Chicoutimi—Le Fjord (formerly known as Chicoutimi) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1925. The riding consists of the northern part of the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, as well as the

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borough and the municipalities of Ferland-et-Boilleau, L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Petit-Saguenay, Rivière-Éternité and Saint-Félix-d'Otis and the unorganized territory of

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. It was created as "Chicoutimi" riding in 1924 from

Chicoutimi—Saguenay Chicoutimi—Saguenay was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was created by the ''British North America Act'', 1867, and was amalgamated into the Chicou ...

. It was renamed "Chicoutimi—Le Fjord" in 2000. The neighbouring ridings are

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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

Jonquière Jonquière (; ; 2021 population: 60,250) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Saguenay River, near the borough of Chicoutimi. History Jonquière ...

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won the

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Geography

The riding has always been centred on the city (now borough) of

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and com ...

. When it was created, the riding consisted of Chicoutimi County until 1947, when the western half of the riding became the new riding of Lapointe. The 1976 redistribution removed all of the riding's territory north of the

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. This territory was added back to the riding in the 2003 redistribution. This riding lost some territory to

during the 2012 electoral redistribution, including much of the area north of the Saguenay River again.

Demographics

:''According to the

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'' Ethnocultural groups: 93.8% European, 3.7% Indigenous, 2.5% Other
Languages: 96.9% French, 0.9% English
Religion: 77.9%% Christian (71.4% Catholic), 0.8% Muslim, 21.0% None
Median income: $32,291 (2015) Average income: $40,803 (2015)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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: 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

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Canadian Alliance vote in the 2000 election. Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election. Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election. Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election. Note: Alfred Dubuc's popular vote as a Liberal candidate is compared to his popular vote as an independent Liberal candidate in the 1926 general election.

References

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

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