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Richelieu is a provincial electoral riding in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Montérégie region, the district was created in 1792. Between 1936 and 1944, it was part of the defunct riding of Richelieu-Vercheres. It includes the cities or municipalities of Sorel-Tracy, Saint-Ours, Yamaska and Massueville.
The riding is named after former French Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu
[edit] Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit] Richelieu
- Joseph Beaudreau, Conservative Party (1867-1869)
- Jean-Baptiste Labelle, Conservative Party (1869-1871)
- Joseph Adolphe Dorion, Conservative Party (1871-1875)
- Michel Mathieu, Conservative Party (1875-1881)
- Léon Leduc, Conservative Party (1881-1886)
- Louis-Pierre-Paul Cardin, Liberal (1886-1892)
- Louis Lacouture, Conservative Party (1892-1897)
- Louis-Pierre-Paul Cardin, Liberal (1897-1912)
- Maurice-Louis Péloquin, Liberal (1912-1923)
- Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière, Liberal (1923-1929)
- Avila Turcotte, Liberal (1929-1939)
- Joseph-Willie Robidoux, Liberal (1944-1948)
- Bernard Gagné, Union Nationale (1948-1952)
- Gérard Cournoyer, Liberal (1952-1956)
- Bernard Gagné, Union Nationale (1956-1960)
- Gérard Cournoyer, Liberal (1960-1966)
[edit] Richelieu-Vercheres
- Félix Messier, Liberal (1939-1942)
- Joseph-Willie Robidaux, Liberal (1942-1944)
[edit] Members of National Assembly
- Maurice Martel, Union Nationale (1966-1970)
- Claude Simard, Liberal (1970-1976)
- Maurice Martel, Parti Québécois (1976-1985)
- Albert Khelfa, Liberal (1985-1994)
- Sylvain Simard, Parti Québécois (1994-)
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[edit] Neighbouring electoral districts
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Quebec provincial electoral districts |
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| Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
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Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
and Côte-Nord |
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| Capitale-Nationale |
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| Mauricie |
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Chaudière-Appalaches
and Centre-du-Québec |
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| Estrie (Eastern Townships) |
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| Eastern Montérégie |
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| South Shore |
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| East Montreal |
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| Central Montreal |
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| West Montreal |
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| North Montreal |
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| Laval |
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| Lanaudière |
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| Laurentians |
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| Outaouais |
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| Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec |
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See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Quebec
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