Châteauguay-Laprairie was a former provincial electoral district in the province of
Quebec
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,
Canada
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.
Many sources (including the
National Assembly
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website) write it as Châteauguay-La Prairie, but contemporary sources show the "Laprairie" part of the name written as one word.
This alternate way of spelling it is probably by analogy with the modern-day
La Prairie electoral district, which was spelled "Laprairie" before 1988.
It was created for the
1939 election, from parts of the
Châteauguay and
Napierville-Laprairie electoral districts. It existed for only that one election. It disappeared in the
1944 election and its successor electoral district was the recreated Châteauguay.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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Roméo Fortin
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Born in Montreal, Quebec, Fortin was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
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,
Liberal (1939–1944)
External links
Election results(National Assembly)
Election results(Quebecpolitique.com)
References
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Former provincial electoral districts of Quebec