Shefford (provincial electoral district)
Quebec electoral district | |
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Defunct provincial electoral district | |
Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec |
District created | 1867 |
District abolished | 2011 |
First contested | 1867 |
Last contested | 2008 |
Demographics | |
Electors (2008)[1] | 56,143 |
Area (km²)[2] | 292.68 |
Census division(s) | La Haute-Yamaska (part) |
Census subdivision(s) | Granby, Shefford, Warden, Waterloo |
Shefford is a former provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. As of its final election, it included the cities of Granby and Waterloo.
It was created for the 1867 election (and existed prior to that in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada). Its final election was in 2008. It disappeared in the 2012 election. The western half became Granby, while most of the eastern portion joined Brome-Missisquoi.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly[]
- Michel-Adrien Bessette, Conservative Party (1867–1871)
- Maurice Laframboise, Liberal (1871–1878)
- Joseph Lafontaine, Liberal (1878–1881)
- Isidore Frégeau, Conservative Party (1881–1886)
- Thomas Brassard, Liberal (1886–1887)
- Tancrède Boucher de Grosbois, Liberal (1888–1892)
- Adolphe-François Savaria, Conservative Party (1892–1897)
- Tancrède Boucher de Grosbois, Liberal (1897–1903)
- , Liberal (1904)
- , Conservative Party (1904–1912)
- William Stephen Bullock, Liberal (1912–1931)
- , Liberal (1931–1935)
- Hector Choquette, Action liberale nationale - Union Nationale (1935–1939)
- , Liberal (1939–1944)
- Hector Choquette, Union Nationale (1944–1952)
- , Liberal (1952–1956)
- Armand Russell, Union Nationale (1956–1973)
- , Liberal (1973–1981)
- , Parti Québécois (1981–1994)
- Bernard Brodeur, Liberal (1994–2007)
- François Bonnardel, ADQ (2007–2012), CAQ (2012)
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Action démocratique | François Bonnardel | 11,271 | 34.63 | ||
Liberal | Jean-Claude Tremblay | 11,201 | 34.42 | ||
Parti Québécois | Jean-François Arseneault | 8,019 | 24.64 | ||
Québec solidaire | Ginette Moreau | 1,085 | 3.33 | ||
Green | Martin Giard | 789 | 2.42 | – | |
Independent | Lucie Piédalue | 181 | 0.56 |
References[]
- ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=134§ion=population
- ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=134§ion=superficie
- ^ Commission de la représentation électorale (January 2012). "The electoral map of Québec 2011: Final Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2012.
External links[]
- Information
- Election results
- Election results (National Assembly)
- Election results (Elections Quebec)
- Maps
- 2001 map (Flash)
- 2001–2011 changes (Flash)
- 1992–2001 changes (Flash)
- Electoral map of Montérégie region (as of 2001)
- Quebec electoral map, 2001
Categories:
- Granby, Quebec
- Former Quebec provincial electoral districts
- Waterloo, Quebec