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Châteauguay (electoral district)

Châteauguay
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1976
District abolished 2003
First contested 1979
Last contested 2000

Châteauguay was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917 and from 1979 to 2004.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. In 1914, it was amalgamated with Huntingdon to become Châteauguay—Huntingdon riding.

The riding was recreated in 1976 from portions of Laprairie and Beauharnois—Salaberry ridings. It consisted of:

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:

It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Beauharnois—Salaberry, Saint-Jean and Châteauguay—Saint-Constant ridings.

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

By-election: On Mr. Holton's death, 14 March 1880

By-election: On Mr. Brown's death, 30 May 1913

Riding history from the] Library of Parliament


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