La Peltrie

La Peltrie
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature National Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		  
Éric Caire
CAQ
District created 1980
First contested 1981
Last contested 2008
Demographics
Population (2006) 69,837
Electors (2008) 53,278
Area (km²) 235.18
Pop. density (per km²) 297
Census divisions Quebec
Census subdivisions L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

La Peltrie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from a part of Chauveau. It includes the western portion of Quebec City west of Autoroute 573 and the municipality of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures.

Contents

Members of the National Assembly

  1. Pauline Marois, Parti Québécois (1981-1985)
  2. Lawrence Cannon, Liberal (1985-1994)
  3. Michel Côté, Parti Québécois (1994-2003)
  4. France Hamel, Liberal (2003-2007)
  5. Éric Caire, Action démocratique du Québec (2007-2009); Independent (2009–2011); CAQ (2011-present)

Election results

Quebec general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Action démocratique Éric Caire 13,461 39.17 -11.89
     Liberal France Hamel 13,025 37.91 +10.82
     Parti Québécois France Gagné 6,988 20.34 +3.28
     Québec solidaire Guillaume Boivin 888 2.58 +0.71

References

Neighbouring electoral districts

Chauveau
Portneuf Vanier, Louis-Hébert
   La Peltrie    
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Lotbinière
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: 2008 election · List of elections · Politics of Quebec · Federal electoral ridings in Quebec