Rivière-du-Nord () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
Geography The district consists of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality. It includes the communities of Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Sophie, Prévost, Saint-Hippolyte and Saint-Colomban
The neighbouring ridings are Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Montcalm, Terrebonne, Thérèse-De Blainville and Mirabel.
Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 93.5% White, 2.3% Black, 1.8% Indigenous
Languages: 92.9% French, 1.9% English, 1.1% Spanish
Religions: 64.5% Christian (57.9% Catholic, 6.6% Other), 1.3% Muslim, 33.6% none
Median income: $40,000 (2020)
Average income: $47,200 (2020)
History The electoral district was created in 2003: 83.3% of the population of the riding came from Laurentides, 9.3% from Berthier—Montcalm and 7.4% from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel ridings. In the 2012 electoral redistribution, the riding lost Saint-Colomban to Mirabel.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines from Mirabel and lost the municipalities of Prévost and Saint-Hippolyte to Les Pays-d'en-Haut.
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Bloc Québécois 26,505 51.60 Liberal 11,542 22.47 Conservative 6,183 12.04 New Democratic 3,536 6.88 People's 1,967 3.83 Green 149 0.29 Others 1,482 2.89
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % New Democratic 26,290 55.12 Bloc Québécois 13,449 28.20 Conservative 4,022 8.43 Liberal 3,078 6.45 Green 856 1.79
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada Riding history from the Library of Parliament 2011 Results from Elections Canada
Notes