Shefford is a federal electoral district in southern Quebec, Canada. It is one of only four electoral districts that has been continually represented in the House of Commons of Canada since confederation in 1867, the other three being Beauce central Quebec, Halifax in Nova Scotia, and Simcoe North in Ontario.
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Demographics
Ethnic groups: 99.2% White
Languages: 95.2% French, 3.2% English
Religions: 90.3% Catholic, 3.8% Protestant, 4.7% no religious affiliation
Average income: $25,354
Geography
This southern Quebec riding extends from Sherbrooke in the east to Montreal in the west, straddling the Quebec regions of Montérégie and Estrie.
The district includes the central and eastern Rouville Regional County Municipality, all of La Haute-Yamaska (except Bromont) and southwestern Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. The main communities are Granby, Roxton Pond, Saint-Césaire, Saint-Alphonse, Valcourt, Waterloo, Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Shefford, Granby Township, and Rougemont. The area is 1,428 km2.
The neighbouring ridings are Brome—Missisquoi, Saint-Jean, Chambly—Borduas, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Drummond, and Richmond—Arthabaska.
History
The electoral district was created in the British North America Act 1867.
The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain a small fraction of territory from Brome—Missisquoi.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament: