It notably includes parts of the city of Gatineau as well as the municipalities of Pontiac, Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Shawville and Clarendon.

It was created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada).

It disappeared in the 1973 election and its successor electoral district was Pontiac-Témiscamingue.

However, Pontiac–Témiscamingue disappeared in the 1981 election and its successor electoral district was the re-created Pontiac.

This riding has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada: This riding has elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1867–1968) and the National Assembly of Quebec (1968–present): * Increase is from Action Democratique du Quebec (ADQ) * Increase is from UFP 2Johnson is split between Centre-du-Québec and MontérégieSee also: