Champlain (Lower Canada)

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Champlain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lower Canada electoral district
Defunct pre-Confederation electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
District created1830
District abolished1838
First contested1830
Last contested1834

The district of Champlain was established in 1829, under the regime of the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was located in the current Mauricie area and was located northeast of the district of Saint-Maurice on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. [1]

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Champlain was represented simultaneously by two Members at the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada.

Members for Champlain (1830-1838)

 NamePartyElection [2]
  Olivier Trudel Parti Canadien 1830
  Olivier Trudel Parti Patriote 1834
  Pierre-Antoine Dorion Parti Canadien 1830
  Pierre-Antoine Dorion Parti Patriote 1834

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