Dorchester (electoral district)
 Quebec electoral district
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
Dorchester was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968.
It was created by the British North America Act, 1867, which preserved the existing electoral districts in Lower Canada at the time. In 1966, it was redistributed into the Beauce, Bellechasse and Lévis electoral districts.
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
Rouleau unseated on petition, 8 July 1875
Duchesnay's death, 6 July 1887
Sévigny appointed Minister of Inland Revenue, 8 January 1917
Cannon's acceptance of an office of emolument
under the Crown, 5 October 1926
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