de Boischatel,
L'Ange Gardien and Ste. Brigitte de Laval.
In 1933, it was redefined to consist of
* the counties of Charlevoix-East and Charlevoix-West and l'Ile aux Coudres;
* the county of Saguenay and the Island of Anticosti;
* the county of Montmorency No. 1, excepting the parts included in the municipalities of St-Jean-de-Boischatel and L'Ange-Gardien; and
* the territory of New Quebec.
The district was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into
Charlevoix
Charlevoix ( , ) is a cultural and natural region in Quebec, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River as well as in the Laurentian Mountains area of the Canadian Shield. This dramatic landscape includes rolling terrain, fjords, headlands ...
and
Saguenay ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
By-election: On Mr. Casgrain accepting an office of emolument under the Crown, 15 December 1941.
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec