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This article is about the former provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Shefford (federal electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Shefford (Province of Canada electoral district).

Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Shefford
Quebec electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
District created1867
District abolished2011
First contested1867
Last contested2008
Demographics
Electors (2008)56,143
Area (km²)292.68
Census division(s)La Haute-Yamaska (part)
Census subdivision(s)Granby, Shefford, Warden, Waterloo

Shefford is a former provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. As of its final election, it included the cities of Granby and Waterloo.

It was created for the 1867 election (and existed prior to that in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada). Its final election was in 2008. It disappeared in the 2012 election. The western half became Granby, while most of the eastern portion joined Brome-Missisquoi.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

Election results

2008 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Action démocratique François Bonnardel 11,271 34.63
  Liberal Jean-Claude Tremblay 11,201 34.42
Parti Québécois Jean-François Arseneault 8,019 24.64
Québec solidaire Ginette Moreau 1,085 3.33
Green Martin Giard 789 2.42
  Independent Lucie Piédalue 181 0.56

References

  1. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=134&section=population
  2. http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions.php?bsq=134&section=superficie
  3. Commission de la représentation électorale (January 2012). "The electoral map of Québec 2011: Final Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2012.

External links

Information
Election results
Maps
Neighbouring electoral districts
Johnson
Iberville Shefford Brome-Missisquoi
Brome-Missisquoi
Quebec provincial electoral districts
Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
and Côte-Nord
Capitale-Nationale
Mauricie
Chaudière-Appalaches
and Centre-du-Québec
Estrie (Eastern Townships)
Eastern Montérégie
South Shore
East Montreal
West Montreal
Laval
Lanaudière
Laurentides
Outaouais
Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec
Eliminated
in the 2012 election:
Côte-du-Sud is split between Bas-Saint-Laurent and Chaudière-Appalaches

Johnson is split between Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie

See also:

45°22′N 72°38′W / 45.37°N 72.63°W / 45.37; -72.63

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