Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot (formerly known as Saint-Hyacinthe and St. Hyacinthe—Bagot) is a federal

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that has been represented in the

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since 1935. It is located in

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, Canada. Its population in 2006 was 95,983. In the 2015 election, the winner received the lowest vote percentage of any winning candidate in the country.

Geography

The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Acton and Les Maskoutains. It includes the communities of Saint-Hyacinthe, Acton Vale, Saint-Pie, Sainte-Madeleine, and Saint-Dominique.

Political geography

Almost all of the riding voted for the Bloc in 2006 except for parts of

Roxton Falls Roxton Falls is a village municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,265. It is surrounded entirely by the township municipality of Roxton. Roxton ...

and its surrounding township, Roxton which voted

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History

The electoral district was created in 1933 as "St. Hyacinthe—Bagot". In 1947, the name was changed to "Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot". In 1966, the riding was abolished. Parts of the riding were combined with parts of Chambly—Rouville and

Richelieu—Verchères Richelieu—Verchères was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Chambly—Verchères, Richelieu, St. Hyacinth ...

riding into a new riding named "Saint-Hyacinthe". Saint-Hyacinthe was renamed "Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot" after the 1980 election. This riding was not changed as a result of the 2012 electoral redistribution.

2007 by-election

After the resignation of

Yvan Loubier Yvan Loubier (born April 10, 1959 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician and one of the founders of the Bloc Québécois. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada representing the district of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bag ...

on 21 February 2007, a

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occurred on 17 September 2007.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, 1981-present

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

Saint-Hyacinthe, 1966-1980

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

Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, 1947-1966

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election. Note: Union des Electeurs popular vote is compared to Social Credit vote in 1945 general election.

St. Hyacinthe—Bagot, 1933-1947

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaRiding history from the

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2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot Quebec federal electoral districts Saint-Hyacinthe Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality Acton Regional County Municipality