Montmorency (electoral district)
 Quebec electoral district
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1968 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
Montmorency (also known as Montmorency—Orléans, Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans, and Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917, and from 1968 to 2004.
"Montmorency" riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Charlevoix—Montmorency and Quebec County ridings.
The riding was recreated in 1966 from parts of Charlevoix and Québec—Montmorency.
It was defined in 1966 to consist of:
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:
In 1980, it was renamed "Montmorency—Orléans".
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the towns of Beauport, Beaupré, Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré; the County of Montmorency No. 2; and the County of Montmorency No. 1 excluding the Territory of Montmorency No. 1-Lac-Moncouche portion.
In 1990, it was renamed "Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans".
In 1996, the riding was changed to consist of the cities of Beauport, Beaupré, Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré; the County Regional Municipality of L'Île-d'Orléans; and the County Regional Municipality of La Côte-de-Beaupré, excluding the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier.
In 1998, it was renamed "Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans".
In 2003, it was abolished when it was redistributed into Beauport and Charlevoix—Montmorency ridings.
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
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