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1996 Federal Electoral District Profile
 

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Electoral District Name Changes

The names of the following electoral districts were changed through legislation effective on the dates indicated.

FROM TO DATE
Nova Scotia    
Bras d’Or Bras d’Or–Cape Breton 6/18/98
Sackville–Eastern Shore Sackville–Musquodoboit Valley– Eastern Shore 3/11/99
West Nova West Nova* 6/18/98
FROM TO DATE
New Brunswick    
Beauséjour Beauséjour–Petitcodiac 4/27/97
Charlotte New Brunswick Southwest 6/18/98
Moncton Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe 6/18/98
FROM TO DATE
Quebec    
Abitibi Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik 6/18/98
Argenteuil–Papineau Argenteuil–Papineau–Mirabel 3/11/99
Beauport–Montmorency–Orléans Beauport–Montmorency–Côte- de-Beaupré–Île-d’Orléans 6/18/98
Bellechasse–Montmagny–L’Islet Bellechasse–Etchemins– Montmagny–L’Islet 4/27/97
Charlesbourg Charlesbourg–Jacques-Cartier 6/29/00
Chicoutimi Chicoutimi–Le Fjord 6/29/00
Gaspé–Bonaventure–Îles- de-la-Madeleine Bonaventure–Gaspé–Îles- de-la-Madeleine–Pabok 4/27/97
Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup– Témiscouata Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup– Témiscouata–Les Basques 4/27/97
Lac-Saint-Jean Lac-Saint-Jean–Saguenay 6/29/00
Lachine–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Lachine 4/27/97
Lévis Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière 6/18/98
Lotbinière Lotbinière-L’Érable 6/29/00
Richelieu Bas-Richelieu–Nicolet–Bécancour 6/18/98
Rimouski Rimouski–Mitis 4/27/97
Rimouski–Mitis Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis 6/29/00
Rosemont Rosemont–Petite-Patrie 6/29/00
Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue Témiscamingue 4/27/97
Saint-Eustache–Sainte-Thérèse Rivière-des-Mille-Îles 6/18/98
Saint-Hubert Saint-Bruno–Saint-Hubert 4/27/97
Vaudreuil Vaudreuil–Soulanges 4/27/97
Verchères Verchères–Les-Patriotes 6/18/98
Verdun–Saint-Henri Verdun–Saint-Henri–Saint-Paul–Pointe Saint-Charles 6/29/00
FROM TO DATE
Ontario    
Algoma Algoma–Manitoulin 4/27/97
Barrie–Simcoe Barrie–Simcoe–Bradford 4/27/97
Beaches–Woodbine Beaches–East York 4/27/97
Bramalea–Gore–Malton Bramalea–Gore–Malton–Springdale 6/18/98
Broadview–Greenwood Toronto–Danforth 6/29/00
Bruce–Grey Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound 6/29/00
Carleton–Gloucester Ottawa–Orléans 6/29/00
Gloucester–Carleton Carleton–Gloucester 4/27/97
Kent–Essex Chatham–Kent Essex 6/18/98
London–Adelaide London North Centre 4/27/97
Stormont–Dundas Stormont–Dundas–Charlottenburgh 3/11/99
Thunder Bay–Nipigon Thunder Bay–Superior North 6/18/98
Vaughan–Aurora Vaughan–King–Aurora 4/27/97
Victoria–Haliburton Haliburton–Victoria–Brock 6/18/98
Wentworth–Burlington Ancaster–Dundas–Flamborough– Aldershot 6/29/00
FROM TO DATE
Manitoba    
Charleswood–Assiniboine Charleswood St. James–Assiniboia 6/18/98
Winnipeg North Winnipeg North Centre 4/27/97
Winnipeg North Centre Winnipeg Centre 4/27/97
Winnipeg–St. Paul Winnipeg North–St. Paul 4/27/97
FROM TO DATE
Saskatchewan    
Qu’Appelle Regina–Qu’Appelle 6/18/98
Regina–Arm River Regina–Lumsden–Lake Centre 4/27/97
Saskatoon–Rosetown Saskatoon–Rosetown–Biggar 4/27/97
Wanuskewin Saskatoon–Wanuskewin 6/29/00
FROM TO DATE
Alberta    
Edmonton East Edmonton Centre-East 6/29/00
FROM TO DATE
British Columbia    
Kamloops Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys 6/18/98
Langley–Matsqui Langley–Abbotsford 4/27/97
North Okanagan–Shuswap Okanagan–Shuswap 4/27/97
Port Moody–Coquitlam Port Moody–Coquitlam–Port Coquitlam 6/18/98
West Kootenay–Okanagan Kootenay–Boundary–Okanagan 6/18/98


* The electoral district name was changed by adding "Ouest Nova".



Source: Elections Canada



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