Montcalm (provincial electoral district)
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Montcalm was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Located in the Lanaudière
Lanaudière
Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:...

 region, Montcalm was formed in 1867 before being merged with Joliette
Joliette (provincial electoral district)
Joliette is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts of Joliette-Montcalm and Berthier. The Joliette electoral district also existed between 1867 to 1970...

 in 1972 to form Joliette-Montcalm.

Montcalm was named in honour of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War .Montcalm was born near Nîmes in France to a noble family, and entered military service...

, a French general who've led the battle of Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

 in 1759 against the English troops led by James Wolfe
James Wolfe
Major General James P. Wolfe was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French in Canada...

 in 1759.

Members of Legislative Assembly

  • Firmin Dugas
    Firmin Dugas
    Firmin Dugas was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Montcalm from 1871 to 1887 and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1874....

    , Conservative Party
    Parti conservateur du Québec
    The Parti conservateur du Québec was a political party in Quebec, Canada.-Origins:The party originated as the Parti bleu which was formed around 1850 by the followers of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine...

     (1867-1874)
  • Louis-Gustave Martin
    Louis-Gustave Martin
    Louis-Gustave Martin was an architect and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montcalm in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1874 to 1878 as a Conservative....

    , Conservative Party (1874-1878)
  • Octave Magnan
    Octave Magnan
    Octave Magnan was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montcalm in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 and from 1892 to 1897 as a Conservative....

    , Conservative Party (1878-1881)
  • Jean-Baptiste-Tréfflé Richard
    Jean-Baptiste-Tréfflé Richard
    Jean-Baptiste-Tréfflé Richard was a farmer, notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montcalm in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1881 to 1886 as a Conservative....

    , Conservative Party (1881-1886)
  • Louis-Olivier Taillon
    Louis-Olivier Taillon
    Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon, PC was born in Terrebonne, Quebec. He twice served as the eighth Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec....

    , Conservative Party (1886-1890)
  • Joseph-Alcide Martin
    Joseph-Alcide Martin
    Joseph-Alcide Martin was a surveyor, civil engineer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montcalm in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1890 to 1892 as a Conservative....

    , Conservative Party (1890-1892)
  • Octave Magnan, Conservative Party (1892-1897)
  • Pierre-Julien-Léonidas Bissonnette
    Pierre-Julien-Léonidas Bissonnette
    Pierre-Julien-Léonidas Bissonnette was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montcalm in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1897 to 1908 as a Liberal....

    , Liberal (1897-1908)
  • Joseph Sylvestre, Conservative Party (1908-1916)
  • Joseph-Alcide Dupuis, Liberal (1916-1917)
  • Joseph-Ferdinand Daniel, Liberal (1917-1929)
  • Joseph-Léonide Perron, Liberal (1929-1931)
  • Médéric Duval, Liberal (1931-1935)
  • Jean-Gaétan Daniel, Liberal (1935-1936)
  • Maurice Tellier
    Maurice Tellier
    Maurice Tellier was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montcalm in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1962 as a Union Nationale member. Tellier was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1955 to 1960.He was born in Joliette, Quebec, the son...

    , Union Nationale (1936-1939)
  • Joseph-Odilon Duval
    Joseph-Odilon Duval
    Joseph-Odilon Duval was a Canadian politician.Born in Saint-Calixte, Quebec, Duval was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montcalm from 1939 to 1944.-References:...

    , Liberal (1939-1944)
  • Maurice Tellier, Union Nationale (1944-1962)
  • Gérard Martin
    Gerard Martin
    Gerard Francis Martin MP , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Bathurst between 1999 and 2011 for the Australian Labor Party....

    , Liberal (1962-1966)
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