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 Governor General, Lord Sydenham, drew the boundaries of the Quebec City electoral district to exclude francophone Canadiens, strengthening the influence of voters of British extraction, an example of a linguistic and ethnic gerrymander.

[5] His overall goal in drawing the boundaries was to ensure that supporters of the creation of the new Province of Canada and of his government would be elected.

[12] It was succeeded by electoral districts of the same name in the House of Commons of Canada[13] and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

[14] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Statutes of Lower Canada, 13th Provincial Parliament, 2nd Session (1829), c. 74