Jonquière (federal electoral district)
Jonquière is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004 and again from the 2015 election onward.
| Quebec electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Bloc Québécois | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016) | 87,596 | ||
| Electors (2019) | 72,713 | ||
| Area (km²) | 42,453 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2.1 | ||
| Census division(s) | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Saguenay | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Saguenay (part), Saint-Honoré, Saint-Ambroise, Saint-David-de-Falardeau, Saint-Fulgence, Saint-Nazaire, Larouche, Labrecque, Bégin, Saint-Charles-de-Bourget | ||
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Lapointe and Montmorency ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Jonquière—Alma and Chicoutimi—Le Fjord ridings. It was re-created during the 2012 electoral redistribution from parts of Jonquière—Alma, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean.
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