Saguenay (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saguenay was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1947 |
District abolished | 1967 |
First contested | 1949 |
Last contested | 1965 |
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This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Charlevoix—Saguenay riding. It consisted of:
- the county of Saguenay, (except the municipality of St. Firmin and the township of Sagard), and the towns of Baie Comeau and Forestville;
- Anticosti Island; and
- the territory of New-Quebec.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Abitibi, Charlevoix and Manicouagan ridings.