oral ▁boundaries ▁of ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁and ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Parliament , ▁unless ▁alter ed ▁by ▁the ▁Union ▁Act ▁itself . ▁The ▁Montreal ▁County ▁elect oral ▁district ▁of ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁had ▁included ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Island ▁of ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁The ▁Union ▁Act ▁did ▁not ▁directly ▁change ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁Montreal ▁County , ▁but ▁did ▁so ▁in ▁an ▁indirect ▁way . ▁ ▁The ▁Union ▁Act ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁elect oral ▁district ▁of ▁Montreal , ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁draw ▁the ▁boundaries ▁for ▁that ▁new ▁district . ▁ ▁Any ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁which ▁were ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁district ▁would ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁district , ▁namely ▁Montreal ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁Governor ▁General , ▁Lord ▁Sy den ham , ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁candidates ▁who ▁fav oured ▁the ▁recent ▁union ▁of ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁and ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁would ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁plan ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁goal , ▁he ▁drew ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Montreal ▁district ▁to ▁favour ▁the ▁vot ers ▁of ▁British ▁background , ▁who ▁generally ▁fav oured ▁the ▁union , ▁and ▁to ▁exclude ▁franc oph one ▁Canad ien ▁vot ers , ▁who ▁t ended ▁to ▁opp ose ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Montreal ▁district ▁was ▁car ved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Montreal ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁an ▁eth nic ▁and ▁lingu istic ▁ger ry m ander , ▁which ▁effectively ▁dis enf