Québec Centre (; formerly Québec and Langelier) is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. It is located in Quebec City in the province of Quebec, Canada.
Since its creation, the riding has been a provincial bellwether in federal elections. No party has ever carried this riding without winning the most seats in Quebec.
History
This riding was created as "Langelier" riding in 1966 from parts of Quebec East, Quebec South and Quebec West ridings. It was renamed "Québec" in 1990. Since its inception, this riding has always been represented by the party with the most support in Quebec.
Former boundaries
Geography The riding, in the Quebec region of Capitale-Nationale, consists of the central part of Quebec City, including the borough of La Cité and the southern part of the borough of Les Rivières, as well as the parish municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Anges.
The neighbouring ridings are Louis-Hébert, Louis-Saint-Laurent, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Beauport—Limoilou, and Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis.
The riding gained a small fraction of territory from Louis-Hébert as a result of the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2022 federal electoral redistribution the riding was renamed Québec Centre. It will also gain the area east of Av. Maguire from Louis-Hébert.
Demographics According to the 2011 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 91.4% White, 3.2% Indigenous, 1.6% Latino, 1.5% Black, 2.3% other Languages: 92.7% French, 1.9% English, 1.6% Spanish, 3.8% other Religions: 79.6% Christian, 1.4% Muslim, 0.8% other, 18.2% none Median income: $28,603 (2010) Average income: $35,961 (2010)
Riding associations Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ City Association du Parti conservateur Québec-CentreMario LapointeQuebec CityAssociation Libérale Fédérale de Québec CentreMarc-Etienne VienQuebec CityParti Marijuana de Québec (PMQ)Danny LégaréSaint-Félix-de-ValoisAssociation NPD Québec CentreVictoria I. VenetQuebec City
Members of Parliament
Election results
Québec Centre
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Liberal 19,361 35.72 Bloc Québécois 15,734 29.03 Conservative 9,766 18.02 New Democratic 6,882 12.70 Green 1,277 2.36 People's 855 1.58 Others 320 0.59
Québec, 1993–2021
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % New Democratic 22,394 42.64 Bloc Québécois 14,685 27.96 Conservative 9,331 17.77 Liberal 4,736 9.02 Green 1,144 2.18 Others 228 0.43
Langelier, 1968–1993
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada 2011 Results from Elections Canada Website of the Parliament of Canada
Notes