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Legislature
  
House of Commons

First contested
  
1917

District abolished
  
1947

District created
  
1914

Last contested
  
1945

Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1949.

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History

This riding was created in 1914 from Châteauguay and Huntingdon 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.

    Members of Parliament

    This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

    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

    References

    Châteauguay—Huntingdon Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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