VAUDREUIL (ELECTORAL DISTRICT)

'Vaudreuil' was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1914, and from 1968 to 1997.

Contents

History

Geography

Election results

1867-1914

1968-1997

See also

External links

History

It was originally created by the British North America Act of 1867, and existed until 1914, when it was merged into Vaudreuil—Soulanges riding.
Vaudreuil riding was recreated in 1966, and existed until 1997, when it was renamed "Vaudreuil—Soulanges". (''See Vaudreuil—Soulanges''.)

Geography

It initially consisted of Isle Perrot, the Seigniories of Vaudreuil and Rigaud, and the first, second, third and fourth ranges of the Township of Newton and augmentation adjacent.
When it was re-created in 1966, it was defined to consist of:

★ that part of the City of Pierrefonds situated southwest of the Town of Roxboro;

★ the Towns of Baie-d'Urfé, Beaconsfield, Dorion, Ile-Cadieux, Ile-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Pointe-du-Moulin, Rigaud, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Sainte-Geneviève and Vaudreuil;

★ the Counties of Soulanges and Vaudreuil;

★ the village municipality of Senneville;

★ the parish municipality of Saint-Raphaël-de-l'Ile-Bizard.
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

★ the Towns of Baie-d'Urfé, Dorion, Hudson, Ile-Cadieux, Ile-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Pointe-du-Moulin, Rigaud, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Sainte-Geneviève and Vaudreuil;

★ the Counties of Soulanges and Vaudreuil;

★ the village municipality of Senneville and the parish municipality of Saint-Raphaël-de-l'Ile-Bizard;

★ that part of the City of Pierrefonds lying southwest of the Town of Dollard-des-Ormeaux.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

★ the towns of Baie d'Urfé, Dorion, Hudson, Ile-Cadieux, Ile-Perrot, Kirkland, Pincourt, Rigaud, Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue and Vaudreuil;

★ in the County of the Ile de Montréal: the Village Municipality of Senneville;

★ the counties of Vaudreuil and Soulanges.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:

★ the cities of Dorion, Hudson, L'Île-Cadieux, L'Île-Perrot, Pincourt, Rigaud and Vaudreuil;

★ the County Regional Municipality of Vaudreuil-Soulanges.

Election results

1867-1914

1968-1997

See also

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

★ (1867 - 1914)

★ (1966 - 1997)