[3][4] The Governor General, Lord Sydenham, issued a proclamation on March 4, 1841, setting the boundaries for several electoral districts in Canada East, including Sherbrooke.

By linking Lennoxville to Sherbrooke, along with the corridor of largely rural land which connected them, Sydenham increased the likelihood that a member would be elected who supported the union and his government.

"Party" was a fluid concept, especially during the early years of the Province of Canada.

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

[13] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Journal of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada, 1841.