Charlevoix (electoral district)
 Quebec electoral district
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1947 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1949 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
Charlevoix was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917 and from 1949 to 2004.
The district was created in the British North America Act of 1867. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Charlevoix—Montmorency. The district was created again in 1947 from Charlevoix—Saguenay. It was abolished again in 2003 when it was redistributed into Charlevoix—Montmorency and Manicouagan ridings.
The best-known person to represent this riding is Brian Mulroney who was Member of Parliament for the riding, for part of his term as Prime Minister of Canada, from 1988 to 1993.
This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
Election declared void
By-election declared void
Tremblay's death, 5 January 1879
By-election declared void
Cimon's death, 26 June 1887
Simard's death, 6 November 1895
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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