Québec (electoral district)

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Québec
Quebec electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Christiane Gagnon
BQ
District created 1966
First contested 1968
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 95,433
Electors (2006) 80,576
Area (km²) 34
Pop. density (per km²) 2,806.9
Census divisions Quebec City
Census subdivisions Quebec City

Québec electoral district (formerly known as Langelier) is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. It is located in Quebec City in the province of Quebec.

The main employer in the district is the provincial Government of Quebec.

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[edit] Statistical overview

  • Population: 93,811
  • Average family income: $52,443
  • Unemployment: 9.3%
  • Linguistic groups:
    • Francophone population: 92%
    • Anglophone population: 2%
    • Other: 6%

[edit] Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the central part of Quebec City, including the borough of La Cité and the southern part of the borough of Les Rivières, as well as the parish municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Anges.

The neighbouring ridings are Louis-Hébert, Louis-Saint-Laurent, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Beauport—Limoilou, and Lévis—Bellechasse.

[edit] History

This riding was created as "Langelier" riding in 1966 from parts of Quebec East, Quebec South and Quebec West ridings. It was renamed "Quebec" in 1990.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

[edit] Election results

[edit] Quebec, 1993 - present

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 20,845
     Conservative Frédérik Boisvert 14,943
     Liberal Caroline Drolet 5,743
     New Democrat Michaël Lessard 4,629
     Green Yonnel Bonaventure 2,372
     Independent Dan Aubut 813
Progressive Canadian Alexandre Raymond-Labrie 520
     Libertarian Francis Bedard 325


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 24,373
     Liberal Jean-Philippe Côté 12,982
     Conservative Pierre Gaudreault 5,330
     New Democrat Jean-Marie Fiset 2,670
     Green Antonine Yaccarini 2,046
     Marijuana Pierre-E. Paradis 512
     Marxist-Leninist Jean Bédard 223


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 22,793
     Liberal Claudette Tessier Couture 18,619
     Canadian Alliance Michel Rivard 3,980
     Progressive Conservative Marc Jalbert 3,171
     New Democrat Jean-Marie Fiset 1,714
     Marijuana Pierre-E. Paradis 1,480
     Natural Law Gilles Rochette 482
     Marxist-Leninist Claude Moreau 255


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 24,817
     Liberal Claudette Tessier-Couture 18,062
     Progressive Conservative Marc Jalbert 10,309
     New Democrat Jean-Marie Fiset 2,556


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Christiane Gagnon 27,788
     Liberal Jean Pelletier 13,965
     Progressive Conservative Gilles Loiselle 7,077.
     New Democrat Majella Desmeules 1,067
     Natural Law Danielle Charland 883
     Green Richard Domm 786
     Abolitionist Ernst Fernandez 158

[edit] Langelier, 1968 -1993

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gilles Loiselle 24,555
     Liberal Marielle Guay-Mineault 14,843
     New Democrat Pauline Gingras 10,586
     Green Gilles Fontaine 1,931
     Not affiliated France Tremblay 402
     Independent Alexandre Roy 319


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Michel Coté 16,872
     Liberal Florence Ievers 14,004
     New Democrat Majella Desmeules 4,597
     Rhino Jean Obélix Lefebvre 2,576
     Nationaliste André Binette 919
     Social Credit Christian Landry 189


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal J. Gilles Lamontagne 24,714
     Rhino Jean Obelix Lefebvre 2,813
     New Democrat Edith Frankel 2,811
     Progressive Conservative Pierre Linteau 2,606
     Social Credit André Bergeron 1,191
     Union Populaire Brigitte Fortier 252
     Marxist-Leninist Jacques Goulet 115
     Communist Claude Demers 68


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal J. Gilles Lamontagne 25,931
     Social Credit André Simoneau 4,748
     New Democrat Raymond Lavoie 3,773
     Progressive Conservative Paul Michaud 2,186
     Rhino Jean Lefebvre 1,824
     Union Populaire Maurice Gagnon 195
     Marxist-Leninist Jacques Goulet 156
     Communist Claude Demers 140


By-election on 24 May 1977

On Mr. Marchand's resignation, 26 October 1976
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Gilles Lamontagne 12,171
     Progressive Conservative Maurice Hamel 3,952
     New Democrat Jean Daoust 1,104
     Social Credit Sauveur Fradette 618
     Independent Jean Marie Béland 213
     Communist Jeannette Walsh 166
     Independent Gérard Langlois 67


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jean Marchand 13,557
     Social Credit Sauveur Fradette 3,344
     Progressive Conservative Normand Robidoux 2,530
     New Democrat Clément Gilbert 1,110
     Independent Albert Lemoine 337
     Not affiliated Micheline Roberge 184
     Marxist-Leninist Michel Papayre 161
     Independent Lionel Larocque 97


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jean Marchand 14,725
     Social Credit J.-Wilfrid Dufresne 6,101
     Progressive Conservative Albert Lemoine 3,206
     Independent Guy Jean 1,313
     Not affiliated Michel Parayre 349


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Jean Marchand 11,439
     Ralliement créditiste Guy Jean 8,770
     Progressive Conservative Rodrigue Pageau 8,150
     New Democrat Pierre Pourtier 658
     Ralliement créditiste Michel Roy 308

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