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1 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

2 Geography

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 Canton , and Rougemont . The Area is 1,428 sq. km.

3 History

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

List of members

1. Hon. Lucius Seth Huntington , Liberal (1867- 1882)
2. Michel Auger , Ind. Liberal (1882- 1887)
3. Antoine Audet , Conservative (1887- 1891)
4. J.R. Sanborn , Liberal (1891- 1896)
5. Chales H. Parmelee , Liberal (1896- 19081908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time January 8 A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue T)
6. Henry Edgarton Allen , Liberal (1908- 19111911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January-June January 1 Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 In London, a shootout between Russian anarchists and the Scots Guard January 10 Major Jimmi)
7. George Henri Boivin , Liberal (1911- 1926Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 See also 1926 in aviation 1926 in film 1926 in literature 1926 in mu)
8. Pierre-Ernest Boivin , Liberal (1926- 19301930 is the common year starting on Wednesday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 6 The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed ( Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City). January 27 Miguel Primo de Rivera resigns January 30 G)
9. J.-Eugène Tétreault , Conservative (1930- 1935Events January January 1 Italian colonies of Tripoli and Kyrenaika are joined together as Libya January 7 World War II: Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French foreign minister Pierre Laval conclude agreement in which each power undertakes not to oppo)
10. Joseph-Hermas Leclerc , Liberal (1935- 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II:)
11. Marcel Boivin , Liberal (1945- 1962Events January January 1 Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board January 8 Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is e)
12. Gilbert Rondeau , Social CreditThe Social Credit Party of Canada was a political party in Canada. It was the federal wing of the Canadian social credit movement. A Western Protest Movement: 1935-1961 When first formed in 1935, Social Credit took many voters from the Progressive Party o (1962- 1965)
13. Louis-Paul Neveu , Liberal (1965- 1968)
14. Gilbert Rondeau, Social Credit (1968- 1979)
15. Jean Lapierre, Liberal (1979- 1993)
16. Jean H. Leroux , Bloc Québécois (1993- 1997)
17. Diane St-Jacques , Prog. Cons./Liberal (1997- 2004)
18. Robert Vincent , Bloc Québécois (2004-)