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{{Short description|Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada}}
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'''Town of Sherbrooke''' ({{langx|fr|'''Ville de Sherbrooke'''}}) was a federal [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in [[Quebec]], Canada, that was represented in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 1867 to 1925.

It was created by the [[British North America Act, 1867|''British North America Act'', 1867]]. It consisted of the Town of [[Sherbrooke]]. It was abolished in 1924 and replaced by [[Sherbrooke (federal electoral district)|Sherbrooke]] [[Riding (division)|riding]].

==Members of Parliament==

This riding elected the following [[Member of Parliament|members of Parliament]]:

{{CanMP}}
{{CanMP nodata|Town of Sherbrooke}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1867
| ToYr = 1872
| Assembly# = 1
| CanParty = Liberal-Conservative
| PartyTerms# = 1
| RepName = Alexander Tilloch Galt
| RepTerms# = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1872
| ToYr = 1874
| Assembly# = 2
| CanParty = Conservative (historical)
| PartyTerms# = 3
| RepName = Edward Towle Brooks
| RepTerms# = 3
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1874
| ToYr = 1878
| Assembly# = 3
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1878
| ToYr = 1882
| Assembly# = 4
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1882
| ToYr = 1887
| Assembly# = 5
| CanParty = Liberal-Conservative
| PartyTerms# = 2
| RepName = Robert Newton Hall
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1887
| ToYr = 1891
| Assembly# = 6
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1891
| ToYr = 1892
| Assembly# = 7
| CanParty = Conservative (historical)
| PartyTerms# = 8
| RepName = William Bullock Ives
| RepTerms# = 3
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1892
| ToYr = 1896
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1896
| ToYr = 1899
| Assembly# = 8
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1900
| ToYr = 1900
| RepName = John McIntosh
| RepLink = John McIntosh (Quebec politician)
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1900
| ToYr = 1904
| Assembly# = 9
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1904
| ToYr = 1905
| Assembly# = 10
| RepName = Arthur Norreys Worthington
| RepTerms# = 3
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1906
| ToYr = 1908
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1908
| ToYr = 1911
| Assembly# = 11
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1911
| ToYr = 1917
| Assembly# = 12
| CanParty = Liberal
| PartyTerms# = 1
| RepName = Francis McCrea
| RepTerms# = 3
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1917
| ToYr = 1921
| Assembly# = 13
| CanParty = Laurier Liberals
| PartyTerms# = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1921
| ToYr = 1925
| Assembly# = 14
| CanParty = Liberal
| PartyTerms# = 1
}}
{{CanMP nodata|''Riding dissolved into'' [[Sherbrooke (federal electoral district)|Sherbrooke]]}}
{{CanMP end}}

==Election results==
{{1867 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}
{{1872 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}
{{1874 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}
{{1878 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}
{{1882 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}
{{1887 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}
{{1891 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}

By-election: On Mr. Ives being appointed President of the Privy Council, 5 December 1892

{{CanElec1-by|21 December 1892}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[William Bullock Ives]] |acclaimed}}
{{end}}
{{1896 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}

By-election: On Mr. Ives' death, 15 July 1899

{{CanElec1-by|25 January 1900}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[John McIntosh (Quebec politician)|John McIntosh]] |1,397}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|George Albert Le Baron|1,301}}
{{end}}
{{1900 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}
{{1904 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}

By-election: On election being declared void, 4 December 1905

{{CanElec1-by|6 February 1906}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[[Arthur Norreys Worthington]]|acclaimed}}
{{end}}
{{1908 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}
{{1911 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}
{{1917 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}
{{1921 Canadian federal election/Town of Sherbrooke}}

== See also ==
* [[List of Canadian electoral districts]]
* [[Historical federal electoral districts of Canada]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=684 Riding history from the] [[Library of Parliament]]

{{Ridings in Quebec}}
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{{coord missing|Quebec}}

[[Category:Former federal electoral districts of Quebec]]
[[Category:Politics of Sherbrooke]]


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