The riding of Huntingdon covers a portion of the south of Québec, west of Rivière Richelieu in the Montérégie region.
It includes the municipalities of Huntingdon, Saint-Anicet, Hemmingford, Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Napierville and Ormstown.
The four candidates from parties serving in the National Assembly at dissolution:
Coalition Avenir Québec: Claire Isabelle
Parti Québécois: Huguette Hébert
Quebec Liberal Party: Stéphane Billette
Québec Solidaire: Aiden Hodgins-Ravensbergen
Liberal Stéphane Billette is the incumbent, having held the seat since 2008.
Other parties, including the Action Démocratique du Québec and Union Nationale, have been elected in this riding in the past.
History
The electoral division of Huntingdon first appeared in 1792. It bore the name L’Acadie in 1829 and Beauharnois-Huntingdon between 1988 and 2001.
The town has been a significant location in the military history of the region.
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