Laviolette (electoral district)
Laviolette was a provincial electoral district in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It includes the city of La Tuque and its urban agglomeration, some parts of the city of Shawinigan, and various other municipalities.
| Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 47.560°N 72.981°W |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | National Assembly of Quebec |
| District created | 1930 |
| District abolished | 2017 |
| First contested | 1931 |
| Last contested | 2014 |
| Demographics | |
| Electors (2014) | 35,771 |
| Area (km²) | 35,726.7 |
| Census division(s) | La Tuque, Mékinac Regional County Municipality |
| Census subdivision(s) | Shawinigan (part), Grandes-Piles, Hérouxville, La Bostonnais, Lac-aux-Sables, Lac-Édouard, La Tuque, Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Saint-Adelphe, Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, Saint-Séverin, Sainte-Thècle, Saint-Tite, Trois-Rives; Coucoucache, Obedjiwan, Wemotaci; Lac-Boulé, Lac-Masketsi, Lac-Normand, Rivière-de-la-Savane |
It was created for the 1931 election from part of Champlain electoral district.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it gained Lac-aux-Sables and Notre-Dame-de-Montauban from Portneuf electoral district.
Following the change in the 2017 electoral map, the riding was dissolved into the new ridings of Laviolette–Saint-Maurice and Champlain.
It was named after the founder of Trois-Rivières in 1634, the Sieur de Laviolette.
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