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St. Johns—Iberville (, ) was a federal
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in
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, Canada, that was represented in the
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from 1896 to 1935. This riding was created in 1892 from Iberville and St. John's ridings. It consisted of the towns of St. John's and Iberville, and the parishes of St. Jean L'Evangéliste, St. Luc, Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie (L'Acadie), St. Alexandre, Ste. Anne de Sabrevois, St. Athanase, Ste. Brigide, St. George de Henriville, St. Grégoire le Grand, St. Sébastien, St. Valentin, Notre-Dame de Stanbridge and Notre-Dame des Anges de Stanbridge, together with the islands situated in the river Richelieu opposite the parishes forming part of the said electoral district. In 1903, the parish of Lacolle and the islands in the river Richelieu opposite were transferred from the electoral district of Missisquoi to the electoral district of St. John's and Iberville. In 1924, it was defined to consist of the counties of St. Johns and Iberville, including the city of St. Johns. It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into
Châteauguay—Huntingdon Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1949. History This riding was created in 1914 from Châteauguay and Huntingdon ridings. It ini ...
and St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville ridings.


Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:


Election results

By-election On Mr. Béchard being summoned to the Senate, 17 July 1896 By-election On Mr. Demers being appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court of Quebec, 31 August 1906 By-election On Mr. Demer's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 22 July 1922


See also

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List of Canadian electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...


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Riding history from the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:St. Johns-Iberville Former federal electoral districts of Quebec