Beauport—Limoilou is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 2004. The riding was created in 2003 as "Beauport" from parts of

Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans Montmorency (also known as Montmorency—Orléans, Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans, and Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in ...

and

Quebec East Quebec East (also known as Québec-Est and Québec East) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 2004. While its boundaries changed over the decades, it was essenti ...

ridings. It was renamed "Beauport—Limoilou" after the 2004 election.

Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of

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, consists of the eastern part of

, namely the boroughs of Limoilou and most of Beauport. The neighbouring ridings are

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Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles (formerly Charlesbourg and Charlesbourg—Jacques Cartier) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Geography The riding, in t ...

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

, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Lévis—Bellechasse. This riding lost territory to

Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix (formerly Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord and Charlevoix—Montmorency) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons ...

and gained territory from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Former boundaries

Image:Beauport—Limoilou.png, 2004 to 2011 election

Demographics

''According to the

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'' Population: 96 029 (92 944 in 2011)
Sex: Male 48%; Female 52%
Language
:Mother tongue: French 93.3%, Spanish 1.3%, English 1.1%, Arabic 0.8%
:Home Language: French 96.2%, Spanish 0.8% , English 0.7%, Arabic 0.4%
:Knowledge: French 99.4%, English 34.8%, Spanish 4.7%, Arabic 1.3%
Ethnicity: Canadien 68.0%, French 27.8%, Irish 5.0%, Aboriginal 4.1%, Quebecois 2.9%, African 2.4%, Scottish 1.9% , Latin American 1.8%
Visible Minority: 7.2% (Black 3.1%, Latin American 1.5%, 0.9% Arab)
Religions: Catholic 86.5%, None 12.7%, Protestant and other Christian 3.3%, Muslim 1.3%, Other 0.8%
Households/Occupied dwellings: 48 440 :Occupied dwellings: Apartment < 5 stories: 60%, Single-detached house 21%; Duplex 10%
:Households: Single 45.0%, Couples - no children 24%, Couples - with Children 18%, Single parent 9.6%
Median income: $31,568 (2015)
Average income: $37,090 (2015)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

Beauport—Limoilou

Beauport

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada2011 Results from Elections CanadaRiding history for Beauport from the

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Riding history for Beauport—Limoilou from the

Notes

External links

Politwitter

Project Democracy

Pundit's Guide

StatsCan District Profile
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