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History of the electoral division

(Explanatory notes)

1855 The electoral division of RICHMOND ET WOLFE is created.
1890 The electoral division of RICHMOND is created.
1972 The new electoral division of RICHMOND is made up of:
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Arthabaska;
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Drummond;
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Nicolet;
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Richmond;
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Wolfe.
1980 The new electoral division of RICHMOND is made up of:
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Frontenac
    (534 electors);
  • the previous electoral division of Richmond
    (23 801 electors).
1985 The new electoral division of RICHMOND is made up of:
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Arthabaska
    (0 elector);
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Richmond
    (24 823 electors).
1988 The new electoral division of RICHMOND is made up of:
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Arthabaska
    (3 243 electors);
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Drummond
    (3 877 electors);
  • the previous electoral division of Richmond
    (24 189 electors).
1992 The new electoral division of RICHMOND is identical to the previous one.
2001 The new electoral division of RICHMOND is made up of:
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Johnson
    (1 222 electors);
  • a part of the previous electoral division of Mégantic-Compton
    (0 elector);
  • the previous electoral division of Richmond
    (34 106 electors).
2011 The new electoral division of RICHMOND comprises
  • Part of the former electoral division of Richmond (16,972 electors); 
  • Part of the former electoral division of Johnson (13,365 electors); and 
  • Part of the former electoral division of Orford (22,923 electors).