Rivière-du-Loup (electoral district)
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| Rivière-du-Loup | |
|---|---|
| National Assembly Member | Mario Dumont ADQ |
| Electors, 2003 | 32,631 |
| Electoral district created | 1930 |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
Rivière-du-Loup is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was originally created in 1930 from a portion of the electoral district of Témiscouata.
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[edit] Members of the National Assembly
- Léon Casgrain, Liberal (1931-1948)
- Roméo Gagné, Union Nationale (1948-1956)
- Alphonse Couturier, Liberal (1956-1966)
- Gérard Lebel, Union Nationale (1966-1970)
- Paul Lafrance, Liberal (1970-1976)
- Jules Boucher, Parti Québécois (1976-1985)
- Albert Côté, Liberal (1985-1994)
- Mario Dumont, Action démocratique du Québec (1994-present)
[edit] Geography
The riding is located on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
It consists of the municipalities of:
- L'Isle-Verte
- Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
- Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
- Notre-Dame-du-Portage
- Rivière-du-Loup
- Saint-Antonin
- Saint-Arsène
- Saint-Clément
- Saint-Cyprien
- Saint-Éloi
- Saint-Épiphane
- Sainte-Françoise
- Saint-François-Xavier-de-Viger
- Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna
- Saint-Guy
- Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup
- Saint-Jean-de-Dieu
- Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux
- Saint-Médard
- Saint-Modeste
- Saint-Paul-de-la-Croix
- Sainte-Rita
- Saint-Simon
- Trois-Pistoles
It also consists of the First Nation reserves of:
- Cacouna
- Whitworth
[edit] Linguistic demographics
- Francophone: 99.5%
- Anglophone: 0.4%
- Allophone: 0.2%
[edit] Election results
| Quebec general election, 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Action démocratique | Mario Dumont | 15,270 | 58.59 | +2.71 | |
| Liberal | Jean d'Amour | 7,337 | 28.15 | +4.39 | |
| Parti Québécois | Hugues Belzile | 2817 | 10.81 | -6.87 | |
| Green | Martin Poirier | 639 | 2.45 | +1.12 | |
| Quebec general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Action démocratique | Mario Dumont | 13,452 | 55.88 | ||
| Liberal | Jacque Morin | 5,585 | 23.76 | ||
| Parti Québécois | Carol Gilbert | 4,155 | 17.68 | ||
| Green | Julie Morin | 312 | 1.33 | ||
| 1995 Quebec referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| Oui | 14,561 | 54.59 | |
| Non | 12,114 | 45.41 | |
[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, retrieved 28 February 2007
- Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription. National Assembly of Quebec, retrieved 5 April 2007
- Référendum du 30 octobre 1995 Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, retrieved 28 February 2007
