Richelieu—Verchères
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Richelieu—Verchères was a federal electoral district
in Quebec
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1935 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Chambly—Verchères, Richelieu
, St. Hyacinthe—Rouville
and Yamaska
ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Chambly, Richelieu
and Saint-Hyacinthe ridings.
|Adrien Arcand
|align=right|5,590
|Radical chrétien
|Rolland Corbeil
|align=right|1,089
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1935 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Chambly—Verchères, Richelieu
Richelieu (electoral district)
Richelieu was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 and was amalgamated into the Richelieu—Verchères electoral district in 1933.In 1968, a new electoral district...
, St. Hyacinthe—Rouville
St. Hyacinthe—Rouville
St. Hyacinthe—Rouville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935....
and Yamaska
Yamaska (electoral district)
Yamaska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada....
ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Chambly, Richelieu
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.-Geography:...
and Saint-Hyacinthe ridings.
Election results
|National UnityParti national social chrétien
The Parti National Social Chrétien was a Canadian political party formed by Adrien Arcand in February 1934. The party identified with anti-semitism, and German leader Adolf Hitler's Nazism. The party was later known, in English, as the Canadian National Socialist Unity Party or National Unity...
|Adrien Arcand
Adrien Arcand
Adrien Arcand was a Montreal journalist who led a series of fascist political movements between 1929 and his death in 1967...
|align=right|5,590
|Radical chrétien
Radical chrétien
Radical chrétien was a label used by several candidates in Canadian federal elections in the 1950s and 1960s.In the 1958 federal election, Georges Rousseau unsuccessfully sought election in Mercier riding in Quebec as a Radical chrétien candidate...
|Rolland Corbeil
|align=right|1,089
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...