Joliette is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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from 1867 to 1935 and since 1968.

Geography

This electoral district, located northeast of

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in the Quebec region of

Lanaudière Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population ( 2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census. Geog ...

, currently consists of: *the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, including Communauté Atikamekw de Manawan

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*the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is bounded by the: * electoral district of Repentigny and Berthier—Maskinongé and the

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to the south * electoral district of

Saint-Maurice—Champlain Saint-Maurice–Champlain is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It consists of: * the City of Shawinigan; * the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Saint-M ...

to the east and north * Lac Nemiscachingue and the electoral districts of Rivière-du-Nord, Montcalm and

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to the west

History

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in

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. In 1933, Joliette became part of the new electoral district of

Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Joliette and L'Assomption—Montcalm ...

. It was created again in 1966 from Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière,

and

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ridings. This riding lost territory to Berthier—Maskinongé during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

1968–present

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election. Note: results from the 1974 federal election are missing from the Library of Parliament website. Results shown are incomplete results (250 of 256 polling stations reporting) reported in the ''Globe and Mail'' on 9 July 1974. Note: percentage change for Roch LaSalle compares his vote as a PC candidate in 1974 to his vote as an independent candidate in 1972. Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election. Note: percentage change for Roch LaSalle compares his vote as an independent candidate in 1972 to his vote as a PC candidate in 1968.

1867–1935

, - , style="width: 160px", Nationalist ,

Hilaire Neveu Hilaire Neveu (August 30, 1839 – July 10, 1913) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Joliette in the House of Commons of Canada from 1889 to 1891 as a Nationalist/Liberal member. He was born in Kildare, Lower Canada, ...

, align=? , align= , align= , - N.B. Mr. Guilbault elected by the casting vote of the Returning Officer. Note: The change in Mr. Guilbault's popular vote is compared to his result in the 1882 general election.

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Riding electoral history from Parliament of Canada website:
Joliette, Quebec (1867–1933)Joliette--L'Assomption--Montcalm (1933-1966)Joliette (1966-present)Riding History - JolietteAtlas of Canada

Notes

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