Bellechasse (Province of Canada electoral district)

Bellechasse was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of the Province of Canada, in Canada East. It was created by the Union Act, 1840 in 1841, based on the previous electoral district of the same name for the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. It was located in the current Chaudière-Appalaches area.

This article is about the pre-Confederation electoral district. For the successor federal electoral district, see Bellechasse (federal electoral district). For the successor provincial electoral district, see Bellechasse (provincial electoral district). For the predecessor electoral district of Lower Canada, see Bellechasse (Lower Canada).
Bellechasse
Canada East
Province of Canada electoral district
Defunct pre-Confederation electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
District created1841
District abolished1867
First contested1841
Last contested1863

Bellechasse was represented by one Member at the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. It was abolished in 1867, upon the creation of Canada and the province of Quebec.

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