Lévis—Lotbinière (formerly Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) is a federal

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in the

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 2004. It was created in 2003 from parts of Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings.

Geography

Located southwest of

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along the

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, the riding includes parts of the city's south shore suburbs. It consists of: * the Regional County Municipality of Lotbinière; * the part of the City of Lévis comprising: the former cities of Saint-Nicolas, Charny, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome and Saint-Rédempteur, the former Municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, and the former Parish Municipality of

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; and * the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon in the Regional County Municipality of La Nouvelle-Beauce. The neighbouring ridings are

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, Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière,

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, and

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. As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed Lévis—Lotbinière. Its territory remained largely the same, receiving a small portion from Mégantic—L'Érable. Following the

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, the riding gained the area west of 4e Av. and Rue St-Eustache in

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from

, and lost the municipalities of Leclercville, Val-Alain, Lotbinière, Sainte-Croix, Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur-d'Issoudun,

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly Saint-Janvier-de-Joly () is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,079 as of 2021. It is named after Reverend Janvier Lachance, a mis ...

, Laurier-Station,

Saint-Flavien Saint-Flavien () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,619 as of 2021. The municipality, constituted in 1999, covers an are ...

, Dosquet, and

Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière () is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 1,049 as of 2021. It is named after Agatha of Sicily, who died as a martyr in 25 ...

to Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière.

Demographics

''According to the

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'' Ethnic groups: 95.9% White, 1.4% Indigenous, 1.0% Black Languages: 96.6% French, 1.0% English Religions: 72.5% Christian (64.6% Catholic, 7.9% Other), 26.4% None Median income: $47,600 (2020) Average income: $54,600 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Lévis—Lotbinière, 2023 representation order

Lévis—Lotbinière, 2013 representation order

This riding was renamed Lévis—Lotbinière, and received a small portion of territory from Mégantic—L'Érable for the

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Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, 2003 representation order

References

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Notes

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