Villeneuve (electoral district)

Villeneuve
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1947
District abolished	1976
First contested	1949
Last contested	1974

Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [vilnœv] ^ⓘ) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1979.

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This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Pontiac riding. It consisted initially of:

the southwestern part of the county of Abitibi; and
parts of the county of Témiscamingue including the towns of Mercier, Noranda and Rouyn.

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of:

parts of the county of Abitibi including the towns of Bourlamarque, Cadillac, Duparquet, Malartic and Val-d'Or;
the northern parts of the county of Témiscamingue including the cities of Noranda and Rouyn.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of:

the Towns of Barville, Bourlamaque, Cadillac, Chapais, Chibougamau, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Malartic, Senneterre and Val-d'Or;
parts of the County of Abitibi; and
parts of the County of Témiscamingue.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Abitibi and Témiscamingue ridings.

Parliament	Years		Party
Villeneuve Riding created from Pontiac
21st	1949–1953	Armand Dumas	Liberal
22nd	1953–1957
23rd	1957–1958
24th	1958–1962
25th	1962–1963	Réal Caouette	Social Credit
26th	1963–1963		Social Credit
26th	1963–1965		Ralliement créditiste
27th	1965–1968
28th	1968–1971	Oza Tétrault
28th	1971–1972		Social Credit
29th	1972–1974
30th	1974–1979	Armand Caouette
Riding dissolved into Abitibi and Témiscamingue

Members of Parliament