Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
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Canadian Federal electoral district | ||
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Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in relation to other central Quebec ridings |
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Member of Parliament | Jacques Gourde Conservative |
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Population (2001) | 94 834 | |
Electors (2006) | 76 764 | |
Area (km²) | 2113 | |
Pop. density (per km²) | 44.88 | |
Riding created | 2003, from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Lotbinière—L'Érable | |
Census divisions | Lévis Lotbinière La Nouvelle-Beauce |
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Subdivisions | Cities: Lévis Municipalities: Dosquet, Laurier-Station, Leclercville, Lotbinière, Saint-Agapit, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Flavien, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Sylvestre, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Sainte-Croix, Val-Alain Parishes: Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun, Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage |
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière is a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
It was created in 2003 from parts of Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings.
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[edit] Geography
Located southwest of Quebec City along the Saint Lawrence River, the riding includes parts of the city's south shore suburbs.
It consists of:
- the Regional County Municipality of Lotbinière;
- the part of the City of Lévis comprised of: the former cities of Saint-Nicolas, Charny, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome and Saint-Rédempteur, the former Municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, and the former Parish Municipality of Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville; and
- the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon in the Regional County Municipality of La Nouvelle-Beauce.
The neighbouring ridings are Lévis—Bellechasse, Beauce, Mégantic—L'Érable, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, and Louis-Hébert.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Lotbinière—L'Érable prior to 2003 | ||||
38th | 2004-2006 | Odina Desrochers | Bloc Québécois | |
39th | 2006- | Jacques Gourde | Conservative |
[edit] Election results
Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Conservative | Jacques Gourde | 28,236 | 54.34 | +30.20 | ||
Bloc Québécois | Odina Desrochers | 15,402 | 29.64 | -16.35 | ||
New Democrat | Raymond Coté | 3,529 | 6.79 | +2.50 | ||
Liberal | Éric Paradis | 2,820 | 5.43 | -16.02 | ||
Green | Shirley Picknell | 1,978 | 3.81 | +0.14 | ||
Total | 51,965 |
Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Bloc Québécois | Odina Desrochers | 20,245 | |||
Conservative | Jean Landry | 10,628 | |||
Liberal | Anicet Gagné | 9,445 | |||
New Democrat | Jean Bernatchez | 2,091 | |||
Green | Rama Borne MacDonald | 1,615 |
[edit] See also
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Federal Ridings in Central Quebec | ||
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Bloc Québécois |
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour | Berthier—Maskinongé | Joliette | Montcalm | Repentigny | Saint-Maurice—Champlain | Trois-Rivières |
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Conservative |
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
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Independent |