Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord

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Montmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord

Quebec electoral district
Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Michel Guimond BQ
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	90,535
Electors (2006)	74,190
Area (km²)	24,012
Pop. density (per km²)	3.8
Census divisions	Quebec City, Charlevoix, Charlevoix-Est, La Côte-de-Beaupré, L'Île-d'Orléans, La Haute-Côte-Nord
Census subdivisions

Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord (formerly known as Charlevoix—Montmorency) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. An earlier Charlevoix—Montmorency riding was represented in the House of Commons from 1917 to 1925.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2.1 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3.1 Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord 3.2 Charlevoix—Montmorency, 2004 3.3 Charlevoix—Montmorency, 1917 - 1925 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Geography

The riding, which extends along the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River northeast of Quebec City on either side of the Saguenay River, straddles the Quebec regions of Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord. It consists of the MRCs of Charlevoix, Charlevoix-Est, La Côte-de-Beaupré, L'Île-d'Orléans, and La Haute-Côte-Nord, as well as a neighbourhood of southeastern Quebec City.

The neighbouring ridings are Beauport—Limoilou, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Manicouagan, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, and Lévis—Bellechasse.

[edit] History

It was created in 2003 as "Charlevoix—Montmorency" from parts of Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans, Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier and Charlevoix ridings. Its name was changed to "Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord" after the 2004 election.

The riding of Charlevoix—Montmorency also existed from 1914 to 1924. from parts of Charlevoix, Chicoutimi—Saguenay and Montmorency ridings.

It initially consisted of the parishes of St. Tite, St. Féréol, St. Joachim, Château Richer, Ste. Anne and the village of Ste. Anne.

The electoral district was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into Charlevoix—Saguenay and Quebec—Montmorency ridings. Its only Member of Parliament was Pierre-François Casgrain of the Liberal Party of Canada.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

• Pierre-François Casgrain, Liberal (1917-1925)

• Michel Guimond, Bloc Québécois (2004-present)

[edit] Election results

[edit] Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Guimond	22,169
	Conservative	Yves Laberge	14,559
	Liberal	Robert Gauthier	3,989
	New Democrat	Martin Cauchon	2,896
	Green	Yves Jourdain	1,527

[edit] Charlevoix—Montmorency, 2004

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Guimond	25,451
	Liberal	Lisette Lepage	8,598
	Conservative	Guy-Léonard Tremblay	5,259
	Green	Yves Jourdain	1,422
	New Democrat	Steeve Hudon	1,055

[edit] Charlevoix—Montmorency, 1917 - 1925

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Pierre-François Casgrain	7,727
	Conservative	Louis de Gonzague Belley	2,902

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Opposition	Pierre-François Casgrain	5,197
	Government	Philippe Bouchard	129

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history for Charlevoix—Montmorency from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord from the Library of Parliament

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