Prévost is a provincial electoral district in the

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region of

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that elected members to the

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. It notably includes the municipality of Sainte-Sophie. It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Montcalm and Terrebonne districts. Its final election was in

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. It disappeared in the 2012 election and the successor electoral district was

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. As of its final election, it consisted of the municipalities of Prévost and

. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, the eponymous municipality of Prévost moved from the defunct Prévost electoral district to the Bertrand electoral district; the remaining municipality of Saint-Jérôme then became a separate new electoral district in its own right, named Saint-Jérôme. The district was reconstituted for the 2018 election, with its territory consisting of the municipalities of Prévost, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Sainte-Sophie, Saint-Hippolyte, Saint-Sauveur and

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."Quebec election: Prévost results"

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, October 1, 2018. The riding was named after the Prévost family, a regional family in which several members were elected to the National Assembly.

Members of the National Assembly

Election results

Prévost, 2018–present

Prévost, 1973–2012

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Members of the National Assembly

Election results

Prévost, 2018–present

Prévost, 1973–2012

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