Drummond (electoral district)
 Quebec electoral district
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
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| District created | 1966 | ||
| First contested | 1968 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 98,681 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 80,750 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,670 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 59.1 | ||
| Census divisions | Drummond RCM | ||
| Census subdivisions | Drummondville, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Wickham | ||
Drummond is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. It was created in 1966 from Drummond—Arthabaska, Nicolet—Yamaska and Richmond—Wolfe.
The riding, located along the Saint-François River in the Quebec region of Centre-du-Québec, consists of the RCM of Drummond. The largest city is Drummondville.
The neighbouring ridings are Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Richmond—Arthabaska, Shefford, and Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot.
There were no changes to this riding from the 2012 electoral redistribution.
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
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