 Province of Canada electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct pre-Confederation electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada |
| District created | 1841 |
| District abolished | 1854 |
| First contested | 1841 |
| Last contested | 1854 |
Saguenay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of the Province of Canada, in Canada East (now Quebec). It was to the north-east of Quebec City. Saguenay was created in 1841 and was based on the previous electoral district of the same name for the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. It was represented by one member in the Legislative Assembly.
In 1853, the provincial Parliament redrew the electoral map. As part of the redistribution, the 1841 district of Saguenay was divided into three new districts, initially called Saguenay, Chicoutimi, and Tadousac electoral districts. Those districts were used in the general elections of 1854.
In 1855, the provincial Parliament passed further amendments to the electoral map, and re-named the new Saguenay electoral district to be the Charlevoix electoral district. There was no change to the boundaries, only to the name. At the same time, the name of the Tadousac electoral district was changed to the Saguenay electoral district, again with no change to the boundaries.