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Laviolette–Saint-Maurice
Laviolette–Saint-Maurice () is a provincial electoral district in Quebec. It was created from parts of Laviolette and Saint-Maurice districts. It will be first contested in the 2018 Quebec general election. It notably includes the cities of Shawinigan and La Tuque La Tuque ( , , ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,129 at the 2021 Canadian census, most of which live within the urban area. At over , i .... Members of the National Assembly Election results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Laviolette-Saint-Maurice Quebec provincial electoral districts Shawinigan La Tuque, Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Quebec General Election
The 2018 Quebec general election was held on October 1, 2018, to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The election saw a landslide victory for the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) led by François Legault, which won 74 of 125 seats, giving the party a majority and unseating the Quebec Liberal Party. The Liberals became the Parliamentary opposition, official opposition with 31 seats. This election was the first won by the CAQ, which had previously been the third party in the legislature. It was also the first since 1966 Quebec general election, 1966 that had been won by a party other than the Liberals or Parti Québécois. Background In Quebec the Liberal Party had held power since 2003, save for a Marois government, period of less than two years between 2012 and 2014. The National Assembly has had a fixed four-year term since passing a Fixed election dates in Canada, fixed election date law in 2013. The law stipulates that "the general election following the end of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trois-Rives, Quebec
Trois-Rives () is a municipality with an area of located in Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in the Mid-Mauricie, province of Quebec, Canada. History It was established in 1972 as Boucher, named after the geographic township of Boucher in which it is located. This name was chosen in honour of Pierre Boucher, former French governor of Trois-Rivières and owner of the Boucher and Boucherville Seignories in the late 17th century. It was not until 1978 that the municipal incorporation was confirmed. On December 26, 1998, the municipality was renamed to Trois-Rives (French for "Three shores") to better represent the geography of the municipality as it is crossed by three rivers: the Matawin, the Mékinac, and the Saint-Maurice River. On August 28, 2004, Trois-Rives was enlarged by some when it annexed a portion of the Lac-Masketsi Unorganized Territory. The municipality has two main roads: Quebec Route 155 (along the Saint-Maurice River on the eastern shore); and St. Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Maurice (provincial Electoral District)
Saint-Maurice () was a provincial electoral district located in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. It includes part of the city of Shawinigan; it does not, however, include the parish municipality of Saint-Maurice (although it borders on it). It was created for the 1867 election, and an electoral district of that name existed even earlier: see Saint-Maurice (Lower Canada) and Saint-Maurice (Province of Canada). In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged. Following the change in the 2017 electoral map, the riding will be dissolved into the new riding of Laviolette–Saint-Maurice and Maskinongé. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Election results * Result compared to Action démocratique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laviolette (electoral District)
Laviolette () was a provincial electoral district in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It includes the city of La Tuque and its urban agglomeration, some parts of the city of Shawinigan, and various other municipalities. It was created for the 1931 election from part of Champlain electoral district. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained Lac-aux-Sables and Notre-Dame-de-Montauban from Portneuf electoral district. Following the change in the 2017 electoral map, the riding was dissolved into the new ridings of Laviolette–Saint-Maurice and Champlain. It was named after the founder of Trois-Rivières in 1634, the Sieur de Laviolette. Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Election results , - , Liberal , Julie Boulet , align="right", 11,645 , align="right", 59.13 , align="right", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tuque (census Division)
La Tuque ( , , ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,129 at the 2021 Canadian census, most of which live within the urban area. At over , it is the largest city in Canada by area. The canoeing race begins at La Tuque. The name, which dates to the eighteenth century, originates from a nearby rock formation which resembles a French-Canadian knitted cap known as the tuque. In 1823–24, the explorer François Verreault described the location as: The hat-shaped mountain which gave its name to the town of La Tuque is located between the Saint-Maurice River (left bank) and the WestRock paper mill. The summit of this mountain is about . It is located from the river and about upstream (northeast side) of the La Tuque hydroelectric power plant. History The territory of La Tuque was first inhabited by Atikamekw Indigenous people. In the early 1850s, settlers were drawn to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tuque, Quebec
La Tuque ( , , ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord, Quebec, Chambord. The population was 11,129 at the 2021 Canadian census, most of which live within the Population centre (Canada), urban area. At over , it is the List of the largest cities and towns in Canada by area, largest city in Canada by area. The canoeing race begins at La Tuque. The name, which dates to the eighteenth century, originates from a nearby rock formation which resembles a French-Canadian knitted cap known as the tuque. In 1823–24, the explorer François Verreault described the location as: The hat-shaped mountain which gave its name to the town of La Tuque is located between the Saint-Maurice River (left bank) and the WestRock paper mill. The summit of this mountain is about . It is located from the river and about upstream (northeast side) of the La Tuque hydroelectric power plant. History The territory of La Tuque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the List of French possessions and colonies, French colony of ''Canada (New France), Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a Territorial evolution of the British Empire#List of territories that were once a part of the British Empire, British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was Canadian Confederation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel () is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ..., Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Government The mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. Officially, mayoral elections in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel are on a non-partisan basis. The following list may be incomplete. Photos File:Notre Dame du Mont Carmel 005.jpg, Cemetery and its Calvary File:Notre Dame du Mont Carmel 002.jpg, Sign at the 150th anniversary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality
Les Chenaux (, meaning ''the channels'' in French) is a regional county municipality in central Quebec, Canada, in the Mauricie region. The seat is in Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes. It is located adjacent on the east of Trois-Rivières on the Saint Lawrence River. It has a land area of and a population of 17,865 inhabitants in the Canada 2011 Census. Its largest community is the parish of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel. Les Chenaux is one of the few regional county municipalities in Quebec that does not constitute its own census division; instead, it is grouped with Trois-Rivières as the single census division of Francheville. Geography The "Les Chenaux" RCM is an area east of Trois-Rivières, located between the villages of Champlain and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade on north shore of St. Lawrence River. The MRC is approximately 40 km in length to about 20 kilometers in depth. The territory is crossed by three rivers flowing from north to south: Champlain River, Batiscan River and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tuque
La Tuque ( , , ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,129 at the 2021 Canadian census, most of which live within the urban area. At over , it is the largest city in Canada by area. The canoeing race begins at La Tuque. The name, which dates to the eighteenth century, originates from a nearby rock formation which resembles a French-Canadian knitted cap known as the tuque. In 1823–24, the explorer François Verreault described the location as: The hat-shaped mountain which gave its name to the town of La Tuque is located between the Saint-Maurice River (left bank) and the WestRock paper mill. The summit of this mountain is about . It is located from the river and about upstream (northeast side) of the La Tuque hydroelectric power plant. History The territory of La Tuque was first inhabited by Atikamekw Indigenous people. In the early 1850s, settlers were drawn to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Édouard, Quebec
Lac-Édouard () is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in the Mauricie Quebec region, region of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada. Its village centre is located along the Canadian National Railway at the north end of the namesake Lake Édouard (Quebec), Lake Édouard. On March 26, 2003, it became part of the La Tuque, Quebec, City of La Tuque as part of the early 2000s municipal reorganization in Quebec, but following 2004 Quebec municipal referendums, a 2004 referendum, the Municipalities of La Bostonnais, Quebec, La Bostonnais and Lac-Édouard were reconstituted on January 1, 2006. It remains part of the La Tuque (urban agglomeration), urban agglomeration of La Tuque. It had formerly been part of Le Haut-Saint-Maurice Regional County Municipality, which was abolished in the wake of the merger; after demerger, it is one of the few municipalities (other than in the Nord-du-Québec region) that is not part of any regional county municipality. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
