Richmond—Arthabaska

Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada

Richmond—Arthabaska Quebec electoral district

Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2015 federal election

Federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
MP| |

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Eric Lefebvre
Conservative
District created| 1996
First contested| 1997
Last contested| 2025
District webpage| profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]| 103,897
Electors (2015)| 85,118
Area (km²)[1]| 3,571
Pop. density (per km²)| 29.1
Census division(s)| Arthabaska, Les Sources, Le Val-Saint-François
Census subdivision(s)| Victoriaville, Val-des-Sources, Windsor, Warwick, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton Danville, Richmond, Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton, Daveluyville

Richmond—Arthabaska is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

## Geography

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The riding, north of the city of Sherbrooke, straddles the Quebec regions of Centre-du-Québec and Estrie. It consists of the Regional County Municipalities (RCM) of Les Sources and Arthabaska and the centre of the RCM of Le Val-Saint-François. It includes in particular the towns of Victoriaville and Val-des-Sources.

The neighbouring ridings are Drummond, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Mégantic—L'Érable, Compton—Stanstead, Sherbrooke, Brome—Missisquoi, and Shefford.

Its population is 100,116, including 82,663 voters, and its area is 3,563 km2.

## History

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The riding was created in 1996 from portions of Drummond, Richmond—Wolfe, Compton—Stanstead and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings.

There were no territory changes to this riding from the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Richmond—Arthabaska
Riding created from Drummond, Richmond—Wolfe,
Compton—Stanstead and Lotbinière—L'Érable
36th |  1997–2000 |  | André Bachand | Progressive Conservative
37th |  2000–2003
2003–2004 |  | Independent
38th |  2004–2006 |  | André Bellavance | Bloc Québécois
39th |  2006–2008
40th |  2008–2011
41st |  2011–2014
2014–2015 |  | Independent
42nd |  2015–2019 |  | Alain Rayes | Conservative
43rd |  2019–2021
44th |  2021–2022
2022–2025 |  | Independent
45th |  2025–present |  | Eric Lefebvre | Conservative

## Election results

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Election results in Richmond—Arthabaska 1996-present (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

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2025 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Eric Lefebvre | 22,206 | 35.50 | −14.38 |
| Liberal | Alain Saint-Pierre | 20,629 | 32.98 | +18.03 |
| Bloc Québécois | Daniel Lebel | 17,095 | 27.33 | +2.57 |
| New Democratic | Nataël Bureau | 1,248 | 2.00 | −2.46 |
| People's | Philippe D'Arcangeli | 707 | 1.13 | −2.47 |
| Rhinoceros | Réal Batrhino Martel | 438 | 0.70 | −0.08 |
| Independent | Henri Donascimento | 223 | 0.36 |  |
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 62,546 | 98.15
Total rejected ballots  | 1,177 | 1.85
Turnout  | 63,723 | 70.35
Eligible voters  | 90,581
| Conservative hold | Swing | −16.21
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.
2021 federal election redistributed results[4]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Conservative | 28,513 | 49.88
| Bloc Québécois | 14,150 | 24.76
| Liberal | 8,543 | 14.95
| New Democratic | 2,550 | 4.46
| People's | 2,058 | 3.60
| Free | 897 | 1.57

2021 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Alain Rayes | 28,513 | 49.9 | +4.6 | $77,802.72
| Bloc Québécois | Diego Scalzo | 14,150 | 24.8 | -3.4 | $21,445.03
| Liberal | Alexandre Desmarais | 8,543 | 14.9 | -0.2 | $9,158.14
| New Democratic | Nataël Bureau | 2,550 | 4.5 | -0.4 | $0.00
| People's | Nadine Fougeron | 2,058 | 3.6 | +2.4 | $0.00
| Free | Louis Richard | 897 | 1.6 | N/A | $261.59
| Rhinoceros | Marjolaine Delisle | 448 | 0.8 | N/A | $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 57,159 | 98.1 | – | $116,926.70
Total rejected ballots  | 1,125 | 1.9
Turnout  | 58,284 | 66.3
Eligible voters  | 87,942
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0
Source: Elections Canada[5]

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2019 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Alain Rayes | 26,553 | 45.3 | +13.70 | $62,920.65
| Bloc Québécois | Olivier Nolin | 16,539 | 28.2 | +11.00 | none listed
| Liberal | Marc Patry | 8,868 | 15.1 | -9.60 | $14,690.80
| Green | Laura Horth-Lepage | 3,133 | 5.3 | +3.60 | none listed
| New Democratic | Olivier Guérin | 2,864 | 4.9 | -19.30 | $0.33
| People's | Jean Landry | 681 | 1.2 | - | $462.33
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 58,638 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 1,077
Turnout  | 59,715 | 68.8
Eligible voters  | 86,741
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.35
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Alain Rayes | 18,505 | 31.57 | +6.87 | $136,964.22
| Liberal | Marc Desmarais | 14,463 | 24.67 | +17.71 | $33,114.26
| New Democratic | Myriam Beaulieu | 14,213 | 24.25 | -8.24 | $58,782.84
| Bloc Québécois | Olivier Nolin | 10,068 | 17.18 | -16.65 | $50,004.53
| Green | Laurier Busque | 984 | 1.68 | -0.38 | $79.93
| Rhinoceros | Antoine Dubois | 384 | 0.66 | - | -
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 58,617 | 100.0 |  | $224,297.28
Total rejected ballots  | 912 | - | -
Turnout  | 59,529 | - | -
Eligible voters  | 85,652
| Conservative gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | -5.40
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Bloc Québécois | André Bellavance | 18,033 | 33.83 | -12.2 |
| New Democratic | Isabelle Maguire | 17,316 | 32.49 | +23.8 |
| Conservative | Jean-Philippe Bachand | 13,145 | 24.66 | -4.3 |
| Liberal | Marie-Josée Talbot | 3,711 | 6.96 | -5.7 |
| Green | Tomy Bombardier | 1,098 | 2.06 | -0.5 |
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 53,303 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 871 | 1.6 | -0.2
Turnout  | 54,174 | 69.2 | +3.6
Eligible voters  | 82,663 | - | -
2008 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Bloc Québécois | André Bellavance | 23,913 | 46.0 | -2.5 | $77,254
| Conservative | Éric Lefebvre | 15,080 | 29.0 | -3.8 | $68,252
| Liberal | Gwyneth Helen Grant | 6,599 | 12.7 | +2.1 | $13,483
| New Democratic | Stéphane Ricard | 4,509 | 8.7 | +3.7 | $6,965
| Green | François Fillion | 1,337 | 2.6 | -2.1 | $129
| Independent | Jean Landry | 526 | 1.0 |  | $4,952
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 51,964 | 100.0 | $85,600
Total rejected ballots  | 728 | 1.4
Turnout  | 52,692 | 65.6
2006 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Bloc Québécois | André Bellavance | 24,466 | 47.9 | -7.7 | $45,923
| Conservative | Jean Landry | 16,465 | 32.2 | +21.8 | $54,937
| Liberal | Louis Napoléon Mercier | 5,294 | 10.4 | -16.8 | $13,189
| New Democratic | Isabelle Maguire | 2,507 | 4.9 | +1.6 | $1,096
| Green | Laurier Busque | 2,355 | 4.6 | +1.0 | $320
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 51,087 | 100.0 | $79,322
2004 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Bloc Québécois | André Bellavance | 26,211 | 55.6 | +19.2 | $57,094
| Liberal | Christine St-Pierre | 12,809 | 27.2 | +5.7 | $57,787
| Conservative | Pierre Poissant | 4,925 | 10.4 | -30.3 | $23,328
| Green | Lucie LaForest | 1,699 | 3.6 | +3.6 | $164
| New Democratic | Jason S. Noble | 1,540 | 3.3 | +2.8 | $7,832
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 47,184 | 100.0 | $77,446
Majority  | 13,402 | 28.4
Rejected ballots  | 1,112 | 2.3
Turnout  | 48,296 | 62.2
| Bloc Québécois gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +6.8

Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party votes.

2000 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | André Bachand | 18,430 | 37.2 | -4.3
| Bloc Québécois | André Bellavance | 18,067 | 36.5 | -0.5
| Liberal | Aldéi Beaudoin | 10,416 | 21.0 | +0.7
| Alliance | Philippe Ardilliez | 1,930 | 3.9 |
| Natural Law | Christian Simard | 375 | 0.8 |
| New Democratic | Vincent Bernier | 319 | 0.6 | -0.6
Total valid votes  | 49,537 | 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Progressive Conservative | André Bachand | 21,687 | 41.5
| Bloc Québécois | Gaston Leroux | 19,319 | 37.0
| Liberal | Aldéi Beaudoin | 10,613 | 20.3
| New Democratic | Martin Bergeron | 641 | 1.2
Total valid votes  | 52,260 | 100.0

## See also

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* List of Canadian electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## References

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* "Richmond—Arthabaska (Code 24055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
* Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
* Riding history from the Library of Parliament
* 2011 Results from Elections Canada

### Notes

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1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
2. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
3. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
4. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Richmond—Arthabaska, 30 September 2015
9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

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Federal ridings in the Eastern Townships

Bloc Québécois|

* Drummond
* Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton
* Shefford

Conservative|

* Beauce
* Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière
* Richmond—Arthabaska

Liberal|

* Brome—Missisquoi
* Compton—Stanstead
* Sherbrooke

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Federal ridings in Quebec

Central Quebec|

* Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak
* Berthier—Maskinongé
* Joliette—Manawan
* Lévis—Lotbinière
* Montcalm
* Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
* Repentigny
* Saint-Maurice—Champlain
* Trois-Rivières

Côte-Nord and Saguenay|

* Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
* Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan
* Jonquière
* Montmorency—Charlevoix
* Lac-Saint-Jean

Eastern Quebec|

* Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
* Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata
* Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj
* Rimouski—La Matapédia

The Eastern Townships|

* Beauce
* Brome—Missisquoi
* Compton—Stanstead
* Drummond
* Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière
* Richmond—Arthabaska
* Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton
* Shefford
* Sherbrooke

The Laurentides, Outaouais
and Northern Quebec|

* Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
* Abitibi—Témiscamingue
* Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation
* Gatineau
* Hull—Aylmer
* Laurentides—Labelle
* Mirabel
* Pontiac
* Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
* Rivière-du-Nord
* Thérèse-De Blainville
* Terrebonne

Montreal
(East, West, North) & Laval|

| Laval|

* Alfred-Pellan
* Laval—Les Îles
* Marc-Aurèle-Fortin
* Vimy

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* Ahuntsic-Cartierville
* Bourassa
* Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle
* Hochelaga
* Honoré-Mercier
* Lac-Saint-Louis
* LaSalle—Émard—Verdun
* Laurier—Sainte-Marie
* Mount Royal
* Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount
* Outremont
* Papineau
* Pierrefonds—Dollard
* La Pointe-de-l'Île
* Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie
* Saint-Laurent
* Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel
* Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Sœurs

Montérégie|

* Beloeil—Chambly
* Brossard—Saint-Lambert
* Châteauguay—Lacolle
* Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne
* Longueuil—Saint-Hubert
* Montarville
* Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
* La Prairie
* Saint-Jean
* Salaberry—Suroît
* Vaudreuil—Soulanges

Quebec City|

* Beauport—Limoilou
* Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles
* Louis-Hébert
* Louis-Saint-Laurent
* Québec

See also: Quebec provincial electoral districts

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Historical federal ridings in Quebec

Until 2015|

* Ahuntsic
* Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
* Beauharnois—Salaberry
* Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
* Brossard—La Prairie
* Chambly—Borduas
* Châteauguay—Saint-Constant
* Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
* Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
* Jeanne-Le Ber
* Jonquière—Alma
* LaSalle—Émard
* Laval
* Lévis—Bellechasse
* Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
* Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher
* Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord
* Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine
* Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
* Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert
* Saint-Lambert
* Saint-Laurent—Cartierville
* Terrebonne—Blainville
* Vaudreuil-Soulanges
* Verchères—Les Patriotes
* Westmount—Ville-Marie

Until 2006|

* Argenteuil—Mirabel
* Beauport
* Charlesbourg
* Charlevoix—Montmorency
* Laurier
* Nunavik—Eeyou
* Portneuf
* Richelieu
* Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny
* Roberval

Until 2004|

* Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik
* Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies
* Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
* Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
* Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans
* Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet
* Berthier—Montcalm
* Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok
* Chambly
* Champlain
* Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier
* Charlevoix
* Châteauguay
* Frontenac—Mégantic
* Hochelaga—Maisonneuve
* Jonquière
* Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques
* Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay
* Laurentides
* Laurier—Sainte-Marie
* Laval Centre
* Laval East
* Laval West
* Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
* Longueuil
* Lotbinière—L'Érable
* Matapédia—Matane
* Mercier
* Papineau—Saint-Denis
* Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle
* Québec East
* Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis
* Rosemont—Petite-Patrie
* Saint-Maurice
* Témiscamingue
* Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles

Until 2000|

* Abitibi
* Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans
* Charlesbourg
* Chicoutimi
* Lac-Saint-Jean
* Lévis
* Lotbinière
* Richelieu
* Rimouski—Mitis
* Rosemont
* Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse
* Verchères
* Verdun—Saint-Henri

Until 1997|

* Argenteuil—Papineau
* Bellechasse
* Blainville—Deux-Montagnes
* Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
* Frontenac
* Gaspé
* Gatineau—La Lièvre
* Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
* Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis
* La Prairie
* Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead
* Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
* Papineau—Saint-Michel
* Richmond—Wolfe
* Rimouski—Témiscouata
* Saint-Denis
* Saint-Henri—Westmount
* Saint-Hubert
* Saint-Léonard
* Terrebonne
* Vaudreuil
* Verchères
* Verdun—Saint-Paul

Until 1993|

* Duvernay
* Langelier
* Laval
* Laval-des-Rapides
* Montmorency—Orléans
* Québec-Est
* Saint-Laurent

Until 1988|

* Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière
* Dollard
* Gamelin
* Gatineau
* Labelle
* Lachine
* Lasalle
* Laurier
* Montreal—Mercier
* Montreal—Sainte-Marie
* Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine East
* Papineau
* Saint-Jacques
* Saint-Léonard—Anjou
* Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic

Until 1984|

* Argenteuil
* Berthier—Maskinongé
* Hull
* Mercier
* Missisquoi
* Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
* Rimouski
* Sainte-Marie
* Saint-Michel

Until 1980|

* Laprairie
* Montmorency
* Richmond
* Saint-Hyacinthe
* Verdun

Until 1979|

* Ahuntsic
* Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes
* Berthier
* Brome—Missisquoi
* Compton
* Hochelaga
* Kamouraska
* Lachine—Lakeshore
* Lafontaine
* Lapointe
* Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul
* Laval
* Maisonneuve—Rosemont
* Matane
* Montreal—Bourassa
* Pontiac
* Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata
* Sainte-Marie
* Saint-Henri
* Trois-Rivières Métropolitain
* Villeneuve
* Westmount

Until 1974|

* Lachine
* Lasalle

Until 1972|

* Argenteuil
* Beauharnois
* Bonaventure
* Bourassa
* Maisonneuve
* Missisquoi
* Témiscouata
* Trois-Rivières

Until 1968|

* Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes
* Beauharnois—Salaberry
* Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière
* Brome—Missisquoi
* Cartier
* Chambly—Rouville
* Chapleau
* Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
* Compton—Frontenac
* Dorchester
* Drummond—Arthabaska
* Îles-de-la-Madeleine
* Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle
* Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm
* Matapédia—Matane
* Maisonneuve—Rosemont
* Mégantic
* Montmagny—L'Islet
* Nicolet—Yamaska
* Outremont—Saint-Jean
* Pontiac–Témiscamingue
* Quebec East
* Québec—Montmorency
* Quebec South
* Quebec West
* Richelieu—Verchères
* Richmond—Wolfe
* Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata
* Saguenay
* St. Ann
* Saint-Antoine—Westmount
* Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
* Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville
* St. Lawrence—St. George
* Saint-Maurice—Laflèche
* Stanstead
* Vaudreuil—Soulanges

Until 1962|

* Témiscouata

Until 1953|

* Beauharnois
* Berthier—Maskinongé
* Jacques Cartier
* St. Antoine—Westmount
* St-Denis
* St-Henri
* St. James
* St. Mary
* Verdun—La Salle

Until 1949|

* Argenteuil
* Beauharnois—Laprairie
* Charlevoix—Saguenay
* Châteauguay—Huntingdon
* Compton
* Lake St-John—Roberval
* Laval—Two Mountains
* Mégantic—Frontenac
* Outremont
* Pontiac
* Quebec West and South
* St. Denis
* St. Henry
* St. Hyacinthe—Bagot
* St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville
* St-Maurice—Laflèche
* Three Rivers
* Verdun
* Wright

Until 1935|

* Bagot
* Beauharnois
* Chambly—Verchères
* Joliette
* Lake St. John
* Laprairie—Napierville
* L'Assomption—Montcalm
* Laurier—Outremont
* L'Islet
* Maisonneuve
* Matane
* Mégantic
* Montmagny
* Nicolet
* Quebec West
* Richelieu
* St. Antoine
* St. Henri
* St. Hyacinthe—Rouville
* St. Johns—Iberville
* Three Rivers—St. Maurice
* Yamaska

Until 1925|

* Berthier
* Brome
* Charlevoix—Montmorency
* Chicoutimi—Saguenay
* George-Étienne Cartier
* Maskinongé
* Missisquoi
* Quebec County
* Town of Sherbrooke
* Three Rivers and St. Maurice
* Westmount—St. Henri

Until 1917|

* Charlevoix
* Châteauguay
* Huntingdon
* L'Assomption
* Laval
* Montcalm
* Montmorency
* Quebec-Centre
* Rouville
* St. Anne
* St. Hyacinthe
* St. Lawrence
* Soulanges
* Two Mountains
* Vaudreuil

Before 1900|

* Chambly
* Iberville
* Laprairie
* Montreal Centre
* Montreal East
* Montreal West
* Napierville
* County of Ottawa
* St. John's
* Saint Maurice
* Three Rivers
* Verchères

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