Nicolet (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district, see Nicolet (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Nicolet (Province of Canada electoral district).
Nicolet 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 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. It consisted of the County of Nicolet. From 1903 to 1924, it included the parishes of Ste. Brigitte, Ste. Eulalie, Ste. Perpétue and St. Samuel. It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Lotbinière and Nicolet—Yamaska ridings.