Rivière-du-Loup (electoral district)

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Rivière-du-Loup
National Assembly Member Mario Dumont
ADQ
Electors, 2007 33,648 [1]
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 Temiscouata.

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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly

  1. Léon Casgrain, Liberal (1931-1948)
  2. Roméo Gagné, Union Nationale (1948-1956)
  3. Alphonse Couturier, Liberal (1956-1966)

[edit] Members of National Assembly

  1. Gérard Lebel, Union Nationale (1966-1970)
  2. Paul Lafrance, Liberal (1970-1976)
  3. Jules Boucher, Parti Québécois (1976-1985)
  4. Albert Côté, Liberal (1985-1994)
  5. 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

[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

[edit] Neighbouring electoral districts

René-Lévesque
v • d • e
 
Charlevoix North Rimouski
West   Rivière-du-Loup    East
South
Kamouraska-Témiscouata
v • d • e
Quebec provincial electoral districts
Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
and Côte-Nord
Capitale-Nationale
Mauricie
Chaudière-Appalaches
and Centre-du-Québec
Estrie (Eastern Townships)
Eastern Montérégie
South Shore
East Montreal
                          Central Montreal
West Montreal
North Montreal
Laval
Lanaudière
Laurentians
Outaouais
Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec
See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Quebec