Yamaska (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yamaska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.
This article is about the defunct federal electoral district. For the defunct provincial electoral district, see Yamaska (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Yamaska (Province of Canada electoral district).
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Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1867 |
District abolished | 1933 |
First contested | 1867 |
Last contested | 1933 by-election |
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It was created by the British North America Act, 1867, which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada.
In 1924, it was defined as consisting of the County of Yamaska, and the township of Upton in the County of Drummond.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933, when it was re-distributed into Nicolet—Yamaska, Drummond—Arthabaska and Richelieu—Verchères ridings.