Rivière-du-Nord (electoral district)

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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.

1 Geography
2 History
- 2.1 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 External link

[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
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
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

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Federal Ridings in the Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec
Bloc Québécois	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou \| Abitibi—Témiscamingue \| Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel \| Gatineau \| Laurentides—Labelle \| Rivière-des-Mille-Îles \| Rivière-du-Nord \| Terrebonne—Blainville
Liberal	Hull—Aylmer
Conservative	Pontiac

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