Beauport—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 NDP's Raymond Côté.
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.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
Beauport—Limoilou
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Sylvie Boucher |
17,994 |
36.76 |
-2.68 |
$48,176 |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
Éléonore Mainguy |
15,962 |
32.61 |
-5.26 |
$28,254 |
| |
Liberal |
Yves Picard |
7,030 |
14.36 |
+4.32 |
$19,558 |
| |
New Democrat |
Simon-Pierre Beaudet |
5,986 |
12.22 |
+4.24 |
$4,297 |
| |
Green |
Luc Côté |
1,363 |
2.78 |
-1.30 |
$0 |
| |
Independent |
Simon Bédard |
610 |
1.23 |
|
|
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
48,945 |
100.00 |
|
$87,843 |
| Total rejected ballots |
849 |
1.71 |
|
|
| Turnout |
49,794 |
59.40 |
|
|
| |
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+1.29 |
|
| Canadian federal election, 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Sylvie Boucher |
19,409 |
39.54 |
+23.59 |
$46,042 |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
Christian Simard |
18,589 |
37.87 |
-11.78 |
$47,991 |
| |
Liberal |
Yves Picard |
4,929 |
10.04 |
-15.59 |
$29,000 |
| |
New Democrat |
Simon-Pierre Beaudet |
3,917 |
7.98 |
+3.89 |
$3,095 |
| |
Green |
Mario Laprise |
2,005 |
4.08 |
+0.68 |
$1,097 |
| |
Marijuana |
Jean Bedard |
234 |
0.47 |
-0.79 |
|
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
49,081 |
100.00 |
|
$82,093 |
Beauport
| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
Christian Simard |
22,989 |
49.65 |
|
$44,941 |
| |
Liberal |
Dennis Dawson |
11,866 |
25.63 |
|
$60,945 |
| |
Conservative |
Stephan Asselin |
7,388 |
15.96 |
|
$6,879 |
| |
New Democrat |
Xavier Trégan |
1,896 |
4.09 |
|
$621 |
| |
Green |
Jeannine T. Desharnais |
1,577 |
3.41 |
|
$252 |
| |
Marijuana |
Nicolas Frichot |
585 |
1.26 |
|
|
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
46,301 |
100.00 |
|
$81,041 |
See also
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