Hochelaga () was a former provincial electoral district in the province of
Quebec
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,
Canada
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.
It was created for the
1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
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). Its final election was in
1908
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Events
January
* January ...
. It disappeared in the
1912 election and was redistributed into
Laval,
Maisonneuve,
Montréal-Dorion
Montréal-Dorion () was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal (region), Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
It was created for the 1912 Quebec general election, 1912 elect ...
,
Montréal-Laurier,
Montréal-Hochelaga,
Westmount
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Westmount is home to schools, an arena, a pool, a public li ...
, and
Jacques-Cartier, with small parts going to
Montréal–Saint-Georges
Montréal–Saint-Georges () was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
It was created for the 1912 election from parts of Montréal division n ...
and
Montréal–Sainte-Marie.
It was named after the former aboriginal village of
Hochelaga on the site where Montreal now stands. The village existed when the explorer
Jacques Cartier
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discovered territories that became
New France
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.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
*
Louis Beaubien,
Conservative Party (1867–1886)
*
Joseph-Octave Villeneuve, Conservative Party (1886–1887)
*
Charles Champagne,
Liberal (1888–1890)
*
Joseph-Octave Villeneuve, Conservative Party (1890–1897)
*
Daniel-Jérémie Décarie, Liberal (1897–1904)
*
Jérémie-Louis Décarie, Liberal (1904–1912)
References
Election results(National Assembly)
Election results(QuebecPolitique.com)
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Former provincial electoral districts of Quebec