Beauport—Limoilou

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Beauport—Limoilou
Member of Parliament Sylvie Boucher
Conservative
Population, 2001 98 990
Electors, 2006 83 327
Area (km²) 78
Population density (people per km²) 1269
Electoral district created 2003, from Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-
de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans, Québec and Québec East
Census division Québec
Polling divisions 218
Major neighbourhoods • Beauport (part)
• Limoilou

Beauport—Limoilou is a federal electoral district in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

The riding was created in 2003 as "Beauport" from parts of Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans, Quebec and Quebec East ridings. It was renamed "Beauport—Limoilou" after the 2004 election.

The current MP is the Conservative Sylvie Boucher.

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[edit] Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the eastern part of Quebec City, namely the boroughs of Limoilou and most of Beauport.

The neighbouring ridings are Québec, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Lévis—Bellechasse.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans, Québec and Québec East prior to 2003
Beauport
38th 2004-2006     Christian Simard Bloc Québécois
Beauport—Limoilou
39th 2006-     Sylvie Boucher Conservative

[edit] Election results

[edit] Beauport—Limoilou

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Sylvie Boucher 19409
     Bloc Québécois Christian Simard 18597
     Liberal Yves Picard 4929
     New Democrat Simon-Pierre Beaudet 3907
     Green Mario Laprise 2005
     Marijuana Jean Bedard 234

[edit] Beauport

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Christian Simard 22,989
     Liberal Dennis Dawson 11,866
     Conservative Stephan Asselin 7,388
     New Democrat Xavier Trégan 1,896
     Green Jeannine T. Desharnais 1,577
     Marijuana Nicolas Frichot 585

[edit] See also

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Boroughs
La Cité (1st) · Les Rivières (2nd) · Ste-Foy—Sillery (3rd) · Charlesbourg (4th) 
Beauport (5th) · Limoilou (6th) · La Haute-Saint-Charles (7th) · Laurentien (8th) 

Districts
Gay · Latin/Old Quebec · Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Saint-Roch · Val-Bélair

See also: List of articles about Quebec City · History of Quebec City
Federal Ridings in Quebec City
Conservative

Beauport—Limoilou | Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles | Louis-Hébert | Louis-Saint-Laurent
Bloc Québécois

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