Matapédia (electoral district)
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| Matapédia | |
|---|---|
| National Assembly Member | Danielle Doyer Parti Quebecois |
| Electors, 2003 | 29,685 |
| Electoral district created | 1922 |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
Matapédia is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was originally created in 1922 from a portion of the electoral district of Matane.
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[edit] Geography
The riding is located on the Gaspé Peninsula and encompasses several inland villages.
It consists of the municipalities of:
- Albertville
- Amqui
- Causapscal
- Grand-Métis
- Lac-au-Saumon
- La Rédemption
- Les Boules
- Les Hauteurs
- Métis-sur-Mer
- Mont-Joli
- Padoue
- Price
- Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs
- Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici
- Saint-Charles-Garnier
- Saint-Cléophas
- Saint-Damase
- Saint-Donat
- Sainte-Flavie
- Sainte-Florence
- Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski
- Sainte-Irène
- Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc
- Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage
- Saint-Léon-le-Grand
- Sainte-Luce Luceville
- Sainte-Marguerite
- Saint-Moïse
- Saint-Noël
- Saint-Octave-de-Métis
- Saint-Tharcisius
- Saint-Vianney
- Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui
- Sayabec
- Val-Brillant
[edit] Linguistic demographics
- Francophone: 99.4%
- Anglophone: 0.5%
- Allophone: 0.1%
[edit] Members of the National Assembly
[edit] Election results
| Quebec general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Parti Québécois | Danielle Doyer | 9,197 | 45.48 | ||
| Liberal | Gaston Pelletier | 6,339 | 31.35 | ||
| Action démocratique | Claude Fortin | 4,686 | 23.17 | ||
| 1995 Quebec referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| Oui | 17,292 | 64.30 | |
| Non | 9,600 | 35.70 | |
[edit] References
- Quebec Votes 2007, Riding Profiles Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 28 February 2007
- Information on the Electoral Divisions Holding Elections Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, retreived 28 February 2007
- Référendum du 30 octobre 1995 Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, retreived 28 February 2007
