Bellechasse (federal electoral district)
Bellechasse was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1867 to 1996 and was represented in the House of Commons from 1867 to 1997, after which it became Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L’Islet. Following redistribution before the 2004 election, that riding became Lévis—Bellechasse. Today, the only riding with the Bellechasse name is Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.
Timeline and boundaries (simplified)
- 1867: Created. It included parishes St. Valier, Saint Raphael, Saint Michel, Beaumont, Saint Charles, Saint Gervais, Saint Lazare; parts of Armagh and Buckland; townships Mailloux, Roux, Bellechasse, and Daaquam.
- 1882: Some areas (northeast Armagh in Bellechasse County and northeast Mailloux) moved to Montmagny.
- 1924: Redefined to include the County of Bellechasse, with certain seigneuries and townships excluded.
- 1933: Re-defined to include the county of Bellechasse (with exclusions), plus several municipalities in Lévis, Dorchester, and Montmagny.
- 1947: Re-defined to include Bellechasse County and several municipalities in Lévis, Dorchester, and Montmagny.
- 1966: Re-defined to include the Town of Montmagny, Bellechasse County, parts of Dorchester and Montmagny (excluding Cap-Saint-Ignace).
- 1976: Re-defined to include the City of Montmagny, the towns Lac-Etchemin, L’Islet and Saint-Pamphile, plus parts of Bellechasse and Dorchester and the Montmagny and L’Islet counties (with some exclusions).
- 1987: Re-defined to include Lac-Etchemin, L’Islet, Montmagny and Saint-Pamphile; Bellechasse and Montmagny counties; part of L’Islet; Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies; and parts of Dorchester.
- 1996: Abolished and merged into Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L’Islet.
Parliamentary representation
- The riding elected several Members of Parliament during its history.
Note: After more boundary changes, today the Bellechasse name appears in other ridings, such as Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 13:29 (CET).