- Nicolet (provincial electoral district)
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Nicolet was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Montérégie region, the district was formed in 1867 and was later merged in 1973 with Yamaska to form Nicolet-Yamaska.
The riding was named in honour of French explorer Jean Nicolet who also worked for the Company of One Hundred Associates in the 17th century.
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Members of Legislative Assembly
- Joseph Gaudet, Conservative Party (1867-1871)
- Francois-Xavier Méthot Jr., Conservative Party (1871-1876)
- Charles-Édouard Houde, Conservative Party (1876-1883)
- Louis-Tréfflé Dorais, Conservative Independent (1883-1888)
- Honoré Brunelle Tourigny, Conservative (1888-1890)
- Joseph-Victor Monfette, Parti national (1890-1892)
- Louis Beaubien, Conservative Party (1892-1897)
- George Ball, Conservative Party (1897-1900)
- Edmund James Flynn, Conservative Party (1900-1904)
- Alfred Marchildon, Liberal (1904-1907)
- Charles Ramsay Devlin, Liberal (1907-1912)
- Arthur Trahan, Libeal (1913-1917)
- Joseph-Alcide Savoie, Liberal (1917-1933)
- Alexandre Gaudet, Liberal (1933-1936)
- Émery Fleury, Union Nationale (1936-1939)
- Henri-Napoléon Biron, Liberal (1939-1944)
- Émery Fleury, Union Nationale (1944-1952)
- Camille Roy, Union Nationale (1952-1962)
- Germain Hebert, Liberal (1962-1966)
Members of National Assembly
- Clément Vincent, Union Nationale (1966-1973)
- Yves Beaumier, Parti Québécois (1981-1985)
- Maurice Richard, Liberal (1985-1989)
Election results
1985 Quebec provincial election results: Nicolet Party Candidate Votes % +/- Liberal Maurice Richard 15,816 59.01 Parti Québécois (x)Yves Beaumier 10,421 38.88 New Democratic Party Normand Villeneuve 425 1.59 Christian Socialist Hélène Couture 139 0.52 Total valid votes 26,801 100.00 Rejected and declined votes 286 Turnout 27,087 84.93 Electors on the lists 31,894 Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
References
Categories:- Former Quebec provincial electoral districts
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