Brome—Missisquoi is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. It was created as part of the British North America Act in 1867 as Missisquoi. Since then it has alternated between the names Missisquoi and Brome—Missisquoi:

• 1867-1924: Missisquoi
• 1924-1966: Brome—Missisquoi
• 1966-1970: Missisquoi
• 1970-1976: Brome—Missisquoi
• 1976-1983: Missisquoi
• 1983-present: Brome—Missisquoi

Georgraphy

The district includes the Regional County Municipality of Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, the municipalities of Saint-Sébastien , Henryville , Noyan , Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville , Venise-en-Québec , Bromont , and the Regional County Municipality of Memphrémagog except Stanstead, Ayer's Cliff , North Hatley , Ogden , Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley , Hatley and Stanstead Canton . The population (2001) is 88,128 and the area is 3,045 sq. km.

List of members

1. Brown Chamberlin , Conservative (1867-1870)
2. George B. Baker , Liberal-Conservative (1870-1874)
3. William Donohue , Liberal (1874-1878)
4. George B. Baker, Liberal-Conservative (1878-1887)
5. George Clayes , Liberal (1887-1888)
6. Daniel Bishop Meigs , Liberal (1888-1891)
7. George B. Baker, Liberal-Conservative (1891-1896)
8. Daniel Bishop Meigs, Liberal (1896-1911)
9. William Frederic Kay , Liberal (1911-1930)
10. Follin Horace Pickel , Conservative (1930-1935)
11. Louis Gosselin , Liberal (1935-1940)
12. Maurice Halle , Liberal (1940-1949)
13. Henri A. Gosselin , Liberal (1949-1952)
14. Joseph-Léon Desliers , Liberal (1952-1958)
15. Heward Gafftey , Prog. Cons. (1958-1968)
16. Yves Forest , Liberal (1968-1972)
17. Heward Gafftey, Prog. Cons. (1972-1980)
18. André Bachand , Liberal (1980-1984)
19. Gabrielle Bertrand , Prog. Cons. (1984-1993)
20. Gaston Péloquin , Bloc Quebecois (1993-1994)
21. Denis Paradis, Liberal (1994-present)

Politics

This riding can be described as traditionally Liberal, even though it voted for the Conservatives more often than most other Quebec ridings. The Bloc did well here in 2003.