Beauharnois (electoral district) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Beauharnois was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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from 1867 to 1935, from 1949 to 1953, and from 1968 to 1972.

Beauharnois riding was created in the British North America Act of 1867. It was merged into Beauharnois—Laprairie

Beauharnois—Laprairie

Beauharnois—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949.This riding was created in 1933 from Beauharnois and Laprairie—Napierville ridings...

riding in 1933.

In 1947, "Beauharnois" riding was re-created from Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon

Châteauguay—Huntingdon

Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1949.-History:This riding was created in 1914 from Châteauguay and Huntingdon ridings....

.

In 1952, it became "Beauharnois—Salaberry". It reverted back 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
Beauharnois—Salaberry
Beauharnois—Salaberry is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.-Geography:...

for information on this riding after 1952.

Description

Beauharnois initially consisted of the area bounded on the north-east and south-east by the County of Chateaugai, on the south-west by the south-western limits of the Seigniory of Beauharnois, on the north-west by the River St. Lawrence, including all islands nearest to and wholly or in part opposite the said County. It comprised the Parishes of Saint Clément, Saint Louis de Gonzague, Saint Stanislas de Kostka, Ste. Cecile and Saint Timothée.

In 1924, it was redefined to consisted of the County of Beauharnois including the City of Valleyfield.

It was abolished in 1933, and redistributed into Beauharnois—Laprairie

Beauharnois—Laprairie

and Châteauguay—Huntingdon

Châteauguay—Huntingdon

.

In 1947, it was re-created, and defined to consist of the county of Beauharnois, the city of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the towns of Maple Grove and Beauharnois, the municipality of St. Joachim-de-Châteauguay, the towns of Châteauguay and De Léry, and the municipality of St. Anicet and Ste. Barbe.

It was re-named Beauharnois—Salaberry

Beauharnois—Salaberry

Beauharnois—Salaberry is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.-Geography:...

in 1952.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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Michael Cayley
Michael Cayley
Michael Cayley was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Beauharnois in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and again in 1878....

, Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
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(1867-1872)
Ulysse-Janvier Robillard
Ulysse-Janvier Robillard
Ulysse-Janvier Robillard was a Quebec merchant and political figure. He represented Beauharnois in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1878 as an Independent Conservative....

, Independent Conservative (1872-1878)
Michael Cayley, Conservative (1878)
Joseph Gédéon H. Bergeron, Conservative (1879-1900)
George di Madeiros Loy
George di Madeiros Loy
George di Madeiros Loy was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal....

, Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
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(1900-1904)
Joseph Gédéon H. Bergeron, Conservative (1904-1908)
Louis-Joseph Papineau, Liberal (1908-1911), Conservative (1911-1917), Liberal (1917-1925)
Maxime Raymond
Maxime Raymond
Maxime Raymond was a Canadian politician, businessman and lawyer in Quebec.Raymond was born in Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka. In the 1925 Canadian federal election he ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Beauharnois, and won. He was re-elected in 1926 and 1930. In 1935 and 1940 he was...

, Liberal (1925-1935)
Robert Cauchon
Robert Cauchon
Robert Cauchon CM was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons.Cauchon was born in La Malbaie, Quebec and became a stenographer. He became an alderman of Valleyfield, Quebec in 1943...

, Liberal (1949-1958)