Chambly—Borduas
Former federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chambly—Borduas (also previously known as Chambly and Chambly—Verchères) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935, and from 1968 to 2015. Created by the British North America Act of 1867, its name was changed in 1893 to "Chambly—Verchères". In 1933, it was amalgamated into the Chambly—Rouville and Richelieu—Verchères electoral districts. The district was re-created in 1966 from Chambly—Rouville, Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie, and Richelieu—Verchères. Its name was changed in 2003 to "Chambly—Borduas".[3] In 2015, most of the district became part of Beloeil—Chambly, while small parts of it joined Montarville and Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères.
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Quebec electoral district | |
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1867 |
First contested | 1867 |
Last contested | 2011 |
District webpage | profile, map |
Demographics | |
Population (2011)[1] | 129,315 |
Electors (2011) | 93,922 |
Area (km²)[2] | 453.24 |
Census division(s) | Rouville RCM, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM |
Census subdivision(s) | Belœil, Carignan, Chambly, Marieville, McMasterville, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Otterburn Park, Richelieu, Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu |