Shefford (provincial electoral district)

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.

Shefford
Quebec electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
District created1867
District abolished2011
First contested1867
Last contested2008
Demographics
Electors (2008)[1]56,143
Area (km²)[2]292.68
Census division(s)La Haute-Yamaska (part)
Census subdivision(s)Granby, Shefford, Warden, 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.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

Election results

2008 Quebec general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Action démocratiqueFrançois Bonnardel11,27134.63
 LiberalJean-Claude Tremblay11,20134.42
Parti QuébécoisJean-François Arseneault8,01924.64
Québec solidaireGinette Moreau1,0853.33
GreenMartin Giard7892.42
 IndependentLucie Piédalue1810.56

References

Information
Election results
Maps

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