Shefford is a federal electoral district in southern Quebec, Canada. It is one of only four electoral districts that has been continually represented in the House of Commons of Canada since confederation in 1867, the other three being Beauce central Quebec, Halifax in Nova Scotia, and Simcoe North in Ontario.
Ethnic groups: 99.2% White<br /> Languages: 95.2% French, 3.2% English <br /> Religions: 90.3% Catholic, 3.8% Protestant, 4.7% no religious affiliation <br /> Average income: $25,354
This southern Quebec riding extends from Sherbrooke in the east to Montreal in the west, straddling the Quebec regions of Montérégie and Estrie.
The district includes the central and eastern Rouville Regional County Municipality, all of La Haute-Yamaska (except Bromont) and southwestern Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. The main communities are Granby, Roxton Pond, Saint-Césaire, Saint-Alphonse, Valcourt, Waterloo, Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Shefford, Granby Township, and Rougemont. The area is 1,428 km<sup>2</sup>.
The neighbouring ridings are BromeâÂÂMissisquoi, Saint-Jean, ChamblyâÂÂBorduas, Saint-HyacintheâÂÂBagot, Drummond, and RichmondâÂÂArthabaska.
The electoral district was created in the British North America Act 1867.
The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain a small fraction of territory from BromeâÂÂMissisquoi.
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament: