L'Assomption—Montcalm 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 1917 to 1935.

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of L'Assomption

L'Assomption (electoral district)

L'Assomption was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...

 and Montcalm

Montcalm (electoral district)

Montcalm is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917 and since 2004....

 ridings. It consisted of the Counties of Montcalm and L'Assomption.

The district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm

Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm

Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Joliette and L'Assomption—Montcalm ridings....

 and Terrebonne ridings. Its only member of parliament was Paul-Arthur Séguin

Paul-Arthur Séguin

Paul-Arthur Séguin was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented L'Assomption and then L'Assomption—Montcalm in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1935 as a Liberal....

 of the Liberal Party of Canada

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.

Election results

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|SÉGUIN, Paul-Arthur ||align=right| 5,181
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|RICHARD, Jean-Baptiste-Trefflé ||align=right|172
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|SÉGUIN, Paul-Arthur ||align=right| 7,408
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|FOREST, Alfred ||align=right|1,626
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|THOUIN, Louis ||align=right|600
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|VIRONNEAU, Louis Henry ||align=right| 114
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|SÉGUIN, Paul-Arthur ||align=right| 6,261
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|MONAHAN, John Paul ||align=right|2,480
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|SÉGUIN, Paul-Arthur ||align=right| 6,044
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|FOREST, Alfred ||align=right|1,901
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|SÉGUIN, Paul-Arthur ||align=right| 6,568
|-

|JEANNOTTE, Charles-Édouard ||align=right|4,650

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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