History of the provincial electoral map of Quebec

The province of Quebec, in Canada, elects members of Parliament at the federal level and members of the National Assembly at the provincial level. Electoral districts (known as "electoral divisions" or circonscriptions) at the provincial level have evolved over the years.

1867

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The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was created, with 65 seats. The electoral districts for Quebec in 1867 were the same for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and the federal House of Commons; they were the districts already in place for the pre-Confederation Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. (s. 40.2 and 80 of the Constitution Act 1867) It would be renamed the National Assembly on December 31, 1968.

(#) These twelve districts were entrenched because they could only be redistricted by the Legislative Assembly of Quebec with the consent of the MPs elected in those 12 districts (s. 80 + schedule 2 Constitution Act 1867)

This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1867, 1871, 1875, 1878, 1881, 1886, and by-elections until 1890.

1890

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The number of seats increased from 65 to 73.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1890, 1892, and by-elections until 1897.

1895

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The number of seats increased from 73 to 74.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1897, 1900, 1904, 1908, and by-elections until 1912.

1912

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The number of seats increased from 74 to 81.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1912, 1916, 1919, and by-elections until 1923.

1922

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The number of seats remained at 81.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1923, 1927, and by-elections until 1931.

1930

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The number of seats increased from 81 to 90.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1931, 1935, 1936, and by-elections until 1939.

1939

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The number of seats decreased from 90 to 86.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1939, and by-elections until 1944.

1944

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The number of seats increased from 86 to 91.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1944, and by-elections until 1948.

1945

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The number of seats increased from 91 to 92.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1948, 1952, and by-elections until 1956.

1954

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The number of seats increased from 92 to 93.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1956, and by-elections until 1960.

1960

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The number of seats remained at 93.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1960, 1962, and by-elections until 1966.

1965

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The number of seats increased from 93 to 108.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1966, 1970, and by-elections until 1973.

1972

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The number of seats increased from 108 to 110.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1973, 1976, and by-elections until 1981.

1980

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For the first time, the reform of the electoral map was carried out by the independent Commission de la représentation électorale, created the previous year. The number of seats increased from 110 to 122.

This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1981, and by-elections until 1985.

1985

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The number of seats remained at 122.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1985, and by-elections until 1989.

1988

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The number of seats increased from 122 to 125.


This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1989, and by-elections until 1994.

1992

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The number of seats remained at 125.

This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 1994, 1998, and by-elections until 2003.

2001

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The number of seats remained at 125.

This set of electoral districts was used in the following elections: 2003, 2007, 2008, and by-elections until 2012.

See also: Quebec electoral map, 2001 Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine

2011

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The number of seats remained at 125.

This set of electoral districts will be used in the following elections: 2012.

See also: Quebec electoral map, 2011

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