Lévis—Bellechasse

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Lévis—Bellechasse
Member of Parliament	Steven Blaney Conservative
Population, 2001	102 310
Electors, 2006	85 635
Area (km²)	3293
Population density (people per km²)	31
Electoral district created	2003, from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet
Census divisions	• Bellechasse RCM • Les Etchemins RCM • Lévis
Polling divisions	229
Major municipalities	• Beaumont • Lac-Etchemin • Lévis (part) • Saint-Anselme • Saint-Damien-de-Buckland • Saint-Henri • Sainte-Claire

Lévis–Bellechasse, is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It was created in 2003 from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Members of Parliament
2 Election results
3 See also
4 External link

[edit] Geography

The riding is located south of Quebec City and covers a strip of land between the city's cross-river suburbs and the American border. It is located in the Quebec region of Chaudière-Appalaches. It consists of the RCM of Bellechasse and most of Les Etchemins, as well as the eastern part of the city of Lévis.

The neighbouring ridings are Beauce, Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Louis-Hébert, Québec, Beauport—Limoilou, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet prior to 2003
38th	2004-2006	Réal Lapierre	Bloc Québécois
39th	2006-	Steven Blaney	Conservative

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Steven Blaney	25,940
	Bloc Québécois	Réal Lapierre	16,223
	Liberal	Shirley Baril	4,581
	Independent	Normand Cadrin	4,275
	New Democrat	Eric Boucher	2,590
	Green	Mathieu Castonguay	2,293

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Réal Lapierre	21,930
	Liberal	Christian Jobin	13,664
	Conservative	Gilles Vézina	9,425
	Green	Sylvain Castonguay	2,372
	New Democrat	Louise Foisy	1,910
	Communist	Christophe Vaillancourt	163

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

Riding history

Federal Ridings in Eastern Quebec
Bloc Québécois	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine \| Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia \| Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup \| Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Conservative	Lévis—Bellechasse

Federal Ridings in Quebec
Central Quebec	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour \| Berthier—Maskinongé \| Joliette \| Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière \| Montcalm \| Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier \| Repentigny \| Saint-Maurice—Champlain \| Trois-Rivières
Côte-Nord and Saguenay	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord \| Jonquière—Alma \| Manicouagan \| Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord \| Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
Eastern Quebec	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine \| Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia \| Lévis—Bellechasse \| Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup \| Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
The Eastern Townships	Beauce \| Brome—Missisquoi \| Compton—Stanstead \| Drummond \| Mégantic—L'Érable \| Richmond—Arthabaska \| Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot \| Shefford \| Sherbrooke
The Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou \| Abitibi—Témiscamingue \| Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel \| Gatineau \| Hull—Aylmer \| Laurentides—Labelle \| Pontiac \| Rivière-des-Mille-Îles \| Rivière-du-Nord \| Terrebonne—Blainville
Montreal (East, West, North & Laval)	Ahuntsic \| Alfred-Pellan \| Bourassa \| Hochelaga \| Honoré-Mercier \| Jeanne-Le Ber \| Lac-Saint-Louis \| La Pointe-de-l'Île \| LaSalle—Émard \| Laurier—Sainte-Marie \| Laval \| Laval—Les Îles \| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin \| Mount Royal \| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine \| Outremont \| Papineau \| Pierrefonds—Dollard \| Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie \| Saint-Laurent—Cartierville \| Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel \| Westmount—Ville-Marie
Montérégie	Beauharnois—Salaberry \| Brossard—La Prairie \| Chambly—Borduas \| Châteauguay—Saint-Constant \| Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher \| Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert \| Saint-Jean \| Saint-Lambert \| Vaudreuil-Soulanges \| Verchères—Les Patriotes
Quebec City	Beauport—Limoilou \| Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles \| Louis-Hébert \| Louis-Saint-Laurent \| Québec