Shefford (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the former provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Shefford (federal electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Shefford (Province of Canada electoral district).

Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada

Shefford Quebec electoral district

Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature| National Assembly of Quebec
District created| 1867
District abolished| 2011
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 2008
Demographics
Electors (2008)[1]| 56,143
Area (km²)[2]| 292.68
Census division(s)| La Haute-Yamaska (part)
Census subdivision(s)| Granby, Shefford, Warden, Waterloo

Shefford is a former provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. As of its final election, it included the cities of Granby and Waterloo.

It was created for the 1867 election (and existed prior to that in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada). Its final election was in 2008. It disappeared in the 2012 election. The western half became Granby, while most of the eastern portion joined Brome-Missisquoi.[3]

## Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly[edit]

* Michel-Adrien Bessette, Conservative Party (1867–1871)
* Maurice Laframboise, Liberal (1871–1878)
* Joseph Lafontaine, Liberal (1878–1881)
* Isidore Frégeau, Conservative Party (1881–1886)
* Thomas Brassard, Liberal (1886–1887)
* Tancrède Boucher de Grosbois, Liberal (1888–1892)
* Adolphe-François Savaria, Conservative Party (1892–1897)
* Tancrède Boucher de Grosbois, Liberal (1897–1903)
* Auguste Mathieu, Liberal (1904)
* Ludger-Pierre Bernard, Conservative Party (1904–1912)
* William Stephen Bullock, Liberal (1912–1931)
* Robert-Raoul Bachand, Liberal (1931–1935)
* Hector Choquette, Action liberale nationale \- Union Nationale (1935–1939)
* Charles Munson Bullock, Liberal (1939–1944)
* Hector Choquette, Union Nationale (1944–1952)
* Gaston Ledoux, Liberal (1952–1956)
* Armand Russell, Union Nationale (1956–1973)
* Richard Verreault, Liberal (1973–1981)
* Roger Paré, Parti Québécois (1981–1994)
* Bernard Brodeur, Liberal (1994–2007)
* François Bonnardel, ADQ (2007–2012), CAQ (2012)

## Election results[edit]

2008 Quebec general election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Action démocratique | François Bonnardel | 11,271 | 34.63 |
| Liberal | Jean-Claude Tremblay  | 11,201  | 34.42  |
| Parti Québécois | Jean-François Arseneault | 8,019 | 24.64 |
| Québec solidaire | Ginette Moreau | 1,085 | 3.33 |
| Green | Martin Giard | 789 | 2.42 | -
| Independent | Lucie Piédalue  | 181  | 0.56  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=134&section=population [dead link]
2. ^ http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=134&section=superficie [dead link]
3. ^ Commission de la représentation électorale (January 2012). "The electoral map of Québec 2011: Final Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2012.

## External links[edit]

Information

* Elections Quebec

Election results

* Election results (National Assembly)
* Election results (Elections Quebec)

Maps

* 2001 map (Flash)

2001–2011 changes (Flash)
1992–2001 changes (Flash)
* Electoral map of Montérégie region (as of 2001)
* Quebec electoral map, 2001

Neighbouring electoral districts

|  | Johnson |

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|  |
Iberville |

Shefford

| Brome-Missisquoi
|  |
| Brome-Missisquoi |

* v
* t
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Quebec provincial electoral districts

Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine|

* Bonaventure
* Côte-du-Sud1
* Gaspé
* Îles-de-la-Madeleine
* Matane-Matapédia
* Rimouski
* Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
and Côte-Nord|

* Chicoutimi
* Dubuc
* Duplessis
* Jonquière
* Lac-Saint-Jean
* René-Lévesque
* Roberval

Capitale-Nationale|

* Charlesbourg
* Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
* Chauveau
* Jean-Lesage
* Jean-Talon
* La Peltrie
* Louis-Hébert
* Montmorency
* Portneuf
* Taschereau
* Vanier-Les Rivières

Mauricie|

* Champlain
* Laviolette–Saint-Maurice
* Maskinongé
* Trois-Rivières

Chaudière-Appalaches
and Centre-du-Québec|

* Arthabaska
* Beauce-Nord
* Beauce-Sud
* Bellechasse
* Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
* Côte-du-Sud1
* Drummond–Bois-Francs
* Johnson2
* Lévis
* Lotbinière-Frontenac
* Nicolet-Bécancour

Estrie (Eastern Townships)|

* Brome-Missisquoi
* Granby
* Mégantic
* Orford
* Richmond
* Saint-François
* Sherbrooke

Eastern Montérégie|

* Borduas
* Chambly
* Iberville
* Johnson2
* Richelieu
* Saint-Hyacinthe
* Saint-Jean
* Verchères

South Shore|

* Beauharnois
* Châteauguay
* Huntingdon
* La Pinière
* Laporte
* La Prairie
* Marie-Victorin
* Montarville
* Sanguinet
* Soulanges
* Taillon
* Vachon
* Vaudreuil

East Montreal|

* Anjou–Louis-Riel
* Bourassa-Sauvé
* Camille-Laurin
* Gouin
* Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
* Jeanne-Mance–Viger
* LaFontaine
* Laurier-Dorion
* Maurice-Richard
* Mercier
* Pointe-aux-Trembles
* Rosemont
* Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
* Viau

West Montreal|

* Acadie
* D'Arcy-McGee
* Jacques-Cartier
* Marguerite-Bourgeoys
* Marquette
* Mont-Royal–Outremont
* Nelligan
* Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
* Robert-Baldwin
* Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
* Saint-Laurent
* Verdun
* Westmount–Saint-Louis

Laval|

* Chomedey
* Fabre
* Laval-des-Rapides
* Mille-Îles
* Sainte-Rose
* Vimont

Lanaudière|

* Berthier
* Joliette
* L'Assomption
* Masson
* Repentigny
* Rousseau
* Terrebonne

Laurentides|

* Argenteuil
* Bertrand
* Blainville
* Deux-Montagnes
* Groulx
* Labelle
* Les Plaines
* Mirabel
* Saint-Jérôme
* Prévost

Outaouais|

* Chapleau
* Gatineau
* Hull
* Papineau
* Pontiac

Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec|

* Abitibi-Est
* Abitibi-Ouest
* Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
* Ungava

Eliminated
in the 2012 election:|

* Anjou
* Kamouraska-Témiscouata
* Matane
* Matapédia
* Rivière-du-Loup
* Charlevoix
* Vanier
* Drummond
* Frontenac
* Lotbinière
* Montmagny-L'Islet
* Nicolet-Yamaska
* Mégantic-Compton
* Shefford
* Marguerite-D'Youville
* Prévost

1Côte-du-Sud is split between Bas-Saint-Laurent and Chaudière-Appalaches

2Johnson is split between Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie

See also:

* 2014 election
* List of elections
* Politics of Quebec
* Federal electoral ridings in Quebec

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