Shefford (federal electoral district) explained

Shefford
Province:Quebec
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24072
Fed-Created:1867
Fed-Election-First:1867
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Andréanne Larouche
Fed-Rep-Party:BQ
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:107538
Demo-Electors:87902
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:1434
Demo-Csd:Granby, Shefford, Saint-Césaire, Waterloo, Roxton Pond, Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, Ange-Gardien, Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Rougemont, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton

Shefford is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867. Its population in 2006 was 100,000.

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

Geography

This southern Quebec riding extends from Sherbrooke in the east to Montreal in the west, 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 km2.

The neighbouring ridings are Brome—Missisquoi, Saint-Jean, Chambly—Borduas, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Drummond, and Richmond—Arthabaska.

History

The electoral district was created in the British North America Act of 1867.

The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain a small fraction of territory from Brome—Missisquoi.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2011 federal election redistributed results[2]
PartyVote%
 27,578 51.09
 12,617 23.37
 7,908 14.65
 4,856 9.00
 1,022 1.89

See also

References

Notes

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1940 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections