Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal
electoral district in
Quebec
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1949.
History
This riding was created in 1914 from
Châteauguay
Châteauguay ( , , ) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, located both on the Chateauguay River and Lac St-Louis, which is a section of the St. Lawrence River. The population of the city of Châteauguay at the 2021 Ce ...
and
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver Cromwell was born there ...
ridings.
It initially consisted of the Counties of Châteauguay and Huntingdon.
In 1933, it was redefined to consist of:
* the county of Châteauguay except the municipalities of Ste-Philomène, St-Joachim, and the towns of De Léry and of Châteauguay;
* the county of Huntingdon except the municipality of Ste-Barbe;
* in the county of Beauharnois, the municipality of St-Etienne; and
* in the county of St. Johns, the municipalities of St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and the village of Lacolle.
It was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.
History
This riding was created in 1947, from parts of Beauharnois—Laprair ...
.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members oft ...
:
Election results
By-election: On Mr. Robb accepting an office of emolument under the Crown, 29 December 1921
By-election: On Mr. Robb accepting an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 October 1926
By-election: On Mr. Robb's death, 11 November 1929
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec