Shefford  Quebec electoral district |  | | Federal electoral district | | Legislature | House of Commons | | MP | | Robert Vincent
BQ | | District created | 1867 | | First contested | 1867 | | Last contested | 2006 | | District webpage | profile, map | | Demographics | | Population (2006) | 100,000 | | Electors (2006) | 78,345 | | Area (km²) | 1,428 | | Pop. density (per km²) | 70 | | Census divisions | | | Census subdivisions | Granby, Shefford, Saint-Césaire, Waterloo, Roxton Pond, Saint-Alphonse, Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Rougemont, Valcourt[disambiguation needed] | Shefford is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. Its population in 2006 was 100,000. [edit] Demographics Ethnic groups: 99.2% White
Languages: 95.2% French, 3.2% English
Religions: 90.3% Catholic, 3.8% Protestant, 4.7% No religious affiliation
Average income: $25,354 [edit] Geography This southern Quebec riding extends west to east between Montreal and Sherbrooke, straddling the Quebec regions of Montérégie and Estrie. The district includes the central and eastern Rouville Regional County Municipality, all of La Haute-Yamaska (except Bromont) and southwestern Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. The main communities are Granby, Roxton Pond, Saint-Césaire, Saint-Alphonse, Valcourt, Waterloo, Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Shefford, Granby Township, and Rougemont. The Area is 1,428 sq. km. The neighbouring ridings are Brome—Missisquoi, Saint-Jean, Chambly—Borduas, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Drummond, and Richmond—Arthabaska. [edit] History The electoral district was created in the British North America Act of 1867. [edit] Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: - Hon. Lucius Seth Huntington, Liberal (1867-1882)
- Michel Auger, Ind. Liberal (1882-1887)
- Antoine Audet, Conservative (1887-1891)
- John Robbins Sanborn, Liberal (1891-1896)
- Charles Henry Parmelee, Liberal (1896-1908)
- Henry Edgarton Allen, Liberal (1908-1911)
- Georges Henri Boivin, Liberal (1911-1926)
- Pierre-Ernest Boivin, Liberal (1926-1930)
- J.-Eugène Tétreault, Conservative (1930-1935)
- Joseph-Hermas Leclerc, Liberal (1935-1945)
- Marcel Boivin, Liberal (1945-1962)
- Gilbert Rondeau, Social Credit (1962-1965)
- Louis-Paul Neveu, Liberal (1965-1968)
- Gilbert Rondeau, Social Credit (1968-1979)
- Jean Lapierre, Liberal/Bloc Québécois (1979-1993)
- Jean H. Leroux, Bloc Québécois (1993-1997)
- Diane St-Jacques, Progressive Conservative/Liberal (1997-2004)
- Robert Vincent, Bloc Québécois (2004-)
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