It was created in 1841 and was based on the previous electoral district of the same name for the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada.

The boundaries for Nicolet were altered to some extent in the new map, which came into force for the 1854 general elections.

The electoral district was abolished in 1867, upon the creation of Canada and the province of Quebec.

The electoral district of Nicolet was on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, centred on the town of Nicolet (now in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Centre-du-Québec region).

[10] It was succeeded by electoral districts of the same name and boundaries in the House of Commons of Canada[11] and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.