Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles (formerly Charlesbourg and Charlesbourg—Jacques Cartier) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1979.

Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of

Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale (; ) is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It has a land area of 18,684.78 km2. It reported ...

, consists of the northeast part of

Quebec City Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...

, including the borough of Charlesbourg and the eastern portion of

La Haute-Saint-Charles La Haute-Saint-Charles () is a borough of Quebec City. Population (2006): 74,070. It comprises Lac-Saint-Charles, Saint-Émile, Neufchâtel, Loretteville and Val-Bélair. It also entirely surrounds the urban Indian reserve of Wendake, which ...

( Saint-Émile and Lac-Saint-Charles). The neighbouring ridings are

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, Louis-Saint-Laurent,

Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier (; formerly known as Portneuf) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867. Its population in 2001 was 87,141 ...

, and

Beauport—Limoilou Beauport—Limoilou is a federal electoral district in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada by Liberal Party of Canada MP Steeve Lavoie since 2025. The riding was created in 2003 as "Beaupor ...

Demographics

:''According to the

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'' Ethnic groups: 95.3% White, 2.9% Indigenous, 1.8% Other
Languages: 96.8% French, 1.1% English, 2.1% other
Religions: 88.7% Christian, 0.8% Other, 10.5% none
Median income: $32,861 (2010)
Average income: $36,940 (2010)

History

Charlesbourg was created in 1976 from parts of Portneuf and Montmorency. It was renamed Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier in 2000 and abolished in 2003, at which point a new Charlesbourg riding was created. After the federal election in 2004, it was renamed Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles. The riding gained a small fraction of territory from Louis-Saint-Laurent from the 2012 electoral redistribution. Following the

2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution A redistribution of federal electoral districts ("ridings") began in Canada following the results of the 2021 Canadian census. The Constitution of Canada requires that federal electoral districts that compose the House of Commons undergo a re ...

, the riding gained territory from Louis-Saint-Laurent east of the following line: Boul. Val-Cartier to Rue de la Rivière-Nelson, Rivière Saint-Charles, the eastern limits of the

Wendake Wendake () is the current name for two urban reserves, Wendake 7 () and Wendake 7A, () of the Huron-Wendat Nation in the Canadian province of Quebec. They are enclaves entirely surrounded by the La Haute-Saint-Charles borough of Quebec City, w ...

Indian Reserve, Boul. Bastien, Boul. Pierre-Bertrand, lost the territory east of Ch. de Château-Bigot and Av. du Bourg-Royal and north of Boul. Louis-XIV to

Montmorency—Charlevoix Montmorency—Charlevoix (formerly Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix) is a federal electoral district (riding) in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons since 2004. An earlier Charlevoix—Mo ...

, and lost territory to

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.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the

Election results

Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles 2004 - present

Charlesbourg 2003 - 2004

Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier 2000 - 2004

Charlesbourg 1979 - 2000

, -

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
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Riding history from the

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CharlesbourgCharlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles Quebec federal electoral districts Federal electoral districts of Quebec City