Bonaventure (provincial electoral district)
Bonaventure is a provincial electoral district in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It is located on the southern shore of the Gaspé Peninsula and encompasses several towns along the Baie des Chaleurs and the New Brunswick border. It notably includes the municipalities of Chandler, Carleton-sur-Mer, New Richmond, Paspébiac, Maria and Bonaventure.
| Quebec electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 48.274°N 65.762°W | ||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec | ||
| MNA |
Coalition Avenir Québec | ||
| District created | 1867 | ||
| First contested | 1867 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 43,430 | ||
| Electors (2012) | 36,042 | ||
| Area (km²) | 10,893.9 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4 | ||
| Census division(s) | Avignon, Bonaventure, Le Rocher-Percé | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Bonaventure, Caplan, Carleton-sur-Mer, Cascapédia–Saint-Jules, Chandler, Escuminac, Hope, Hope Town, L'Ascension-de-Patapédia, Maria, Matapédia, New Carlisle, New Richmond, Nouvelle, Paspébiac, Pointe-à-la-Croix, Port-Daniel–Gascons, Ristigouche-Sud-Est, Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Saint-Alphonse, Saint-André-de-Restigouche, Saint-Elzéar, Saint-François-d'Assise, Saint-Godefroi, Saint-Siméon, Shigawake; Listuguj, Gesgapegiag; Rivière-Bonaventure, Rivière-Nouvelle, Ruisseau-Ferguson | ||
It was originally created for the 1867 election (and an electoral district of that name existed earlier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada).
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained Chandler from Gaspé electoral district.
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