Rimouski (provincial electoral district)

Rimouski is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1829.

Members of Legislative Assembly

*Joseph Garon, Conservative Party (1867-1871)
*Louis-Honoré Gosselin, Conservative Party (1871-1872)
*Alexandre Chauvreau, Conservative Party - Independent Conservative - Liberal (1872-1880)
*Joseph Parent, Liberal (1880-1881)
*Louis-Napoléon Asselin, Conservative Party (1881-1886)
*Edouard-Onésiphore Martin, Liberal (1886-1889)
*Auguste Tessier, Liberal (1889-1907)
*Pierre-Émile D'Anjou, Liberal (1907-1912)
*Auguste Tessier, Liberal (1912-1923)
*Louis-Joseph Moreault, Liberal (1923-1936)
*Alfred Dubé, Union Nationale (1936-1939)
*Louis-Joseph Moreault, Liberal (1939-1944)
*Alfred Dubé, Union Nationale (1944-1956)
*Albert Dionne, Liberal (1956-1966)

Members of the National Assembly

*Maurice Tessier, Liberal (1966-1973)
*Claude St-Hilaire, Liberal (1973-1976)
*Alain Marcoux, PQ (1976-1985)
*Michel Tremblay, Liberal (1985-1994)
*Solange Charest, PQ (1994-2007)
*Irvin Pelletier, PQ (2007-present)

Geography

The riding is located on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River, and borders the Province of New Brunswick

It consists of the municipalities of:
*Biencourt
*Esprit-Saint
*Lac-des-Aigles
*La Trinité-des-Monts
*Le Bic
*Rimouski
*Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard
*Saint-Eugène-de-Ladrière
*Saint-Fabien
*Saint-Marcellin
*Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski
*Saint-Valérien

Linguistic demographics

*Francophone: 99.3%
*Anglophone: 0.5%
*Allophone: 0.2%

Election results

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Parti Québécois
Irvin Pelletier
align="right"|12,925
align="right"|40.58
align="right"
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Action démocratique
Roger Picard
align="right"|9,394
align="right"|29.49
align="right"
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Liberal
Hélène Ménard
align="right"|6,988
align="right"|21.94
align="right"
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Québec solidaire
Guylaine Bélanger
align="right"|1,894
align="right"|5.95
align="right"
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Green
Stéphanie Théorêt
align="right"|651
align="right"|2.04
align="right"
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Parti Québécois
Solange Charest
align="right"|14,117
align="right"|47.71
align="right"
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Liberal
Gaston Pelletier
align="right"|10,817
align="right"|36.40
align="right"
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Action démocratique
Claude Fortin
align="right"|4,719
align="right"|15.88
align="right"
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References

* [http://www.cbc.ca/quebecvotes2007/riding/096 Quebec Votes 2007, Riding Profiles] "Canadian Broadcasting Corporation", retrieved 28 February 2007
* [http://www.monvote.qc.ca/en/infoCirc_resultats.asp?br=br&brs=brs&bva=bva&bvo=bvo&onglet=3&langue=fr&lstCirc=704&nomCirc=Rimouski&codePostal=&nocivique= Information on the Electoral Divisions Holding Elections] "Directeur Général des Élections du Québec", retrieved 28 February 2007
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/fr/tableaux/Referendum_1995_8481.asp Référendum du 30 octobre 1995] "Directeur Général des Élections du Québec", retrieved 28 February 2007
* [http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/comtes/c-rimouski.html Rimouski election results, "Quebec Politique"]
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/script/affiche_carte.asp?annee=2001&bsq=704 Map of Rimouski]
* [http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/fr/pdf/carte_recto.pdf Quebec electoral map]

Neighbouring electoral districts

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=René-Lévesque
West=Rivière-du-Loup
Center=Rimouski
East=Matapédia
South=Kamouraska-Témiscouata