Bellechasse (provincial electoral district)
Bellechasse is a provincial electoral riding in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes a section of the city of Lévis as well as Saint-Henri, Saint-Anselme, Lac-Etchemin, Sainte-Claire, Beaumont, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Raphaël and Saint-Gervais.
| Quebec electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec | ||
| MNA |
Coalition Avenir Québec | ||
| District created | 1867 | ||
| First contested | 1867 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 51,836 | ||
| Electors (2012) | 42,676 | ||
| Area (km²) | 3,204.9 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 16.2 | ||
| Census division(s) | Bellechasse (all), Les Etchemins (part), Lévis (part) | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Lévis (part); Armagh, Beaumont, Honfleur, Lac-Etchemin, La Durantaye, Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland, Saint-Anselme, Saint-Camille-de-Lellis, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Sainte-Claire, Saint-Cyprien, Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Henri, Sainte-Justine, Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Magloire, Saint-Malachie, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Saint-Nérée-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Philémon, Saint-Raphaël, Sainte-Rose-de-Watford, Sainte-Sabine, Saint-Vallier | ||
It was created for the 1867 election, and electoral districts of that name existed even earlier: see Bellechasse (Province of Canada) and Bellechasse (Lower Canada).
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained part of the Desjardins borough of the city of Lévis, namely the portion south of Quebec Autoroute 20.
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