Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis (formerly Lévis—Bellechasse) is a federal
electoral district in
Quebec
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It was created in 2003 from
Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings.
Geography
The riding is located south of
Quebec City
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and covers a strip of land between the city's cross-river suburbs and the Canada–US border. It is located in the Quebec region of
Chaudière-Appalaches. It consists of the RCM of
Bellechasse and most of
Les Etchemins, as well as the eastern part of the city of
Lévis.
The neighbouring ridings are
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* Beaucé, a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, France
* Beauce, Quebec, an historical and cultural region of Canada
** Beauce (electoral district), a fed ...
,
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière,
Louis-Hébert Louis-Hébert could refer to:
* Louis-Hébert (provincial electoral district)
*Louis-Hébert (federal electoral district)
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,
Québec,
Beauport—Limoilou,
Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup (formerly Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2006 was ...
.
The
2012 federal electoral distribution has concluded this riding will retain its current boundaries, but was renamed Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.
Profile
The rural regions to the east of the riding are extremely strong areas for the Conservatives. The city of Lévis, however, is more of a battleground region. In the 2011 election, the Tories had to contend with a strong NDP performance in that city. The NDP's support was more concentrated to the west of the Boulevard de la Rive-Sud, closer to the river front.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, 2013 Representation Order
This renamed riding maintained its boundaries for the
42nd Canadian federal election:
Lévis—Bellechasse, 2003 Representation Order
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada2011 Results from Elections CanadaRiding history
Notes
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Politics of Lévis, Quebec
Quebec federal electoral districts
Quebec City Area