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Duplessis is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1960 from parts of the Saguenay provincial electoral district. It includes the cities or municipalities of Sept-Îles, Port-Cartier, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Natashquan, Blanc-Sablon and Fermont as well as Anticosti Island. An additional separate section of the district exists northwest of the Newfoundland and Labrador border which includes the municipality of Schefferville and several First Nations reserves.
The riding was named after former Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis who led the province from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1959 as leader of the Union Nationale.
[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly
- Henri-Laurier Coiteux, Liberal (1960-1966)
[edit] Members of National Assembly
- Henri-Laurier Coiteux, Liberal (1966-1972)
- Donald Gallienne, Liberal (1972-1976)
- Denis Perron, Parti Québécois (1976-1997)
- Normand Duguay, Parti Québécois (1997-2003)
- Lorraine Richard, Parti Québécois (2003-present)
[edit] Geography
The riding is located on the lower north shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
It consists of the municipalities of:
- Aguanish
- Baie-Johan-Beetz
- Blanc-Sablon
- Bonne-Espérance
- Côté-Nord-du-Golfe-Saint-Laurent
- Fermont
- Gallix
- Gros-Mécatina
- Havre-Saint-Pierre
- Kawawachikamach
- Île-d Anticosti
- Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan
- Moisie
- Natashquan
- Port-Cartier
- Rivière-au-Tonnerre
- Rivière-Pentecôte
- Riviére-Saint-Jean
- Saint-Augustin
- Schefferville
- Sept-Îles
It also consists of the First Nation reserves of:
- Lac-John
- La Romaine
- Maliotenam
- Matimekosh
- Mingan
- Natashquan
- Uashat
It also consists of the First Nation community of:
[edit] Linguistic demographics
[edit] Election results
[edit] References
[edit] Neighbouring electoral districts
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Quebec provincial electoral districts |
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| Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
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Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
and Côte-Nord |
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| Capitale-Nationale |
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| Mauricie |
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Chaudière-Appalaches
and Centre-du-Québec |
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| Estrie (Eastern Townships) |
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| Eastern Montérégie |
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| South Shore |
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| East Montreal |
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| Central Montreal |
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| West Montreal |
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| North Montreal |
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| Laval |
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| Lanaudière |
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| Laurentians |
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| Outaouais |
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| Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec |
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See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Quebec
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