Jonquière () is a federal
electoral district
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in
Quebec
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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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 ridings. It was re-created during the
2012 electoral redistribution from parts of
Jonquière—Alma,
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and
Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean.
Following the
2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution
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, the riding lost the municipalities of
Saint-David-de-Falardeau,
Sainte-Rose-du-Nord,
Saint-Fulgence, and
Saint-Honoré to
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, and gained the municipalities of
Hébertville
Hébertville () is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in Quebec, Canada.
History
Hébertville was founded in 1849 and is named for the priest Nicolas-Tolentin Hébert (1810-1888), the son of Jean-Baptiste Hébert, a Patriot representative ...
,
Hébertville-Station,
L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur,
Saint-Augustin,
Saint-Bruno,
Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc,
Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay,
Saint-Ludger-de-Milot and
Saint-Stanislas as well as the
Passes-Dangereuses unorganized area from
Lac-Saint-Jean.
Demographics
''According to the
2021 Canadian census
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,
2023 representation order''
Race: 94.8% White, 4.0% Indigenous
Languages: 98.8% French, 1.1% English
Religions: 79.3% Christian (72.9% Catholic, 6.4% Other), 20.3% None
Median income: $42,000 (2020)
Average income: $48,720 (2020)
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
2015–present
1979–2004
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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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