Joliette—Manawan (formerly 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

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

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. Geogr ...

, 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

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and

Berthier—Maskinongé Berthier—Maskinongé (; formerly known as Berthier and Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953, from 1968 to 1988, ...

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-Sai ...

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

Laurentides—Labelle Laurentides—Labelle is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Geography The district is located north of Gatineau and northwest of Montreal, in the Quebec regi ...

to the west

Demographics

''According to the

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'' Ethnic groups: 93.4% White, 3.8% Indigenous, 1.1% Black Languages: 92.5% French, 2.1% English, 1.8% Atikamekw Religions: 70.0% Christian (63.5% Catholic, 6.5% Other), 28.4% None Median income: $37,200 (2020) Average income: $45,280 (2020)

History

It was created by the

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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 (Canada), 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 Jol ...

. It was created again in 1966 from

Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968. This riding was created in 1952 from Berthier—Maskinongé. It consisted of t ...

and Terrebonne ridings. This riding lost territory to

during 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 was largely replaced by Joliette—Manawan. It lost the municipalities of Saint-Donat and

Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci () is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality. Demographics Population Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 619 (total dwellings: 1206) La ...

; it lost the municipalities of Entrelacs and

Chertsey Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, southwest of central London. It grew up around Chertsey Abbey, founded in AD 666 by Earconwald, St Erkenwald, and gained a municipal charter, market charter from Henry I of Engla ...

to Les Pays-d'en-Haut; and it gained the Domaine-Ouellet area from

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Joliette—Manawan

1968–present

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 (federal electoral district), Joliette in the House of Commons of Canada from 1889 to 1891 as a Nationalist/Liberal memb ...

, 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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