Brome—Missisquoi (federal electoral district)

This riding, in the south of the province, extends along the Canada–US border between Montreal and Sherbrooke, straddling the Quebec regions of Montérégie and Estrie. Its main towns are Cowansville, Magog, and Brome Lake. The district includes the Regional County Municipality of Brome-Missisquoi, the municipalities of Saint-Sébastien, Henryville, Noyan, 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. Its population in 2006 was 92,591 and the area is 3,045 km2. The neighbouring ridings are Saint-Jean, Shefford, Richmond—Arthabaska, and Compton—Stanstead. ==History==

It was created in 1924 from parts of Brome, Iberville, Missisquoi and Saint-Jean ridings. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Missisquoi and Saint-Jean ridings. In 1970, Missisquoi was renamed "Brome—Missisquoi". In 1976, "Brome—Missisquoi" was abolished and became part of a new "Missisquoi riding", which was renamed "Brome—Missisquoi" in 1983. The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding stay mostly the same, but it lost a small fraction of territory to Shefford. ==Demographics==

• Average income (2020): $52,800 • Religion: Christian 67.9% (Catholic 58.2%, Anglican 1.9%, United Church 1.0%, Other 6.7%), None 31.3% Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament. Its current MP is Louis Villeneuve of the Liberal Party. The riding is notable for having elected six different MPs in six straight elections. ==Election results==

}} Brome—Missisquoi, 1984 - present }} Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. Missisquoi, 1979 - 1984 }} Brome—Missisquoi, 1972 - 1979 }} Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election. Missisquoi, 1968 - 1972 Brome—Missisquoi, 1925 - 1968 }} Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election. Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election. Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election. ==See also==