Dorchester (federal electoral district)

Dorchester was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968.

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial district, see Dorchester (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Dorchester (Province of Canada electoral district).
Dorchester
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested1867
Last contested1965
CommunitiesSaint-Prosper-de-Dorchester

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867, which preserved the existing electoral districts in Lower Canada at the time. In 1966, it was redistributed into the Beauce, Bellechasse and Lévis electoral districts.

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