Wright (electoral district)
 Quebec electoral district
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1892 |
| District abolished | 1947 |
| First contested | 1896 |
| Last contested | 1945 |
Wright was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1948.
This riding was created in 1892 from parts of the County of Ottawa riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1947 when it was merged into Gatineau riding.
In 1892, it consisted of the city of Hull, the town of Aylmer, the township of Templeton, including the village of Pointe-à-Gatineau, the townships of Hull, Eardley, Masham, Wakefield, Lowe, Denholm, Aylwin, Hincks, Bowman, Bigelow, Blake, Northfield, Wright, Bouchette, Cameron, Wabasse, Bouthillier, Kensington, Maniwaki, Egan, Lytton, Sicotte, Aumond, Robertson, and all the unorganized territories west of the River du Lièvre to the southern boundary of the county of Montcalm.
In 1903, it was redefined to consist of:
In 1915, it was redefined to exclude Hull City, East and West Hull, Gatineau Point, East, West and North Templeton, and the municipality of South Hull, which were transferred to the new electoral district of Hull.
In 1924, it was redefined to consist of the part of the County of Hull not included in the electoral district of Hull, together with that part of the County of Labelle included in the township of Blake.
In 1933, it was redefined to consist of:
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
By-election: On Mr. Devlin being appointed trade commissioner to Ireland, 15 March 1897
By-election: Mr. Laurier elected to sit for Quebec East, 20 January 1905
By-election: On Mr. Perras' death, 28 June 1936
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