- Missisquoi (electoral district)
-
Missisquoi was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.
Contents
History
It was created as a riding by the British North America Act of 1867. Missisquoi consisted initially of the County of Missiquoi.
In 1892, it was defined as consisting of the parishes of St. Thomas de Foucault, St. George de Clarenceville (including the village of Clarenceville), St. Armand East (including the village of Frelighsburg), St. Armand West (including the village of Philipsburg), and St. Ignace de Stanbridge; the township of Stanbridge; the town of Bedford; the municipality of Stanbridge Station; the township of Dunham (including the villages of Dunham, Cowansville and Sweetsburg); the west part of the township of Farnham; the town of Farnham; the parish of Lacolle, together with the islands situated in the river Richelieu opposite the parish of Lacolle.
In 1903, the parish of Lacolle, together with the islands situated in the river Richelieu opposite thereto, were transferred to the electoral district of St. Johns—Iberville. The parishes of Notre Dame de Stanbridge and Notre Dame des Anges de Stanbridge were transferred from St. Johns and Iberville to Missisquoi.
It was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Brome—Missisquoi riding.
The histories of two later Missiquoi ridings are covered in the Brome—Missisquoi article:
- Missisquoi riding was re-created in 1966 from parts of Brome—Missisquoi, Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville and Stanstead ridings, but was renamed "Brome—Missisquoi" in 1970.
- A third Missisquoi riding was created in 1976 from Brome—Missisquoi, but was renamed "Brome—Missiquoi" in 1983.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Brown Chamberlin, Conservative (1867-1870)
- George B. Baker, Liberal-Conservative (1870-1874)
- William Donahue, Liberal (1874-1878)
- George B. Baker, Liberal-Conservative (1878-1887)
- George Clayes, Liberal (1887-1888)
- Daniel Bishop Meigs, Liberal (1888-1891)
- George B. Baker, Liberal-Conservative (1891-1896)
- Daniel Bishop Meigs, Liberal (1896-1911)
- William Frederic Kay, Liberal (1911-1930)
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1867 Party Candidate Votes Conservative CHAMBERLIN, Brown 1,190 Unknown MOORE, 497 By-election: On Mr. Chamberlin's resignation to become Queen's Printer, 7 June 1870
By-election on 5 July 1870 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative BAKER, George Barnard 975 Unknown HOGELL, Haskell A. 923 Canadian federal election, 1872 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative BAKER, George B. 1,357 Unknown KAY, W.F. 944 Canadian federal election, 1874 Party Candidate Votes Liberal DONOHUE, William acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1878 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative BAKER, George B. 1,355 Liberal CLAYES, Geo. 1,209 Canadian federal election, 1882 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative BAKER, George Bernard 1,426 Liberal CLAYES, Geo. 1,273 Canadian federal election, 1887 Party Candidate Votes Liberal CLAYES, George 1,590 Liberal-Conservative BAKER, G.B. 1,410 Conservative GILMOUR, A.H. 285 By-election: On Mr. Clayes' death, 3 March 1888 |}
Canadian federal election, 1891 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative BAKER, G.B. 1,776 Liberal MEIGS, D.B. 1,617 Canadian federal election, 1896 Party Candidate Votes Liberal MEIGS, D.B. 1,687 Conservative SLACK, G.F. 1,471 Canadian federal election, 1900 Party Candidate Votes Liberal MEIGS, Daniel Bishop 1,864 Conservative COMEAU, Jean-Baptiste 1,838 Canadian federal election, 1904 Party Candidate Votes Liberal MEIGS, D.B. 1,848 Conservative COMEAU, J.B. 1,714 Canadian federal election, 1908 Party Candidate Votes Liberal MEIGS, Daniel Bishop 1,891 Conservative PICKEL, Follis Horace 1,873 Independent FORD, George Edward 50 Canadian federal election, 1911 Party Candidate Votes Liberal KAY, William Frederic 2,002 Conservative PICKEL, Follis Horace 1,800 Canadian federal election, 1917 Party Candidate Votes Opposition KAY, William Frederic 2,582 Government ENGLAND, George Provost 1,444 Canadian federal election, 1921 Party Candidate Votes Liberal KAY, William Frederic 5,268 Conservative GIROUX, François-Xavier-Arthur 2,740 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct Quebec federal electoral districts
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
