Rimouski (provincial electoral district)

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Rimouski
National Assembly Member Irvin Pelletier
Parti Québécois
Electors, 2007 43,195 [1]
Electoral district created 1829
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent

Rimouski is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1829.

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[edit] Members of Legislative Assembly

  • Joseph Garon, Conservative Party (1867-1871)
  • Louis-Honoré Gosselin, Conservative Party (1871-1872)
  • Alexandre Chauvreau, Conservative Party - Independent Conservative - Liberal (1872-1880)
  • Joseph Parent, Liberal (1880-1881)
  • Louis-Napoléon Asselin, Conservative Party (1881-1886)
  • Edouard-Onésiphore Martin, Liberal (1886-1889)
  • Auguste Tessier, Liberal (1889-1907)
  • Pierre-Émile D'Anjou, Liberal (1907-1912)
  • Auguste Tessier, Liberal (1912-1923)
  • Louis-Joseph Moreault, Liberal (1923-1936)
  • Alfred Dubé, Union Nationale (1936-1939)
  • Louis-Joseph Moreault, Liberal (1939-1944)
  • Alfred Dubé, Union Nationale (1944-1956)
  • Albert Dionne, Liberal (1956-1966)

[edit] Members of the National Assembly

  • Maurice Tessier, Liberal (1966-1973)
  • Claude St-Hilaire, Liberal (1973-1976)
  • Alain Marcoux, PQ (1976-1985)
  • Michel Tremblay, Liberal (1985-1994)
  • Solange Charest, PQ (1994-2007)
  • Irvin Pelletier, PQ (2007-present)

[edit] Geography

The riding is located on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River, and borders the Province of New Brunswick

It consists of the municipalities of:

  • Biencourt
  • Esprit-Saint
  • Lac-des-Aigles
  • La Trinité-des-Monts
  • Le Bic
  • Rimouski
  • Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard
  • Saint-Eugène-de-Ladrière
  • Saint-Fabien
  • Saint-Marcellin
  • Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski
  • Saint-Valérien

[edit] Linguistic demographics

[edit] Election results

Quebec general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti Québécois Irvin Pelletier 12,925 40.58
     Action démocratique Roger Picard 9,394 29.49
     Liberal Hélène Ménard 6,988 21.94
     Québec solidaire Guylaine Bélanger 1,894 5.95
     Green Stéphanie Théorêt 651 2.04
Quebec general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Parti Québécois Solange Charest 14,117 47.71
     Liberal Gaston Pelletier 10,817 36.40
     Action démocratique Claude Fortin 4,719 15.88
1995 Quebec referendum
Side Votes %
Oui 22,289 63.73
Non 12,684 36.27

[edit] References

[edit] Neighbouring electoral districts

René-Lévesque
v • d • e
 
Rivière-du-Loup North Matapédia
West   Rimouski    East
South
Kamouraska-Témiscouata
v • d • e
Quebec provincial electoral districts
Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
and Côte-Nord
Capitale-Nationale
Mauricie
Chaudière-Appalaches
and Centre-du-Québec
Estrie (Eastern Townships)
Eastern Montérégie
South Shore
East Montreal
                          Central Montreal
West Montreal
North Montreal
Laval
Lanaudière
Laurentians
Outaouais
Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec
See also: 2007 election • List of elections • Politics of Quebec