▁lingu istic ▁and ▁eth nic ▁ger ry m ander ▁designed ▁to ▁gain ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Province ▁of ▁Canada , ▁which ▁had ▁resulted ▁from ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁and ▁Upper ▁Canada . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Montreal ▁County ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁one ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁elect oral ▁district ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁upon ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Quebec . ▁ ▁B ound aries ▁▁ ▁Montreal ▁County ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Island ▁of ▁Montreal , ▁and ▁included ▁areas ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁elect oral ▁district ▁for ▁the ▁min icip ality ▁of ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁The ▁Montreal ▁County ▁district ▁actually ▁included ▁a ▁significant ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁municipality , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁boundaries ▁drawn ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁General , ▁Lord ▁Sy den ham , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁goal ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁voting ▁strength ▁of ▁vot ers ▁of ▁British ▁background , ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁franc oph one ▁Canad iens . ▁ ▁The ▁Union ▁Act , ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁merged ▁the ▁two ▁provinces ▁of ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁and ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁into ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Canada , ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁The ▁separate ▁parliament s ▁of ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁and ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁were ▁abol ished . Union ▁Act , ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁ 3 ▁& ▁ 4 ▁Vict ., ▁c . ▁ 3 5 , ▁s . ▁ 2 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Union ▁Act ▁provided ▁that ▁the ▁pre - ex isting ▁elect