Jonquière is a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
Quebec
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1979 to 2004 and again from the
2015 election onward.
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of
Lapointe and
Montmorency ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into
Jonquière—Alma and
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord (formerly known as Chicoutimi) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. The riding consists of the northern part of the Chicoutimi borough o ...
ridings. It was re-created during the
2012 electoral redistribution from parts of
Jonquière—Alma,
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord (formerly known as Chicoutimi) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. The riding consists of the northern part of the Chicoutimi borough o ...
and
Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean (formerly known as Roberval) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 until 2015.
The riding was created in 1947 from parts of Lake St-John—Ro ...
.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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}:
Election results
2015–present
1979–2004
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
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada Riding History from the Parliament of Canada
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Quebec federal electoral districts
Politics of Saguenay, Quebec