Richelieu (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the former federal electoral district. For the current federal electoral district, see Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour. For the provincial electoral district, see Richelieu (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Richelieu (Province of Canada electoral district).
Richelieu was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.
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Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1867 |
District abolished | 1933 |
First contested | 1867 |
Last contested | 1930 |
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It was created by the British North America Act, 1867 and was amalgamated into the Richelieu—Verchères electoral district in 1933.
In 1968, a new electoral district was created under the same name which is now known as Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour.