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- ↑ died in February 1796
- ↑ died in October 1792; George McBeath was elected in a by-election held in January 1793.
- ↑ Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry was elected in both Dorchester and Quebec County; he chose to represent Dorchester and Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny was elected in Quebec County in a by-election held in February 1793.