- Brome—Missisquoi
Infobox Canada electoral district
province = Quebec
caption =
fed-status = active
fed-district-number =
fed-created = 1924
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1925
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Christian Ouellet
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = BQ
fed-rep-party-link = Bloc Québécois
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 92591
demo-electors = 74088
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 3045
demo-cd = Brome-Missisquoi RCM, Memphrémagog RCM
demo-csd = Bedford, Brigham, Bromont, Cowansville, Dunahm, Farnham, Lac-Brome, MagogBrome—Missisquoi (formerly known as Missisquoi) is a federal electoral district in
Quebec ,Canada , that has been represented in theCanadian House of Commons since 1925.Geography
This riding, in the south of the province, extends along the American border between
Montreal and Sherbrooke, straddling the Quebec regions ofMontérégie andEstrie . Its main towns are Cowansville, Magog, and Lac-Brome.The district includes the Regional County Municipality of Brome-Missisquoi, the municipalities of Saint-Sébastien, Henryville, Noyan, Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Venise-en-Québec, Bromont, and the Regional County Municipality of Memphrémagog except Stanstead, Ayer's Cliff, North Hatley, Ogden, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Hatley and Stanstead Canton.
Its population in 2006 was 92,591 and the area is 3,045 sq. km.
The neighbouring ridings are Saint-Jean, Shefford,
Richmond—Arthabaska , andCompton—Stanstead .History
It was created in 1924 from parts of Brome, Iberville, Missisquoi and Saint-Jean ridings.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Missisquoi and Saint-Jean ridings. In 1970, Missisquoi was renamed "Brome—Missisquoi".
In 1976, "Brome—Missisquoi" was abolished and became part of a new "Missisquoi riding", which was renamed "Brome—Missisquoi" in 1983.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Politics
This riding can be described as traditionally Liberal, even though it voted for the Conservatives more often than most other Quebec ridings. The Bloc did well here in 2003.
Election results
Brome—Missisquoi, 1984 - present
Missisquoi, 1979 - 1984
Brome—Missisquoi, 1972 - 1979
Missisquoi, 1968 - 1972
Brome—Missisquoi, 1925 - 1968
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
Riding history from the
Library of Parliament :
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=76&Include= (1924 - 1966)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=447&Include= (1966 - 1970)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=77&Include= (1970 - 1976)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=448&Include= (1976 - 1983)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=876&Include= (1983 - present)]
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