Terrebonne—Blainville (formerly known as Terrebonne) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. It was created as "Terrebonne" riding by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada It was renamed "Terrebonne—Blainville" when parts of Blainville—Deux-Montagnes and Repentigny ridings were added to Terrebonne riding. [edit] Geography The riding contains the towns of Blainville et Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines in the region of Laurentides, and the town of Terrebonne in Lanaudière. The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Rivière-du-Nord, Montcalm, Alfred-Pellan, and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin. [edit] Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: - Paul Mercier, Bloc Québécois (1997-2000)
- Diane Bourgeois, Bloc Québécois, (2000-present)
[edit] Election results [edit] Terrebonne—Blainville, 1997 - present
[edit] Terrebonne, 1867 - 1997
| By-election on 8 February 1915 On Mr. Nantel being appointed Railway Commissioner, 20 October 1914 | | Party | Candidate | Votes | | | Conservative | Gédéon Rochon | 2,193 | | | Unknown | Joseph-Alphonse Beaulieu | 1,895 |
| By-election on 24 February 1903 Préfontaine was appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 11 November 1902 | | Party | Candidate | Votes | | | Liberal | Samuel Desjardins | 2,325 | | | Conservative | A.H. Masson | 2,029 |
| By-election on 10 January 1893 Chapleau was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, 7 December 1892 | | Party | Candidate | Votes | | | Conservative | Pierre Leclaire | acclaimed |
| By-election on 16 August 1882 To allow Mr. Chapleau to run for office. | | Party | Candidate | Votes | | | Conservative | J.A. Chapleau | acclaimed |
| By-election on 6 November 1878 Masson was appointed Minister of Militia and Defence, 19 October 1878 | | Party | Candidate | Votes | | | Conservative | Louis-Rodrigue Masson | acclaimed |
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