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Beauport—Limoilou is a federal
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in
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,
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
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by
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MP Steeve Lavoie since 2025. The riding was created in 2003 as "Beauport" from parts of Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans,
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and Quebec East ridings. It was renamed "Beauport—Limoilou" after the 2004 election.


Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of
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, consists of the eastern part of
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, namely the boroughs of Limoilou and most of Beauport. The neighbouring ridings are
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, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles,
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, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, and Lévis—Bellechasse. This riding lost territory to Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix and gained territory from Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord during the 2012 electoral redistribution. Following the
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, the Chutes-Montmorency neighbourhood was united into the riding, taking in parts from Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix. It also gained territory from Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles south of a line that follows Rue de Chamonix, 10e Av. East, and Boul. Louix-XIV; and an additional territory south of a line that follows 41e Rue West, to Boul. Henri-Bourassa to Autoroute 40.


Former boundaries

Image:Beauport—Limoilou.png, 2004 to 2011 election


Demographics

''According to the
2021 Canadian census The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada, Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, whic ...
, 2023 representation order'' Race: 88.5% White, 5.0% Black, 1.9% Indigenous, 1.5% Latin American, 1.2% Arab
Languages: 93.5% French, 2.0% English, 1.2% Spanish
Religions: 65.4% Christian (57.5% Catholic, 7.8% Other), 2.6% Muslim, 31.2% None
Median income: $40,400 (2020)
Average income: $46,040 (2020)


Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:


Election results


Beauport—Limoilou


Beauport


See also

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List of Canadian electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...


References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada2011 Results from Elections CanadaRiding history for Beauport from the
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Riding history for Beauport—Limoilou from the
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External links


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Pundit's Guide

StatsCan District Profile
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