brome

Brome was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was amalgamated into the Brome—Missisquoi electoral district in 1924.

The County of Brome consisted of the Townships of Bolton, Potton, Sutton, Brome and the eastern part of the Township of Farnham.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. Christopher Dunkin, Conservative (1867-1871)
2. Edward Carter, Conservative (1871-1874)
3. Nathaniel Pettes, Liberal (1874-1878)
4. Edmund Leavens Chandler, Liberal (1878-1880)
5. David Ames Manson, Liberal-Conservative (1880-1882)
6. Sydney A. Fisher, Liberal (1882-1891)
7. Eugène A. Dyer, Conservative (1891-1896)
8. Sydney A. Fisher, Liberal (1896-1911)
9. George Harold Baker, Conservative (1911-1917)
10. Andrew Ross McMaster, Liberal (1917-1925)

Election results

By-election: On Mr. Dunkin being called to the Privy Council and appointed Minister of Agriculture, 16 November 1869

By-election: On Mr. Dunkin being appointed Puisne Judge, Superior Court of Quebec, 25 October 1871

By-election: On Mr. Chandler's death, 21 August 1880

By-election: On Mr. Dyer being unseated

By-election: Mr. Fisher appointed Minister of Agriculture, 11 July 1896

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament