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Matapédia is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was originally created in 1922 from a portion of the electoral district of Matane.
[edit] Geography
The riding is located on the Gaspé Peninsula and encompasses several inland villages.
It consists of the municipalities of:
- Albertville
- Amqui
- Causapscal
- Grand-Métis
- Lac-au-Saumon
- La Rédemption
- Les Boules
- Les Hauteurs
- Métis-sur-Mer
- Mont-Joli
- Padoue
- Price
- Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs
- Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici
- Saint-Charles-Garnier
- Saint-Cléophas
- Saint-Damase
- Saint-Donat
- Sainte-Flavie
- Sainte-Florence
- Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski
- Sainte-Irène
- Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc
- Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage
- Saint-Léon-le-Grand
- Sainte-Luce Luceville
- Sainte-Marguerite
- Saint-Moïse
- Saint-Noël
- Saint-Octave-de-Métis
- Saint-Tharcisius
- Saint-Vianney
- Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui
- Sayabec
- Val-Brillant
[edit] Linguistic demographics
[edit] Members of Legislative Assembly
- Joseph Dufour, Liberal (1923-1936)
- Fernand Paradis, Union Nationale (1936-1939)
- Joseph Dufour, Liberal (1939-1944)
- Philippe Cossette, Union Nationale (1944-1952)
- Clovis Gagnon, Union Nationale (1953-1960)
- Bona Arsenault, Liberal (1960-1966)
[edit] Members of the National Assembly
- Bona Arsenault, Liberal (1966-1976)
- Léopold Marquis, Parti Québécois (1976-1985)
- Henri Paradis, Liberal (1985-1994)
- Danielle Doyer, Parti Québécois (1994-)
[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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