Montreal Centre
 Quebec electoral district
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1892 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1895 by-election |
Montreal Centre (French: Montréal-Centre) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892.
It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted initially of the West Ward, the Centre Ward and the East Ward of the city of Montreal. In 1872, it was redefined to consist of the Ste. Anne Ward, West Ward, Centre Ward and East Ward.
It was abolished in 1892 when it was redistributed into St. Anne and St. James ridings. Nevertheless, a by-election was held in Montreal Centre on December 27, 1895.
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
By-election: On election being declared void, 31 October 1874
By-election: On Mr. Devlin being unseated on petition, 26 August 1875
By-election: On Mr. Curran being appointed Solicitor General, 5 December 1892
By-election: On Mr. Curran being appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, 18 October 1895
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