Montmagny—L'Islet
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Montmagny—L'Islet 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
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, Canada
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, that was represented in the Canadian
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 House of Commons
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 from 1935 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1933 from L'Islet
L'Islet (electoral district)
L'Islet was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of L'Islet...

 and Montmagny
Montmagny (electoral district)
Montmagny was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.This riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted iniitally of the County of Montmagny...

 ridings.

It initially consisted of:
  • the county of Montmagny, Ile aux Grues and adjoining Islands, except such part of the said county of Montmagny included in the municipalities of Berthier and St-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud;
  • the county of L'Islet, except such part thereof as is included in the municipalities of Ashford, Ste-Louise, St-Roch-des-Aulnaies, St-Perpétue and Tourville.


In 1947, it was redefind to consist of:
  • the county of Montmagny (except the municipalities of Berthier and St-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud), and the town of Montmagny and the municipality of L'Ile- aux-Grues;
  • the county of L'Islet except the municipalities of Ashford, Ste-Louise, St-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Ste-Perpétue, Tourville and the territory included in the parish of Ste-Félicité.


In 1952, it was redefined to consist of:
  • the county of Montmagny (except the parish municipalities of Berthier and St-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud), the town of Montmagny and the parish municipality of Saint-Antoine L'Ile-aux-Grues;
  • the county of L'Islet (except the township municipality of Ashford, the parish municipality of Sainte-Louise, the municipalities of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Tourville and Sainte-Félicité) and that part of the parish municipality of Sainte-Perpétue included in lots 13 to 56 of Range VIII, Lafontaine Township.


It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Bellechasse
Bellechasse (electoral district)
Bellechasse was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 until the 1997 election, when it became Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet. After redistribution prior to the 2004 election, that riding became...

 and Kamouraska
Kamouraska (electoral district)
For the provincial electoral district, see Kamouraska Kamouraska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1869 to 1979. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. There was no election in 1867 due to riots. There...

.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament
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:
  1. Joseph-Fernand Fafard, Liberal
    Liberal Party of Canada
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     (1935-1940)
  2. Léo Kemner Laflamme
    Léo Kemner Laflamme
    J. Léo Kemner Laflamme was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Edmund K. Laflamme and M.C. Blais....

    , Liberal (1940-1945)
  3. Jean Lesage
    Jean Lesage
    Jean Lesage, PC, CC, CD was a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the 19th Premier of Quebec from 22 June 1960, to 16 August 1966...

    , Liberal (1945-1958)
  4. André Rousseau
    André Rousseau
    André Rousseau, , was an entrepreneur and politician in Quebec. He was the first to occupy the position of Minister of Industry and Commerce from July 5, 1960 to December 5, 1962 under the first Government of Jean Lesage. In 1950, Mr...

    , Liberal (1960-1962)
  5. Louis Fortin
    Louis Fortin
    Louis Fortin was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Lévis, Quebec and became a lawyer by career....

    , Progressive Conservative
    Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
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     (1958-1962)
  6. Jean-Paul Cook
    Jean-Paul Cook
    Jean-Paul Cook was a Social Credit party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Quebec City, Quebec and became an interior decorator and merchant by career....

    , Social Credit
    Social Credit Party of Canada
    The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...

     (1962-1963)
  7. Jean-Charles Richard Berger
    Jean-Charles Richard Berger
    Jean-Charles Richard Berger is a former Canadian politician, television commentator, radio commentator and reporter. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1963 election to represent the riding of Montmagny—L'Islet. He was re-elected in 1965 and defeated in 1968 in the riding of...

    , Liberal (1963-1968)

Election results


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