Sainte-Marguerite-Marie () is a municipality in the
Canadian province
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of
Quebec
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, located in
La Matapédia Regional Council Municipality. It was known as Sainte-Marguerite until October 30, 2010.
The municipality had a population of 183 at the
Canada 2021 Census
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.
Demographics
Canada Census data before 2001:
[Statistics Canada: ]1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
census
* Population in 1996: 235 (-9.6% from 1991)
* Population in 1991: 260
Government
Municipal council
* Mayor: Marlène Landry
* Councillors: Jessy Thériault, Vicky Gauvin, Dany Thériault, Sylvain Carrier, Jean-Claude Chouinard, Line Landry
Political representation
Provincially it is part of the riding of Matane-Matapédia. In the
2022 Quebec general election
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the incumbent MNA
Pascal Bérubé
Pascal Bérubé (; born February 16, 1975, in Matane, Quebec) is a Canadian politician and television host. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Matane-Matapédia (formerly Matane) and represents the Parti Qu ...
, of the
Parti Québécois
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, was re-elected to represent the population of Sainte-Marguerite-Marie in the
National Assembly of Quebec
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.
Federally, Sainte-Marguerite-Marie is part of the federal riding of Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia. In the
2021 Canadian federal election
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, the incumbent
Kristina Michaud of the
Bloc Québécois
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was re-elected to represent the population Sainte-Marguerite-Marie in the
House of Commons of Canada
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.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent
La Matapédia Regional County Municipality