Richmond is located in the northwestern part of the administrative region of the Eastern Townships, in the heart of the Appalachians.
Created in 1853 under the name Sherbrooke, it was renamed Richmond in 1855.
It also comprises the Rock Forest−Saint-Élie−Deauville borough of Sherbrooke.
The four candidates from parties serving in the National Assembly at dissolution:
Coalition Avenir Québec: André Bachand
Parti Québécois: Véronique Vigneault
Quebec Liberal Party: Annie Godbout
Québec Solidaire: Colombe Landry
Liberal MNA Karine Vallières decided not to run again, after winning the seat in the 2012 and 2014 elections.
She succeeded her father, Yvon Vallières, who stepped down in 2014 after winning nine provincial elections and serving in a variety of cabinet posts.
History
The name refers to Charles Lennox, fourth duke of Richmond and Lennox, colonial administrator and governor-in-chief of British North America from 1818 to 1819.
He died on Aug. 28, 1819, close to Richmond, while still in office.
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