Joliette—Manawan

Joliette—Manawan (formerly Joliette, ) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935 and since 1968.

Geography This electoral district, located northeast of Montreal in the Quebec region of Lanaudière, currently consists of: the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie, including Communauté Atikamekw de Manawan indian reserve the Regional County Municipality of Joliette.

It is bounded by the: electoral district of Repentigny and Berthier—Maskinongé and the Saint Lawrence River to the south electoral district of Saint-Maurice—Champlain to the east and north Lac Nemiscachingue and the electoral districts of Laurentides—Labelle, Les Pays-d'en-Haut and Montcalm to the west

Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census

Ethnic groups: 93.4% White, 3.8% Indigenous, 1.1% Black

Languages: 92.5% French, 2.1% English, 1.8% Atikamekw

Religions: 70.0% Christian (63.5% Catholic, 6.5% Other), 28.4% None

Median income: $37,200 (2020)

Average income: $45,280 (2020)

History It was created by the British North America Act 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada. In 1933, Joliette became part of the new electoral district of Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm.

It was created again in 1966 from Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière, Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm and Terrebonne ridings.

This riding lost territory to Berthier—Maskinongé during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding was largely replaced by Joliette—Manawan. It lost the municipalities of Saint-Donat and Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci to Laurentides—Labelle; it lost the municipalities of Entrelacs and Chertsey to Les Pays-d'en-Haut; and it gained the Domaine-Ouellet area from Repentigny.

Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results Joliette—Manawan

2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Bloc Québécois 28,538 55.14 Liberal 11,533 22.28 Conservative 4,904 9.47 New Democratic 2,997 5.79 People's 1,565 3.02 Green 1,011 1.95 Free 970 1.87 Marijuana 219 0.42 Indépendance du Québec 21 0.04 Total valid votes 51,758 97.64 Rejected ballots 1,250 2.36 Registered voters/ estimated turnout 85,297 62.15

1968–present

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % New Democratic 23,813 46.92 Bloc Québécois 16,751 33.01 Conservative 4,919 9.69 Liberal 3,243 6.39 Green 2,024 3.99

1867–1935

N.B. Mr. Guilbault elected by the casting vote of the Returning Officer.

Note: The change in Mr. Guilbault's popular vote is compared to his result in the 1882 general election.

See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada Riding electoral history from Parliament of Canada website: Joliette, Quebec (1867–1933) Joliette--L'Assomption--Montcalm (1933-1966) Joliette (1966-present) Riding History - Joliette Atlas of Canada

Notes

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