Rivière-du-Nord (electoral district)
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 Quebec electoral district |
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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Monique Guay BQ |
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| District created | 2003 | |
| First contested | 2004 | |
| Last contested | 2006 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 101,576 | |
| Electors (2006) | 79,116 | |
| Area (km²) | 479 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 212.1 | |
| Census divisions | ||
| Census subdivisions | Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Sophie, Saint-Colomban, Prévost, Saint-Hippolyte | |
Rivière-du-Nord is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 90,419.
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[edit] Geography
The district consists of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality. It includes the communities of Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Sophie, Prévost, Saint-Hippolyte and Saint-Colomban
The neighbouring ridings are Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Laurentides—Labelle, Joliette, Montcalm, and Terrebonne—Blainville.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 2003: 83.3% of the population of the riding came from Laurentides, 9.3% from Berthier—Montcalm and 7.4% from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel ridings.
[edit] Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
- Monique Guay, Bloc Québécois, (2004-present)
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Monique Guay | 27,789 | |||
| Conservative | Pierre Albert | 9,769 | |||
| Liberal | Yannick Guénette | 4,365 | |||
| New Democrat | Simon Bernier | 3,393 | |||
| Green | Maude Genet | 1,722 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Monique Guay | 29,204 | |||
| Liberal | Lorraine Auclair | 9,509 | |||
| Conservative | Catherine Brousseau | 2,435 | |||
| New Democrat | François Côté | 1,290 | |||
| Green | Marcel Poirier | 1,129 | |||
| Marijuana | Christian Marcoux | 459 | |||
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