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Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot is the name of a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. Its population is 94,084. (2001)
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Geography
The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Acton and Les Maskoutains.
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History
The electoral district was created in 1933 as St. Hyacinthe—Bagot and was first used in the Canadian federal election of 1935.. In 1947 the name was changed to Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot. In 1966, it was merged with parts of Chambly—Rouville, and from Richelieu—Verchères and renamed Saint-Hyacinthe . It reverted to the name Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot in 1980.
List of Members:
- Joseph-Théophile-Adélard Fontaine, Liberal, (1935-1944)
- Joseph Fontaine, Liberal, (1945-1957)
- J.-H.-Théogène Ricard, Prog. Cons., (1957-1972)
- Claude Wagner, Prog. Cons., (1972-1978)
- Marcel Ostiguy, Liberal (1978-1984)
- Andrée Champagne, Prog. Cons., (1984-1993)
- Yvan Loubier, Bloc Québécois (1993-present)