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