CHICOUTIMI—LE FJORD

Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Member of Parliament	Robert Bouchard Bloc Québécois
Population, 2006	96 483
Electors, 2006	78 073
Area (km²)	43 435
Population density (people per km²)	2.2
Electoral district created	1924, from Chicoutimi—Saguenay
Census divisions	• Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM • Saguenay
Polling divisions	199
Major municipalities	• Chicoutimi • Jonquière • La Baie • Saguenay • Saint-Fulgence • Saint-Honoré

'Chicoutimi—Le Fjord' (formerly known as 'Chicoutimi') is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925.
It was created as "Chicoutimi" riding in 1924 from Chicoutimi—Saguenay. It was re-named "Chicoutimi—Le Fjord" in 2000.
The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Manicouagan, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, and Jonquière—Alma.

Contents

Geography

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

External link

Geography

The riding consisted of Chicoutimi County until 1947, when it shrank somewhat, but has always been centred on the city of Chicoutimi, Quebec.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
''Chicoutimi—Saguenay prior to 1924''
'''Chicoutimi'''
15th	1925-1926		Julien-Édouard-Alfred Dubuc	Liberal
16th	1926-1930
17th	1930-1935
18th	1935-1940
19th	1940-1945
20th	1945-1949		Paul-Edmond Gagnon	Independent
21st	1949-1953
22nd	1953-1957
23rd	1957-1958		Rosaire Gauthier	Liberal
24th	1958-1962		Vincent Brassard	Progressive Conservative
25th	1962-1963		Maurice Côté	Social Credit
26th	1963-1965
27th	1965-1968		Paul Langlois	Liberal
28th	1968-1972
29th	1972-1974
30th	1974-1979
31st	1979-1980		Marcel Dionne	Liberal
32nd	1980-1984
33rd	1984-1988		André Harvey 1st term	Progressive Conservative
34th	1988-1993
35th	1993-1997		Gilbert Fillion	Bloc Québécois
36th	1997-2000		André Harvey 2nd term	Progressive Conservative
	2000			Independent
	2000			Liberal
37th	2000-2004
38th	2004-2006		Robert Bouchard	Bloc Québécois
39th	2006-

The riding followed the typical path of most nationalist Quebec ridings, except for an independent being elected (1945-1957), and former MP André Harvey narrowly defeating incumbent Gilbert Fillion in 1997, one of only a few PC seats in Quebec that year.

Election results

See also

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

External link

★ Riding history from the Library of Parliament