Beauharnois (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beauharnois (also known as Beauharnois—Salaberry) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935, from 1949 to 1953, and from 1968 to 1972.
Quebec electoral district | |
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1947 |
District abolished | 1952 |
First contested | 1949 |
Last contested | 1949 |
Beauharnois riding was created in the British North America Act of 1867. It was merged into Beauharnois—Laprairie riding in 1933.
In 1947, "Beauharnois" riding was re-created from Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon.
In 1952, it became "Beauharnois—Salaberry". It reverted to "Beauharnois" from 1966 to 1971, and from 1976 to 1977. The rest of time it was known as "Beauharnois—Salaberry" as it is known as today.
- See Beauharnois—Salaberry for information on this riding after 1952.