PORTNEUF—JACQUES-CARTIER

'Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier' (formerly known as 'Portneuf') is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. Its population in 2001 was 87,141.

Contents

Demographics

Geography

History

Members of Parliament

Election results

Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier

Portneuf

See also

External links

Demographics

'Ethnic groups:' 99.1% White

'Languages:' 97.0% French, 2.0% English

'Religions:' 94.0% Catholic, 1.4% Protestant, 4.2% no religious affiliation

'Average income:' $28,030

Geography

The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Portneuf and La Jacques-Cartier as well as the municipality of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures. The main communities are Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Donnacona, Lac-Beauport, Neuville, Pont-Rouge, Shannon, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Saint-Raymond, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, and Deschambault-Grondines. Its area is 7,617 sq. km.

History

The electoral district was created in the British North America Act of 1867 as "Portneuf". It was renamed "Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier" on September 1, 2004.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
'''Portneuf'''
1st	1867-1872		Jean-Docile Brousseau	Conservative
2nd	1872-1874		Esdras Alfred de St-Georges (first term)	Liberal
3rd	1874-1878
4th	1878-1882		Roch-Pamphile Vallée	Conservative
5th	1882-1887		Esdras Alfred de St-Georges (second term)	Liberal
6th	1887-1891
7th	1891-1896		Arthur Delisle	Liberal
8th	1896		Henri Joly de Lotbinière	Liberal
1896 By-election	1896-1900
9th	1900-1904		Michel-Siméon Deslisle	Liberal
10th	1904-1908
11th	1908-1911
12th	1911-1917
13th	1917-1921			Opposition
14th	1921-1925			Liberal
15th	1925-1926
16th	1926-1930		Herment Marcotte	Independent Liberal
17th	1930-1935		Jules Desrochers	Liberal
18th	1935-1936		Lucien Cannon	Liberal
1936 By-election	1936-1940		Pierre Gauthier	Liberal
19th	1940-1945
20th	1945-1949
21st	1949-1953
22nd	1953-1957
23rd	1957-1958
24th	1958-1962		Aristide Rompré	Progressive Conservative
25th	1962-1963		Jean-Louis Frénette	Social Credit
26th	1963-1965
27th	1965-1968		Roland Godin	Ralliement créditiste
28th	1968-1972
29th	1972-1974			Social Credit
30th	1974-1979		Pierre Bussières	Liberal
31st	1979-1980		Rolland Dion	Liberal
32nd	1980-1984
33rd	1984-1988		Marc Ferland	Progressive Conservative
34th	1988-1993
35th	1993-1997		Pierre de Savoye	Bloc Québécois
36th	1997-2000
37th	2000-2004		Claude Duplain	Liberal
38th	2004-2006		Guy Côté	Bloc Québécois
'''Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier'''
39th	2006—		André Arthur	Independent

Election results

Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier

Portneuf

See also

★ List of Canadian federal electoral districts

★ Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

★ Riding history for Portneuf from the Library of Parliament

★ Riding history for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier from the Library of Parliament