Saint-Augustin—Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier (; formerly known as Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier and Portneuf) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867. Its population in 2001 was 87,141. It is currently represented by Joël Godin of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order
Race: 96.5% White, 1.8% IndigenousLanguages: 97.1% French, 2.7% English Religions: 72.4% Christian (65.5% Catholic, 6.9% Other) 27.0% NoneMedian income: $47,600 (2020)Average income: $55,650 (2020)
Geography The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of Portneuf and La Jacques-Cartier as well as the municipality of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures. The main communities are Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Donnacona, Lac-Beauport, Neuville, Pont-Rouge, Shannon, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Saint-Raymond, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, and Deschambault-Grondines. Its area is 7,617 km2.
History The electoral district was created in the British North America Act 1867 as "Portneuf". It was renamed "Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier" on September 1, 2004.
The Conservative Party did not run a candidate in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier in the 2008 and 2011 elections as incumbent independent André Arthur was a self-described libertarian who consistently voted with and supported the Conservative Party in the House of Commons.
There were no changes to this riding during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, it lost the municipalities of Lac-Beauport and Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval to Montmorency—Charlevoix.
The riding's name was changed to Saint-Augustin—Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier as part of Bill C-25 of the 45th Canadian Parliament.
Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Conservative 29,771 52.35 Bloc Québécois 13,501 23.74 Liberal 8,614 15.15 New Democratic 2,686 4.72 People's 1,392 2.45 Free 530 0.93 Rhinoceros 380 0.67 Total valid votes 56,874 98.44 Rejected ballots 902 1.56 Registered voters/ estimated turnout 84,241 68.58
Portneuf
Note: Change in popular vote is calculated from popular vote in the 1896 general election.
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada Riding history for Portneuf from the Library of Parliament Riding history for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier from the Library of Parliament 2011 Results from Elections Canada
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